Jorge Zamacona

Jorge Zamacona
Born	12-30-1959 Madigan Army Hospital Fort Lewis Washington
Occupation	Television Writer
Nationality	American
Notable works	Third Watch

Jorge Zamacona (born December 30, 1959) is an American television writer and producer. He worked extensively on the police drama Homicide: Life on the Street and wrote the series' crossover episodes with the crime drama Law & Order. Zamacona co-created the police dramas 10-8: Officers on Duty and Wanted.

Zamacona was born on December 30, 1959 in Madigan Army Hospital Fort Lewis Washington. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until he relocated to Los Angeles in 1980. In 1983, he graduated with a degree in television and film writing and production from California State University-Northridge.

Zamacona is married to Blair Winters Zamacona and has three children.

Zamacona began working for television in 1984 as a writer for the second season of medical drama St. Elsewhere. The series focused on the staff of a declining urban teaching hospital. It was created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey and developed by Mark Tinker and John Masius. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Vanity" with Ray De Laurentis and John Tinker from a story by producer Tom Fontana. He returned as a writer for the third season and co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Saving Face" with Norma Safford Vela from a story by Fontana.

In 1988 Zamacona wrote the science fiction film World Gone Wild. The film was set in a post apocalyptic future where water is a precious resource.

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