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Nah! I didn't like him with long hair. I like how it is now. Either way, he's gorgeous! 
check his latest interview!!
Protagonist</B>
Wise and Adorable
"The first time I looked through a camera lens at Jon Kortajarena, I knew he would be a good actor. I was photographing him for one of my advertising campaigns and gave him just one simple word of direction and he immediately transformed not only his silhouette but his face and the very mood that he projected. The camera loves Jon and he is a natural. I cast him in my first film this year and he was brilliant and completely held his own in a scene opposite Colin Firth. The greatest thing about Jon however is his heart. He is one of the most lovely guys that I have ever met, and I am not talking about his obvious physical beauty. He is wise beyond his years, loyal, a great friend and a kind and gentle soul." Tom Ford on Jon Kortajarena.
A steadfast friendship with Mr Ford has provided him the opportunity to leap from being just a pretty face to serving as a full-blown fashion muse. Now, with Tom Ford making his directional debut, he has made the crossover to acting. In Ford's film "A single man", Jon K plays Carlos, a struggling young actor who winds up turning tricks in a liquor store parking lot.
E: How was El Pais Semanal photoshooting? Had you already worked with Eugenia Silva?
Jon: It was one of the few times I have really had a great time working. Now and then, among jokes, Miguel and Giampaolo had to tell us off asking to please stop talking as the pictures were coming all blurred (laughs). But who could stop laughing tucked in bed with Eugenia wearing a Santa Claus´ hat? I had never worked with her before but we have known each other for long and we have always had fun together.
E: You two belong to different generations of Spanish models. How does it feel working with someone older who has been in the industry for years?
Jon: Eugenia owns some qualities which have nothing to do with generations: she is funny, elegant and super sexy...I hope her boyfriend is not listening...wait! I hope he is!
E: What was your family like?
Jon: Marvellous. Tight knit and truthful. Cheerful and with religious values but not practising.
E: Give us a broad picture of your childhood in Bilbao. Were you the typical Northern Boy always glued to his mates and so?
Jon: I am afraid my childhood cannot be described as "typical" but I grew up surrounded by love and I think my family put a lot of effort into my education and to give me some values. I hope I have been able to live up to their expectations.
E: What is your earliest memory as a child?
Jon: Me jumping trying to reach my mom´s breast. I was quite obsessed until late (laughs)
E: What did you play with as a child?
Jon: I loved drawing. And what drove me crazy the most was to tease my aunt, four years older than myself. We lived together and I cut her dolls´ hair or I used her school notebooks to draw... .
E: And what do you play with now as an adult?
Jon: I try hard, but I´ve still got lots to learn until I can play professionally in the adults´ league.
E: What stage of your life are you in?
Jon: I work to be honest to myself, to comprehend and relativize, to listen to others and myself, but I am just a project of all that. My impulses are still stronger than my will no matter how much I try to control them.
E: What do you play with your little sister?
Jon: Fights. We love it and we crack up even though someone sooner or later ends up crossed...and it is not usually me (laughs)
E: Tell us about your relationship with Tom Ford
Jon: It is great. He is a lovely guy and we have both seen in the other things to look up to. We are good friends outside our work-related projects.
E: How did you like "A Single Man"?
Jon: It´s the story of a man who has lost the love of his life in a car accident and feels nothing makes sense anymore. When I saw it I thought it was the most beautiful love story in the world.
E: Would you like to take up acting, professionally?
Jon: Right now I am into fashion and I have worked long and hard to be where I am, I would like to enjoy this moment a bit more. However, fashion has never made me feel the way acting has, therefore it won´t be just an anecdote in my career.
E: What did it make you feel?
Jon: I was really afraid because it is a world I admire and respect a lot. I was in a panic and very nervous until the moment they shouted "action!". Suddenly a feeling of self-confidence took hold of me, something I don´t have in my real life. I felt fulfilled, I was taking part in a wonderful love story.
E: You went to Venice Cinema Festival with your mother, how was the experience?
Jon: Fine. The truth is that she was looking gorgeous and both felt very special. I remember this moment when we were all inside this little boat, Tom and Richard, Julian Moore and her husband, Colin Firth and his girlfriend Livia, my mother and I. Suddenly she turned to me and said: "son, I can´t get a single word they are saying but I am feeling like a queen". It was the way she said it. I translated it to the others and they all laughed and were charmed by her elegance and simplicity.
E: What is her role in your life and career?
Jon: She is a key pillar, irreplaceable since I am, after all, part of herself. I admire her for her light, her courage, her strength and for the way she guides me. That kind of protection you can only find in a mother.
E: What do you like to spend your money on?
Jon: On art auctions and furniture.
E: What do you invest in?
Jon: I invest in relationships, in showing how much I love those I love, in going deep in human quality.
E: You are always half-naked in your pictures, how have you overcome your modesty?
Jon: (laughs) It´s not always!. I have done it a couple of times because I found the project interesting, but I am very modest. It also looked like a challenge, and I can´t resist that.
