Jorge Drexler

Jorge Drexler
Drexler at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada

(1964-09-21) September 21, 1964 (age 59)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • composer
  • actor
  • doctor
Years active1996-present
PartnerLeonor Watling
Websitewww.jorgedrexler.com Edit this at Wikidata

Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born September 21, 1964) is a Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor specializing in otolaryngology.

In 2004, Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, which he won for composing the song "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries.