Juan A. Baptista
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Juan Alfonso Baptista Diaz (born September 9, 1976 in Caracas
, Venezuela
) is a Venezuelan
actor best known for his roles in Pasión de Gavilanes
and La Mujer En El Espejo
.
His interest in acting came after soccer. He was a member of the Venezuelan National Selection of Soccer when he was 13 years of age (minor leagues).
In his acting career, he is best known for starring in telenovelas, including the worldwide success, Pasión de gavilanes
.
Baptista holds a bachelor's degree in odontology from Universidad Santa María and a degree in advertising from Instituto Nuevas Profesiones.Baptista has worked as a photographer in New York for the Diane Von Fürstenberg fashion company. In 2007, he moved to L.A. and signed a contract with St. Steven.
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) is a Venezuelan
Venezuelan people
Venezuelan people are from a multiethnic nation in South America called Venezuela. Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish, and a majority of them are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
actor best known for his roles in Pasión de Gavilanes
Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
and La Mujer En El Espejo
La mujer en el espejo
La Mujer en el Espejo is the title of a Colombian telenovela that first aired in Colombia in 1997 and was later remade & aired again in Colombia in 2004 by Telemundo and was later aired in at least 16 countries.-Plot:...
.
Biography
Juan Alfonso Baptista attended elementary school at Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva and his high school at Instituto Escuela Chaves.His interest in acting came after soccer. He was a member of the Venezuelan National Selection of Soccer when he was 13 years of age (minor leagues).
In his acting career, he is best known for starring in telenovelas, including the worldwide success, Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
.
Baptista holds a bachelor's degree in odontology from Universidad Santa María and a degree in advertising from Instituto Nuevas Profesiones.Baptista has worked as a photographer in New York for the Diane Von Fürstenberg fashion company. In 2007, he moved to L.A. and signed a contract with St. Steven.
Filmography
- 2011: La Teacher de InglésLa Teacher de InglésLa teacher de inglés is a 2011 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.-Plot:Jesús Kike Peinado is the owner of a lingerie manufacturing company, which he founded with his ex wife Mercedes , who left him after getting involved with a rich American citizen...
as Luis Fernando Caicedo - 2010: Sacrificio de MujerSacrificio de Mujer__FORCETOC__Sacrificio de Mujer is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Venevision. From April 18, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Univision aired double episodes weekday afternoons at 12pm/11am central...
as Luis Francisco Vilarte - 2009: Sin tetas no hay paraísoSin Tetas No Hay ParaísoSin tetas no hay paraíso is a famous Colombian television series, produced and aired by Caracol TV. The show is based on the best-selling novel with the same name written by Gustavo Bolivar....
as Guillermo Mejia - 2008: Tiempo final as Pito
- 2007: La marca del deseoLa Marca del DeseoLa Marca Del Deseo is a Colombian telenovela that has aired on Telefutura and RCN TV.-Biography:The story revolves around five young women named Maria Valentina, Maria Soledad, Maria Canela, Maria Claridad, and Maria Alegría who are marked for the same fate and the same curse...
as Luis Eduardo - 2006: ¡Mira quién baila!¡Mira quién baila!¡Más que baile! is a Spanish TV program, a variation of Strictly Come Dancing in which a set of celebrities compete in a contest of dance of several styles over several weeks of duration trained by dance professionals. The prize that the winner obtains is given to charitable organisations...
- 2006: Reinas
- 2006: LoteríaLoteriaLotería is a Mexican game of chance, similar to Bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers on ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of...
- 2005: Aquí no hay quien vivaAquí no hay quien vivaAquí no hay quien viva is a Spanish television comedy focusing on the inhabitants of the fictional building in Desengaño 21, Calle Desengaño being a street between the Districts of Gran Via and Chueca in Madrid...
- 2004: La Mujer en el EspejoLa mujer en el espejoLa Mujer en el Espejo is the title of a Colombian telenovela that first aired in Colombia in 1997 and was later remade & aired again in Colombia in 2004 by Telemundo and was later aired in at least 16 countries.-Plot:...
as Marcos Mutti - 2003: Pasión de GavilanesPasión de gavilanesPasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
as Oscar Reyes - 2002: Gata SalvajeGata SalvajeGata Salvaje was a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002 and some days later was released on the Spanish station Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and later aired in Mexico on El Canal De Las Estrellas from January 2003 to December 2003...
as Bruno Villalta - 2001: Como En El CineComo En El CineComo en el Cine is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca in 2001. Created by Veronica Suarez and Eric Vonn, it was written, directed, produced and executive produced by Don Antulio Jimenez Pons. The protagonists include Lorena Rojas and Mauricio Ochmann.-Plot:Isabel lives a double life...
as Charlie - 2000: Hechizo de amorHechizo de AmorHechizo de Amor was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. The show lasted 130 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
as Rene Castro - 1999: EnamoradaEnamoradaEnamorada is the 19th studio album by Mexican pop singer Yuri. It was released in 2002, and sold more than 45,000.-Reception:...
as Ricky - 1998: Así es la Vida
- 1997: A Todo Corazón
- 1990: NubeluzNubeluzNubeluz was a Peruvian children's show airing from 1990 to 1996. The show was produced by Panamericana Televisión and aired through Perú's Channel 5, was directed by Luis Carrizales Stoll and written by Alonso Alegria, Maritza Kirchhausen, Catalina Lohmann, Clara María Cavagnaro and Fernando...