E: What working atmosphere must there be for you to feel comfortable? Or what makes you feel uncomfortable?
Jon: I dislike divos/as. In the team we are all supposed to be professionals in our field and I don´t like people whose eccentric attitude demands total attention. I love it when we coincide with the attitude or aesthetics we had both thought for the project, even if it is my job to adapt, when they help me to be better and there is a good chemistry in the air.
E: We are what we eat, seeing you are so fine, what do you eat?
Jon: (laughs) everything, but chocolate makes my day. I´d rather eat less in my everyday life and then I can have a feast once without having remorses.
E: When you feel you are not seducing thanks to your pretty face, what other weapons do you use?
Jon: I don´t usually trust my face when I try to seduce. How boring it would be! I use my five senses, not just my face.
E: What sort of silly things you do at the beginning of a relationship?
Jon: So many! Cross half the world to be able to spend a day and a half together...but it is nice because these foolish impulses come from your heart with the best intention.
E: What are you like in a couple?
Jon: Uff...a disaster...Jealous, insecure, cuddly, clingy...I don´t recommend myself.
E: There are a series of concepts in your website I would like you to explain a bit.
Jon: Bailame el agua: A film I loved when I was a teen. Pilar López de Ayala and Unax Ugalde in their beginnings. If only for that you should watch it. Jamie Cullum: I like his music, but also Anthony, Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse or Frank Sinatra. Paris: Together with Instambul the most romantic city in the world. Siddharta: Bedside book. Very special for the moment it came to me and the person who gave it to me and what it meant for that person. For its wisdom and simplicity. A treasure for those who question themselves. Big Dane: No, I don´t own one, my dog is a lovely mixture. I swear he is the most tender and smartest dog in the world. Famara: my beach.
E: Which of your defects you have a soft spot for?
Jon: (laughs) Not sure if I should confess it...when I am nervous and I speak fast, I put my foot using the wrong word, for example, the other day I called "cheese-leader" to a cheer-leader.
E: Which would be your super power?
Jon: I would say teletransportation, but I would satisfy with something much earthier...to be able to love with all my heart.
E: Why models never speak about politics in public?
Jon: Some because don´t find it interesting and others because we think you must speak about religion and politics with closer people. The same with sex or family matters, they belong to privacy.
E: Last time you cried?
Jon: Today.
E: Can you speak Euskara? If so, can you say goodbye in that language?
Jon: Nozki baietz. Eskerrik asko eta muzu aundi bat!
Protagonist</B>
Wise and Adorable
"The first time I looked through a camera lens at Jon Kortajarena, I knew he would be a good actor. I was photographing him for one of my advertising campaigns and gave him just one simple word of direction and he immediately transformed not only his silhouette but his face and the very mood that he projected. The camera loves Jon and he is a natural. I cast him in my first film this year and he was brilliant and completely held his own in a scene opposite Colin Firth. The greatest thing about Jon however is his heart. He is one of the most lovely guys that I have ever met, and I am not talking about his obvious physical beauty. He is wise beyond his years, loyal, a great friend and a kind and gentle soul." Tom Ford on Jon Kortajarena.
A steadfast friendship with Mr Ford has provided him the opportunity to leap from being just a pretty face to serving as a full-blown fashion muse. Now, with Tom Ford making his directional debut, he has made the crossover to acting. In Ford's film "A single man", Jon K plays Carlos, a struggling young actor who winds up turning tricks in a liquor store parking lot.
E: How was El Pais Semanal photoshooting? Had you already worked with Eugenia Silva?
Jon: It was one of the few times I have really had a great time working. Now and then, among jokes, Miguel and Giampaolo had to tell us off asking to please stop talking as the pictures were coming all blurred (laughs). But who could stop laughing tucked in bed with Eugenia wearing a Santa Claus´ hat? I had never worked with her before but we have known each other for long and we have always had fun together.
E: You two belong to different generations of Spanish models. How does it feel working with someone older who has been in the industry for years?
Jon: Eugenia owns some qualities which have nothing to do with generations: she is funny, elegant and super sexy...I hope her boyfriend is not listening...wait! I hope he is!
E: What was your family like?
Jon: Marvellous. Tight knit and truthful. Cheerful and with religious values but not practising.
E: Give us a broad picture of your childhood in Bilbao. Were you the typical Northern Boy always glued to his mates and so?
Jon: I am afraid my childhood cannot be described as "typical" but I grew up surrounded by love and I think my family put a lot of effort into my education and to give me some values. I hope I have been able to live up to their expectations.
E: What is your earliest memory as a child?
Jon: Me jumping trying to reach my mom´s breast. I was quite obsessed until late (laughs)
E: What did you play with as a child?
Jon: I loved drawing. And what drove me crazy the most was to tease my aunt, four years older than myself. We lived together and I cut her dolls´ hair or I used her school notebooks to draw... .
E: And what do you play with now as an adult?
Jon: I try hard, but I´ve still got lots to learn until I can play professionally in the adults´ league.
