Juan Pablo Espinosa
Encyclopedia
Juan Pablo Espinosa is a Colombia
n actor
, born 28 October 1980 in Bogotá
.
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
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
telenovela
s 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
, 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
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, born 28 October 1980 in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
.
After graduating from Gimnasio Moderno
Gimnasio Moderno
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero...
high-school in Bogotá, Espinosa went to study acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
at Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
's Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
. He also lived in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, before returning to Colombia in 2004. In 2005 he debuted in Colombian television at Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
daily anthology series Tu voz estéreo. Later, he appeared in RCN TV
RCN TV
RCN Televisión , is a Colombian private television network. It started as a production company in 1967...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s Merlina, mujer divina and Floricienta; after a break, he became part of the ensemble cast
Ensemble cast
An ensemble cast is made up of cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows flexibility for writers to focus on...
of El último matrimonio feliz
El Último Matrimonio Feliz
El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz is a Colombian telenovela aired since January 21, 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast...
and of the Colombian theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
version of Closer
Closer (play)
Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London in 1997, and made its North American debut at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on 25 January 1999....
. In 2009 he participated in the first season of Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television, Inc. is an American and global television production/distribution subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.-Background:...
and Caracol TV series Los caballeros las prefieren brutas, and on A corazón abierto
A Corazón Abierto
-DVD:# Me Dediqué A Perderte # Alejandro – De Gira# Cronología# Lucharé Por Tu Amor -Personnel:*Pablo Alfaro – photography*Esteban Aristizabal – vocal engineer*Pablo Arraya – engineer, vocal engineer...
, a RCN TV series based on Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
. He would return to Caracol TV for a supporting role on Secretos de familia and as a star on El secretario
El secretario
El secretario is a 2011 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.-Plot:30-year-old Emilio Romero was living in New York working as a pizza delivery guy, despite his background in finances. He finds out through a Facebook-like social network that he has a 6-year-old daughter in...
.