Antonio Jaramillo, who co-stars on FX?s motorcycle club drama ?Mayans MC,? went from selling watches at Tiffany & Co. to acting in stage plays, TV and movies. But the Mexican-born actor has continued his pursuit of horological knowledge while assembling a small but eclectic timepiece collection.
Antonio Jaramillo co-stars on the FX series “Mayans MC,” a spin-off of “Sons of Anarchy.” °
MB: The biography on your website starts off with ?Antonio didn?t know he?d become an actor.? How does one go from a Mexican orphanage to developing the interest in the arts that led you to acting"

AJ: My brother and I grew up in an orphanage in Mexico, while my sister stayed with my mom in San Diego, where most of my family was. Eventually I came to stay with relatives in California while I went to junior high and high school. After high school, I worked in the restaurant industry, where I discovered the theater. I didn?t know it would be a profession or a career; at the time, it was just more like therapy. But one [acting] job led to another job, and people kept responding to my work in a very positive way. In 2004, when I was living in Orange County and working at a Morton?s Steakhouse, I was offered a job at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. The very next day I quit both restaurant jobs. I decided, if I?ve been given this opportunity, I have to let it take me where?s it going to take me. That?s when I said, ?No more restaurants,? but I still needed a ...