Juan Ortega is a fictional character portrayed by José Zúñiga in the TV series CSI: Miami.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Simple Man (season 1), they were 37 years old.
They appear in 3 episodes out of a total of 232 aired
Episodes3
Simple Man
episode S1.E17 february 2003At the start of the trial of Lorenzo Escalante, husband of city councilor Mercedes, for the murder of their equally Cuban housemaid Carmen Abregon, Horatio delays testifying while the hastily summoned team urgently examines a new corps. It's Bonita Cruz, another Latina maid, recruited and shot in almost exactly the same way, only while Lorenzo was in police custody. It looks like a copy cat or an actual serial killer, but neither theory works out, while the trail leads to the Escalante's devoted attorney and friend, Carl Galaz.Going Ballistic
episode S6.E21 may 2008A man falls to his death from a skyscraper window, and the new M.E. is shot and killed at the scene. The crimes are soon connected to ammunition dealers, an ATF agent, and Horatio's son Kyle's new stepfather.Resurrection
episode S7.E1 september 2008With the help of Wolfe and an ATF agent, Horatio stages his own death as part of a plan to get Ron Saris and a shipment of fused-alloy bullets off the street.
- Simple Man
- Going Ballistic
- Resurrection