Juan Pablo Espinosa Explained

Juan Pablo Espinosa
Birth Name:Juan Pablo Espinosa Cuéllar
Birth Date:28 October 1980
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2005–present

Juan Pablo Espinosa Cuéllar (born 28 October 1980 in Bogotá) is a Colombian actor.

Biography

After graduating from Gimnasio Moderno high-school in Bogotá, Espinosa went to study acting at Boston's Emerson College. He also lived in New York City and Los Angeles, before returning to Colombia in 2004. In 2005, he debuted in Colombian television at Caracol TV daily anthology series Tu voz estéreo. Later, he appeared in RCN TV telenovelas Merlina, mujer divina and Floricienta; after a break, he became part of the ensemble cast of El último matrimonio feliz and of the Colombian theatre version of Closer. In 2009, he participated in the first season of Sony Pictures Television and Caracol TV series Los caballeros las prefieren brutas, and on A corazón abierto,[1] a RCN TV series based on Grey's Anatomy. He would return to Caracol TV for a supporting role on Secretos de familia and as a star on El secretario.[2]

In June 2019, he came out as gay.[3]

Television roles

TitleYearRoleNotes
scope=rowTu voz estéreo2005–2007Alejo QuiñonesLead role
scope=rowEl último matrimonio feliz2008–2009Carlos Alberto GarcíaCo-lead role
scope=rowLos caballeros las prefieren brutas2010Eduardo SantodomingoRecurring role, 22 episodes
scope=rowSecretos de familia2010Camilo RincónRecurring role[4]
scope=rowA corazón abierto2010–2011Augusto Maza6 episodes
scope=rowEl secretario2011Emilio Romero GarcíaLead role
scope=rowSecretos del paraíso2013Cristóbal SolerLead role[5]
scope=rowNarcos2015Luis Carlos Galán2 episodes[6]
scope=rowLa Fan2017Lucas DuarteLead role[7]
scope=rowNoches con Platanito2017HimselfEpisode: "Juan Pablo Espinoza/Gloria Peralta/Pepi Sonuga/Kevin Fonteyne/Jonatan Sánchez"[8]
scope=rowCocaine Godmother2017Alberto BravoTelevision film[9] [10]
scope=rowAcapulco2021RodolfoEpisode: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa, actor de 'A corazón abierto', tuvo una pequeña equivocación. estereofonica.com. 21 December 2016. Spanish. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221162902/http://www.estereofonica.com/farandula/juan-pablo-espinosa-actor-de-a-corazon-abierto-tuvo-una-pequena-equivocacion/. dead.
  2. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa en "Focus", el actor colombiano es protagonista de la telenovela "El Secretario" que se transmite por Telesitema. elnacional.com.do. 21 December 2016. Spanish.
  3. News: Actor Juan Pablo Espinosa publica video en el que confiesa que es gay. El Tiempo. 12 June 2019. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa, de doctor a gay. gacetadulceparaiso.blogspot.com. 21 December 2016. Spanish. 28 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228012527/http://gacetadulceparaiso.blogspot.com/2010/10/juan-pablo-espinosa-de-doctor-gay.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa y su protagónico en 'Secretos del Paraíso'. noticiasrcn.com. 21 December 2016. Spanish. 10 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510182042/http://www.noticiasrcn.com/videos/juan-pablo-espinosa-y-su-protagonico-secretos-del-paraiso. dead.
  6. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa será Luis Carlos Galán en una serie para Netflix. publimetro.co. 21 December 2016. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Telemundo to Premiere New Romantic Comedy LA FAN, 1/17. broadwayworld.com. 21 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Noches con Platanito / Juan Pablo Espinosa. platanito.estrellatv.com. 26 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170726040608/http://platanito.estrellatv.com/invitados/juan-pablo-espinosa/. 26 July 2017. Spanish.
  9. Web site: Juan Pablo Espinosa actuará con Catherine Zeta Jones. caracoltv.com. 17 June 2017 . 26 July 2017. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Evans. Greg. Lifetime Greenlights 'Cocaine Godmother' Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. deadline.com. 18 May 2017 . 26 July 2017.