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My Take
Drexler fascinates me because he refuses to choose between two callings. A trained otolaryngologist who became the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar, and the first to do so with a Spanish-language song, he embodies a quiet, intellectual kind of artistry. There is something fitting about a man who studied the human voice professionally crafting songs of such delicate weight. His shelf of Latin Grammys confirms it was no fluke. I gravitate toward artists who win through restraint rather than spectacle, and Drexler is exactly that, a thinking person's songwriter worth playing on a still night.
Overview
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born 21 September 1964) is a Uruguayan musician and actor. Drexler is known for winning the 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries, becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar and marking the first time a Spanish-language song received the award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jorge Drexler
- Name (Japanese)
- ホルヘ・ドレクスレル
- Reading
- ほるへ・どれくすれる
- Born
- September 21, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / singer / composer / otolaryngologist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of the Republic
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- 2011 Goya Award for Best Original Score
- 2015 Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- 2014 Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
- 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.