“I wasn’t feeling as much joy as I once used to,” he remembers. In that moment of restless longing, he whispered to himself, “You’ll never know if you never try.” It was a simple mantra—but one that would upend everything.
Borda’s journey from scrub-clad student to thespian force has been as unpredictable as the roles he inhabits. What began as a daring leap of faith soon transformed into a profound exploration of identity, empathy, and the power of representation. Today, Borda stands at the vanguard of a new wave of Latino and LGBTQ+ performers, his career a testament to the creative freedom that lies beyond comfort zones.
At first glance, medicine and acting may seem worlds apart. Yet during a transformative elective at New York University—a course aptly titled Theater and Medicine—Borda discovered a shared heartbeat beneath both disciplines. “The concept of illness is later translated in a figurative sense,” he explains. In Greek tragedy, a wounded king or afflicted hero reveals as much about the human soul as any clinical diagnosis. In both arenas, practitioners grapple with vulnerability, demanding equal measures of technical rigor and compassionate listening.
Still, admitting to his peers that he preferred stage lights over surgical suites was anything but straightforward. “It was very hard to have a conversation with my own ego,” he confesses. “I had to start making friends with my biggest fear, uncertainty.” At Tisch School of the Arts, where he enrolled as a transfer student later that year, Borda immersed himself in the demanding BFA drama program—learning that, in both scalpel and soliloquy, mastery emerges only through relentless discipline.
Dance became his refuge. From the precision of ballet barre work to the fluidity of salsa steps, each form challenged him to inhabit his body with honesty. “Movement taught me to express truth through my physical self,” he says. “When words fail, the body speaks.” Those early afternoons at Peridance Center would foreshadow his later decision to take up pointe work himself—an act of defiance in a world where ballet slippers are still coded by gender.
Borda’s arrival in New York coincided with another personal awakening: claiming his place in the LGBTQ+ community. As a proud gay Latino artist, he understood that visibility on screen can reshape reality off it. In one of his earliest commercial gigs, a nationwide spot in Mexico for Fundación Televisa, he shared the first same-sex kiss ever broadcast in a mainstream Latino ad. “Showing something on screen means it’s real, that it does indeed exist,” he reflects. The moment was both cathartic and political, a reminder that representation can catalyze acceptance.
On television, Borda’s credits began to mount. While still at Tisch, he landed a guest role on The Blacklist, rubbing shoulders with industry veterans and learning the intricacies of network production. After graduation in May 2022, his résumé swelled: a recurring part in the Televisa telenovela Mi Amor Sin Tiempo; a guest turn on the Amazon series El Juicio, featuring A-listers Eugenio Derbez and Pedro Alonso; and, most recently, a standout performance in Juegos Interrumpidos, a Vix streaming series alongside Silvia Navarro and David Chocarro.
Throughout, he has been represented by seven agencies—three in Mexico, four in the United States—a rare feat for a young actor fresh from school. Yet outside the spotlight of commercials and streaming platforms, Borda quietly advances another mission: shaping the next generation of storytellers.
Acting for Borda isn’t only about personal acclaim. He serves as a Standardized Patient for medical students at NYU Langone and CUNY Medical School, donning the hat of a patient to help future doctors hone their bedside manner. “I’ve always had a passion for both medicine and acting,” he says. “Working as a standardized patient lets me combine these two passions in a way that feels truly fulfilling.” In each simulated scenario, he steps back into the clinic role he once inhabited, reminding himself and aspirants that narrative and healing are inextricably linked.
Closer to his adopted Brooklyn home, Borda teaches affordable acting and film workshops at community housing projects—working with adults whose lives have been upended by homelessness, addiction, or mental health struggles. For them, the stage becomes a sanctuary, an opportunity to reclaim agency over their stories. “Everyone has a story worth telling,” he insists, “and sometimes the simplest act of listening can change a life.”
With an eye toward progress, Borda curates his projects as carefully as a sommelier selects vintage wine. Brands like Volkswagen, Mazda, and Little Caesars Pizza have tapped him for commercials—yet he pursues only those campaigns that align with his inclusive ethos. “It’s very important to work on projects you believe in,” he says. “First it’s important to know who you are… then it’s part of the artist’s job to research who they are working with.”
His bilingual fluency in English and Spanish unlocks a versatile range: dramatic roles in Mexico, comedic spots in the U.S., and voice-over work—most recently his second NFL-themed commercial for Verizon. But regardless of language or medium, Borda holds fast to a core principle: “We only have one body. One body to tell a story.”
The crown jewel of Borda’s recent slate is DOC (produced by Sony Pictures), a Spanish-language remake of an Italian medical drama. The American version premiered on PAX TV in 2025. Borda was flown to Bogota, Colombia to guest star in one of the episodes. He is pioneering this medical drama alongside veteran talent such as Juan Pablo Medina.
Further, he teases his “biggest project to date,” slated to shoot in early 2025. Details remain under wraps, though Borda hints at a genre-blending narrative that will challenge both him and audiences alike. And as he plots his next move, dream collaborators linger on his horizon: “Jessica Chastain and Guillermo del Toro—if this made it to your celebrity mail, HIT ME UP!” he laughs. Yet beneath the jest lies a serious ambition: to work with storytellers whose craft interrogates genre and transcends convention.
For all the glitz of television sets and red-carpet rehearsals, Borda’s path has been paved by perseverance. He weathered the 2023 actors’ strike—a test of endurance that left many questioning their place in an industry built on uncertainty. “This industry is already known for the amount of uncertainty,” he reflects, “but it did teach me to truly rely on my community.” Rejection letters and trivial callbacks became lessons in resilience, each “no” fueling his commitment to growth through discomfort. “Uncertainty means chance, and chance means opportunity,” he affirms.
Looking ahead, Andrés Borda sees no ceiling—only new thresholds. He dreams of roles that deconstruct genre boundaries, much like The White Lotus did for satire and drama. He envisions stories that hold a mirror to society’s shifting norms, voices that have long been relegated to the margins finally taking center stage. Above all, he aspires to remain authentically himself. “First, it’s important to know who you are,” he reminds. “Every role, every performance—it should be an extension of your own truth.”
In an industry where identity often becomes commodified, Borda’s career stands as a clarion call: artistry and advocacy need not be at odds. By daring to leave behind a secure path, he discovered a vocation without bounds—one in which science and story, discipline and spontaneity, all coalesce into something richer than any single pursuit. His story is still unfolding, but one thing is certain: Andrés Borda has only just begun to redefine what it means to live—and act—without limits.
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