Juan Pablo Espinosa Cuéllar (born 28 October 1980 in

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) is a Colombian

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Biography

After graduating from

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high-school in Bogotá, Espinosa went to study

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. He also lived in

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and

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, before returning to Colombia in 2004. In 2005, he debuted in Colombian television at

Caracol TV Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize. It is situated approximately south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and from the Macal River. It rests on the Vaca Platea ...

daily anthology series ''

Tu voz estéreo Tu Voz Estéreo is a Colombian anthology series on Caracol Television, produced by Daniel Bautista. Among its initial librettists were Saldarriaga and Julio Ricardo Castaneda. Among its key players were Milena (Catalina Aristizabal) y Alejo (Juan ...

''. Later, he appeared in

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s '' Merlina, mujer divina'' and ''

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''; after a break, he became part of the

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of ''

El último matrimonio feliz ''El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz'' is a Colombian telenovela aired since 21 January 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast. The telenovela is in top three ...

'' and of the Colombian

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version of ''

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''. In 2009, he participated in the first season of

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and Caracol TV

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'', and on '' A corazón abierto'', a RCN TV series based on ''

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''. He would return to Caracol TV for a supporting role on '' Secretos de familia'' and as a star on '' El secretario''. In June 2019, he came out as gay.

Television roles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Espinosa, Juan Pablo 1980 births Colombian male television actors Living people Colombian gay actors