Juan Alfonso Baptista Díaz (born 9 September 1976) is a Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model best known for his roles in Gata Salvaje, Pasión de Gavilanes and La Mujer En El Espejo.

Juan Alfonso Baptista
Born
Juan Alfonso Baptista Díaz

(1976-09-09) September 9, 1976 (age 48)
Caracas, Venezuela
Other namesJuan Alfonso Baptista 'Gato', Alfonso Baptista, Juan A. Baptista, El Gato
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Biography

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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.

He holds a bachelor's degree in odontology from Universidad Santa María and a degree in advertising from Instituto Nuevas Profesiones. He 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.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film roles

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sexo, mentiras y muertos Gerardo
2011 La cara oculta[1] Ramírez
2011 The Snitch Cartel Gustavo Sequel to the telenovela
2016 Pablo Daniel
2017 De regreso al colegio Braulio

Television roles

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 A todo corazón Elías "El Gato" Mujíca
1999 Enamorada Ricky Contreras
2000 Hechizo de amor René Castro
2001 Como en el cine Charlie
2002–2003 Gata Salvaje Bruno Villalta
2003-present Pasión de Gavilanes Óscar Reyes
2004-2005 La mujer en el espejo Marcos Mutti
2005 Aquí no hay quien viva Juan Alfonso Episode: "Érase una sequía"
2007 La marca del deseo Luis Eduardo
2008 Tiempo final Unknown role Episode: "Pito final"
2009 Sin tetas no hay paraíso Guillermo Mejía 15 episodes
2009–2014 El Capo Pitre 4 episodes[2]
2011 Sacrificio de mujer[3] Luis Francisco Vilarte
2011 La Teacher de Inglés Luis Fernando Caicedo
2011 A corazón abierto Hugo
2012 Lynch Eduardo Muñoz 4 episodes
2013 Los Rey Pedro Luis Malvido / Peluso
2013 La Madame Felipe Baena Episode: "Sandra la virgen"
2013 Mentiras perfectas Felipe Episode: "Castigos perfectos"
2015 Celia Ramón Cabrera
2017 Pambelé Ezequiel Mercado
2017–2018 Sin senos sí hay paraíso Martín Cruz Main role (season 2); 35 episodes
2020 La venganza de Analía Marc Salinas English title: Her Mother's Killer

References

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  1. ^ "Una película que da nuevo rostro al cine colombiano". La Higuera (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Terra Network. "Actores extranjeros que ingresan al elenco de 'El Capo 3'". Entretenimiento Terra (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Terra Network. "'El Gato' Juan Alfonso Baptista regresa a las novelas en 'Sacrificio de Mujer'". Entretenimiento Terra (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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