Juan Pablo Raba Biography
Juan Pablo Raba is a Colombian actor and model. He gained international fame for portraying Gustavo Gaviria in 2015 Netflix series Narcos.
How old is Juan Pablo Raba? – Age
Juan is 46 years old as of 14 January 2023. He was born in Bogota, Colombia.
Juan Pablo Raba Height
The star stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches tall.
Who are Juan Pablo Raba’s parents? – Family
Raba is the son of Argentine businessman Ricardo Raba and art restorer and writer Maria Eugenia Vidal. Following his parents’ divorce, Pablo relocated to Spain with his father and spent much of his childhood there. He graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada.
Is Juan Pablo Raba married? – Wife
Following his divorce with Paula Quinteros in 2007, in August 2011, he married television presenter Monica Fonseca in a private ceremony in Miami, United States. On 19 July 2012, his wife gave birth to their son, Joaquin Raba Fonseca. With his family, Raba has been very active in human and animal rights organizations.
Juan Pablo Raba Career
Subsequently, the actor returned to Colombia and worked as a model. He sought work from the Colombian TV channel Caracol, who suggested that he take acting lessons. Not long after, Pablo accompanied a friend to an acting class where Colombian professor Edgardo Roman was impressed by Raba’s acting ability. Encouraged, Juan began attending auditions. Two months after his first audition, Caracol channel asked him to co-star in the television series Amor En Forma.
Immediately after, he took the leading part in the TV series La reina de Queens. Around the same time, Pablo appeared in the theatrical play Chronicle of a Death Foretold, based on the book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Later the Venezuelan channel RCTV asked him to co-star in the telenovela Viva La Pepa. This led to an offer to appear in La nina de mis ojos, which launched Raba’s international career.
In 2004, he filmed for RCTV the TV series Estrambotica Anastasia. In 2005, the actor returned to Colombia and filmed for the channel Caracol the TV series Por amor a Gloria. In 2006 included Pablo in the movie Una Abuela Virgen and as the main character in the TV film Soltera sin Compromiso. In the following year Juan had parts in several soap operas. In 2008 Raba appeared in El Cartel de los sapos, in a 2009 episode of Tiempo final and in an episode of Mental.
In 2013, the Colombian actor was a main character in Los secretos de Lucia. Then the following year, Pablo was cast as Gustavo Gaviria, the cousin of Pablo Escobar in Narcos. In 2015 Raba joined the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D as the Inhuman Joey Gutierrez.
Juan Pablo Raba Net Worth
The actor has a net worth of $5 Million.
Juan Pablo Raba Movie
2006 – Elipsis
2007 – Una abuela virgen
2009 – Dia naranja
2011 – The Snitch Cartel
2012 – La Lectora
2015 – The 33
2017 – Shot Caller
2018 – Peppermint
2018 – Operation Entebbe
2019 – Imprisoned
2021 – The Marksman
2023 – Freelance