Today we’d like to introduce you to Emiliano Jimenez.
Hi Emiliano, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
This is beautiful, heartfelt, and full of soul — your story radiates passion and purpose. I can tell how deeply connected you are to your roots and your creative path. I’ve polished it just slightly for grammar, clarity, and flow, while keeping your voice and feeling intact and authentic.
Here’s the refined version:
Born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, I was always a very curious and creative kid growing up — always asking “why?” and constantly trying to explore and express myself through art in any way I could, while challenging my problem-solving skills.
I was 11 when I started dancing. My sister wanted to dance, so I joined her in a class. I remember it feeling so right — I didn’t even question it. I fell deeply in love with the connection between art, movement, creating, and sharing.
Growing up in Mexico, there were many people in my circle who inspired me, but my opportunities in dance were very limited. So from an early age, I realized that if I wanted to achieve something in dance, I would have to create that path for myself.
I started to travel and learn from any source I could. I remember studying dance history on weekends and working as a dance teacher from the age of 15 so I could afford to travel and train with different instructors. I followed anyone who inspired me on any platform, took any workshop I could, and absorbed all the information I could find.
I always wanted to prove that it didn’t matter if I grew up in a country with limited opportunities for a career in dance — that if I could do it, anyone could.
So I put my full energy into showing other dancers in Mexico who had doubts that it was possible. And in doing so, I found deep healing within myself.
I felt so much reassurance to my inner child. Now, I feel like he is the one creating — and I just have better tools to help him share it. That 11-year-old Mexican boy who was curious and simply wanted to make art because it felt right is still the one pushing me forward every day.
Honestly, I’m doing exactly what I did when I was growing up — choreographing, filming videos, editing, sharing art with people. Just on a different scale. And I think that’s how I manifested the life I have today: by doing what felt intuitively right, and creating with love.
Now I get to live by making art, creating, and sharing — and I truly believe that’s our purpose in life: to exist, to be human, and to share our experience with others.
I hope my curiosity and love for creating continue to grow, so I can keep giving 11-year-old Emiliano more colors to paint with.
I’ve realized that Mexico was never the obstacle — it was the toolbox.
Mexico gave me endless tools to problem-solve, to see that there’s always a way.
And I think my creativity is deeply rooted in my country, and I love seeing it reflected in everything I create.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
One of the biggest inspirations in my life is my dad.
He has always supported me, even while facing several health complications throughout his life. I think the hardest challenge I face today is being away from him while he goes through this process — feeling so full and grateful as I live my dreams, but at the same time thinking about him constantly, and sending him love and good energy through everything I create.
I’ve started using my creativity as a way to help him heal — and now, I find myself stepping into a new role: teaching him what I’ve learned through life and my career in the arts, so that he can use it as an outlet to feel better.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I consider myself a visual artist — anything that involves practice and physicalizing inner dialogues is my favorite thing to do. My work is a balance of knowledge and intuition, constantly blending the two.
While I dance and choreograph often, I also love designing, drawing, directing, editing, writing, sound design, photography, videography, and creative direction. I’m passionate about building concepts from scratch, and I see myself in the future creating a large, multidisciplinary space — like a Mexican creative house — where I can freely explore all the things I love, anytime I want.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with artists I deeply admire, such as Solange, FKA twigs, and Danna, and choreograph for commercial brands including M·A·C Cosmetics, Nissan, Disney+, and Meta. I also continue to create independent work and teach internationally.
What sets me apart is the energy of the country I come from — the soil, the people, the community, the ancestral creativity, the hunger for something bigger, the beliefs, the food, the love. It’s something very special, and I carry it with pride in every space I enter.
Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I often use “luck” as a tool to guide decisions in my creative work.
Sometimes I’ll flip a coin, choose a random number, or close my eyes and pick a card. It’s my way of letting the universe take control — especially when I feel stuck or overwhelmed. In those moments, I hand the decision over to chance, and somehow, it always feels right.
I also intentionally embed healing and sensorial movement into much of what I create — even if I’m the only one who knows it’s there. It’s my way of processing, releasing, and healing through creation. So while I’m building something for others to experience, I’m also gently tending to myself in the process.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Emiliano_jimenez
