juan pablo espinosa

Juan Pablo Espinosa Cuéllar was born on October 28, 1980, in Bogotá, Colombia. He developed an early interest in acting, leading him to pursue formal training. After graduating from Gimnasio Moderno high school in Bogotá, he attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies. Following his education, Espinosa spent time in New York City and Los Angeles before returning to Colombia in 2004 to begin his professional acting career. His debut in Colombian television came in 2005 with the Caracol TV daily anthology series ‘Tu voz estéreo’.

Espinosa continued to build his career in Colombian television, appearing in RCN TV telenovelas such as ‘Merlina, mujer divina’ and ‘Floricienta’. After a brief hiatus, he joined the ensemble cast of ‘El último matrimonio feliz’ and performed in the Colombian theatre production of ‘Closer’. In 2009, he participated in the first season of ‘Los caballeros las prefieren brutas’, a series produced by Sony Pictures Television and Caracol TV, and also appeared in ‘A corazón abierto’, an RCN TV series which was an adaptation of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. His career progressed with a supporting role in Caracol TV’s ‘Secretos de familia’ and a starring role in ‘El secretario’, where he played Emilio Romero García from 2011 to 2012.

More recently, Espinosa has expanded his work into international projects. He starred in the Netflix/Warner Brothers mini-series ‘Keep Breathing’ (2022) as Tomás Rivera. He also featured in the Focus Features theatrical release ‘Half Brothers’ (2020) as Flavio Murguía. Other notable international credits include Apple TV+’s ‘Acapulco’ (2021-2022) as Rodolfo, the TV Movie ‘Cocaine Godmother’ (2017) as Alberto Bravo, and the Netflix series “Narcos” (2015) where he portrayed Luis Carlos Galán for two episodes. His work in Latin America includes long-running roles such as Lucas Duarte in NBC/Telemundo’s ‘La Fan’ (2017) across 125 episodes, and Cristóbal Soler in ‘Secrets of Paradise’ (2013) for 180 episodes. In June 2019, Espinosa publicly came out as gay.