E: What stage of your life are you in?
Jon: I work to be honest to myself, to comprehend and relativize, to listen to others and myself, but I am just a project of all that. My impulses are still stronger than my will no matter how much I try to control them.
E: What do you play with your little sister?
Jon: Fights. We love it and we crack up even though someone sooner or later ends up crossed...and it is not usually me (laughs)
E: Tell us about your relationship with Tom Ford
Jon: It is great. He is a lovely guy and we have both seen in the other things to look up to. We are good friends outside our work-related projects.
E: How did you like "A Single Man"?
Jon: It´s the story of a man who has lost the love of his life in a car accident and feels nothing makes sense anymore. When I saw it I thought it was the most beautiful love story in the world.
E: Would you like to take up acting, professionally?
Jon: Right now I am into fashion and I have worked long and hard to be where I am, I would like to enjoy this moment a bit more. However, fashion has never made me feel the way acting has, therefore it won´t be just an anecdote in my career.
E: What did it make you feel?
Jon: I was really afraid because it is a world I admire and respect a lot. I was in a panic and very nervous until the moment they shouted "action!". Suddenly a feeling of self-confidence took hold of me, something I don´t have in my real life. I felt fulfilled, I was taking part in a wonderful love story.
E: You went to Venice Cinema Festival with your mother, how was the experience?
Jon: Fine. The truth is that she was looking gorgeous and both felt very special. I remember this moment when we were all inside this little boat, Tom and Richard, Julian Moore and her husband, Colin Firth and his girlfriend Livia, my mother and I. Suddenly she turned to me and said: "son, I can´t get a single word they are saying but I am feeling like a queen". It was the way she said it. I translated it to the others and they all laughed and were charmed by her elegance and simplicity.
E: What is her role in your life and career?
Jon: She is a key pillar, irreplaceable since I am, after all, part of herself. I admire her for her light, her courage, her strength and for the way she guides me. That kind of protection you can only find in a mother.
E: What do you like to spend your money on?
Jon: On art auctions and furniture.
E: What do you invest in?
Jon: I invest in relationships, in showing how much I love those I love, in going deep in human quality.
E: You are always half-naked in your pictures, how have you overcome your modesty?
Jon: (laughs) It´s not always!. I have done it a couple of times because I found the project interesting, but I am very modest. It also looked like a challenge, and I can´t resist that.
E: What working atmosphere must there be for you to feel comfortable? Or what makes you feel uncomfortable?
Jon: I dislike divos/as. In the team we are all supposed to be professionals in our field and I don´t like people whose eccentric attitude demands total attention. I love it when we coincide with the attitude or aesthetics we had both thought for the project, even if it is my job to adapt, when they help me to be better and there is a good chemistry in the air.
E: We are what we eat, seeing you are so fine, what do you eat?
Jon: (laughs) everything, but chocolate makes my day. I´d rather eat less in my everyday life and then I can have a feast once without having remorses.
E: When you feel you are not seducing thanks to your pretty face, what other weapons do you use?
Jon: I don´t usually trust my face when I try to seduce. How boring it would be! I use my five senses, not just my face.
E: What sort of silly things you do at the beginning of a relationship?
Jon: So many! Cross half the world to be able to spend a day and a half together...but it is nice because these foolish impulses come from your heart with the best intention.
E: What are you like in a couple?
Jon: Uff...a disaster...Jealous, insecure, cuddly, clingy...I don´t recommend myself.
E: There are a series of concepts in your website I would like you to explain a bit.
Jon: Bailame el agua: A film I loved when I was a teen. Pilar López de Ayala and Unax Ugalde in their beginnings. If only for that you should watch it. Jamie Cullum: I like his music, but also Anthony, Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse or Frank Sinatra. Paris: Together with Instambul the most romantic city in the world. Siddharta: Bedside book. Very special for the moment it came to me and the person who gave it to me and what it meant for that person. For its wisdom and simplicity. A treasure for those who question themselves. Big Dane: No, I don´t own one, my dog is a lovely mixture. I swear he is the most tender and smartest dog in the world. Famara: my beach.
E: Which of your defects you have a soft spot for?
Jon: (laughs) Not sure if I should confess it...when I am nervous and I speak fast, I put my foot using the wrong word, for example, the other day I called "cheese-leader" to a cheer-leader.
E: Which would be your super power?
Jon: I would say teletransportation, but I would satisfy with something much earthier...to be able to love with all my heart.
E: Why models never speak about politics in public?
Jon: Some because don´t find it interesting and others because we think you must speak about religion and politics with closer people. The same with sex or family matters, they belong to privacy.
E: Last time you cried?
Jon: Today.
E: Can you speak Euskara? If so, can you say goodbye in that language?
Jon: Nozki baietz. Eskerrik asko eta muzu aundi bat!
Thanks, Elena......once again, he comes through with remarkable maturity and perspective.....a joy to read!
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!
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oh, so he's the Guess guy from before?
