Juan Pablo Medina

{{short description|American actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Juan Pablo Medina

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|10|22}}

| birth_place = Arlington, Virginia, United States

| spouse = Jimena Carranza (May 2016 - June 2016)

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Actor

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| years_active = 2001–present

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Juan Pablo Medina (born October 22, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Ulises, the lead character on the TV Azteca drama series Drenaje profundo.{{cite web|title="Drenaje profundo", la nueva apuesta de TV Azteca|url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/286159.drenaje-profundo-la-nueva-apuesta-de-tv-azte.html|website=elsiglodedurango.com.mx|date=October 2, 2010|accessdate=May 20, 2017|language=Spanish|archive-date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004951/https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/286159.drenaje-profundo-la-nueva-apuesta-de-tv-azte.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Madrigal|first1=Alex|title=TV Azteca busca el éxito en el "Drenaje profundo"|url=http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/100650.html|website=archivo.eluniversal.com.mx|publisher=El Universal México|accessdate=May 20, 2017|language=Spanish}}

Biography

He began his career in the Mexican telenovela Cuando seas mía. He is a graduate of CEFAC, the acting school of Televisión Azteca, company for which he worked several years (2000-2013).

In July 2021, Medina was hospitalized for a venous thrombosis that necessitated the amputation of his right leg.{{cite web | url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-03-25/juan-pablo-medina-revela-los-detalles-de-la-amputacion-de-su-pierna-tras-sufrir-un-infarto-silencioso.html?outputType=amp | title=Juan Pablo Medina revela los detalles de la amputación de su pierna tras sufrir un infarto silencioso | date=March 25, 2022 }}

Selected filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable sortable"
YearTitleRolesNotes
2001

| La segunda noche

| Muchacho Coche

|

2004

| Cero y van 4

| Alfonso "El Torzón"

|

2005

| La última noche

| Sergio

|

2006

| Alta infidelidad

| Leonardo

|

2007

| Cañitas

| Fernando

|

2008

| El garabato

| Rodolfo

|

2012

| Espacio interior

| Young Pedro

|

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Sobre ella

| Daniel

|

No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas

| Botarga

|

rowspan="4" | 2014

| Cásese quien pueda

| Mariano

|

Amor de mis amores

| Carlos

|

The Perfect Dictatorship

| Boyfriend

|

Elvira, te daría mi vida pero la estoy usando

| Executive

|

rowspan="3" | 2016

| Sr. Pig

| Customs Agent

|

Treintona, soltera y fantástica

| Sensei

|

Tales of an Immoral Couple

| Igor

|

2017

| Casi una gran estafa

| Adalberto

|

2018

| Eres mi pasión

| Armando

|

rowspan="5" | 2019

| Ready to Mingle

| Diego

|

This Is Tomas

| Don T

|

Un papá pirata

| Gaspar

|

Guadalupe Reyes

| Hugo

|

The House of Flowers Presents: The Funeral

| Diego Olvera

| Short film

2020

|El club de los idealistas

|Aranas

|

2025

|Lucca's World

|Andrés

|

= Television roles =

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! width="42" | Year

! width="250" | Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

| Cuando seas mía

| Bernardo Sánchez Zambrano

|

2001

| Lo que callamos las mujeres

| Rodolfo

| Episode: "Todo a la venta"

2002

| El País de las mujeres

| Diego

|

2003

| Enamórate

| Samuel

|

2004

| Soñarás

| Alfredo

|

2004

| Las cinco caras del amor

| Eliseo

|

2004–05

| La vida es una canción

| Mario

| 3 episodes

2006

| Ljubav u zaledju

| Enrique Castillo

| 8 episodes

2007

| Se busca un hombre

| Armando

|

2009

| Eternamente tuya

| Iván

|

2010–11

| Drenaje profundo

| Ulises Elizalde

| Main role, 20 episodes

2010–12

| Soy tu fan

| Iñaki Díaz de Olavarrieta{{cite web|title=Iñaki de Soy tu fan, celebra año nuevo en Tulum|url=http://sipse.com/novedades/soy-tu-fan-juan-pablo-medina-ano-nuevo-celebracion-playa-riviera-maya-tulumcasa-malca-inaki-actor-fiesta-quintana-roo-236978.html|website=sipse.com|date=January 2, 2017 |accessdate=May 20, 2017|language=Spanish}}

| 25 episodes

2012

| Amor cautivo

| Efraín Valdemar

|

2013

| Secretos de familia

| Juan Pablo

|

2014

| Amor sin reserva

| Óscar Padilla

|

2016

| Sin rastro de ti

| Tomás

|

2017

| Sincronía

| Alberto

| 4 episodes

2017

| Blue Demon

| Doctor Buelna

| Episode: "Que vivan los novios"

2017

| Guerra de ídolos

| Amado Matamoros

| Main role

2018

| La casa de las flores

| Diego Olvera

| 13 episodes

2018

| Ingobernable

| General Rául Mejía

| 10 episodes

References

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