Ojeda was born in La Paz, Baja California Sur. He studied acting at the "Instituto de Bellas Artes" ("Institute of Fine Arts") and started his career in theater. He obtained roles in his first film in his mid-thirties and later participated in the first of his dozens of telenovelas with Televisa two years later. He also took the role of Jimmy in P.D. Tu gato ha muerto, the Spanish language production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead in 1983. As of 2005 he is part of the cast of the telenovela Alborada.