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Biography
Juan Alfonso Baptista Díaz (born 9 September 1976) is a Venezuelan actor and model best known for his roles in Pasión de Gavilanes and La Mujer En El Espejo.
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. 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
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sexo, mentiras y muertos | Gerardo | Film debut |
| 2011 | La cara oculta | Police agent | |
| 2011 | The Snitch Cartel | Gustavo | |
| 2015 | El juego del amor | Daniel | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | A todo corazón | Elías "El Gato" Mujica | Television debut |
| 1999 | Enamorada | Ricky Contreras | |
| 2000 | Hechizo de amor | Rene Castro | |
| 2001 | Como en el cine | Carlos Cordero "Charlie" | |
| 2003 | Gata salvaje | Bruno Villalta | |
| 2003 | Pasión de gavilanes | Oscar Reyes | Co-lead role |
| 2004 | La mujer en el espejo | Marcos Mutti | |
| 2005 | Aquí no hay quien viva | Himself | "Érase una sequía" (Season 4, Episode 4) |
| 2007 | La marca del deseo | Luis Eduardo | Lead Role |
| 2008 | Tiempo final | Unknown role | "Pito final" (Season 2, Episode 2) |
| 2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | Guillermo Mejía | 15 episodes |
| 2011 | Sacrificio de mujer | Luis Francisco Vilarte | Lead role |
| 2011 | La Teacher de Inglés | Luis Fernando Caicedo | |
| 2011 | A corazón abierto | Hugo | |
| 2012 | Lynch | Eduardo Muñoz |
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| 2012 | Los Rey | Pedro Luis Malvido "Peluso" | |
| 2013 | La Madame | Felipe Baena | Series regular |
| 2013 | Mentiras perfectas | Felipe | |
| 2014 | El Capo | Pitre | Series regular |
| 2015 | Celia | Ramón Cabrera |