Juan Diego Botto Rota (born August 29, 1975 in Buenos Aires,
Argentina) is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared
during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old.
With his mother and older sister MarÃa, also an actress, he moved to
Madrid, Spain, where his mother taught acting classes out of their
apartment. He attended high school in New York and lived there for two
years.Botto started acting at the age of five in the film Juego de
poder (Power Game). He played the role of Felippe from 1990-1993
adaptation of Zorro. His role in the 1999 film Sobreviviré (I will
survive), about a woman who falls in love with a man who, unknown to
her, is homosexual, got him more national and international
recognition.Botto has appeared on stage in Spain in several critically
acclaimed plays. He also directed a play called Privilegio de ser
perro (Privilege of Being a Dog), about the tough life immigrants are
subjected to while trying to sneak into and live in a new country.
Argentina) is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared
during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old.
With his mother and older sister MarÃa, also an actress, he moved to
Madrid, Spain, where his mother taught acting classes out of their
apartment. He attended high school in New York and lived there for two
years.Botto started acting at the age of five in the film Juego de
poder (Power Game). He played the role of Felippe from 1990-1993
adaptation of Zorro. His role in the 1999 film Sobreviviré (I will
survive), about a woman who falls in love with a man who, unknown to
her, is homosexual, got him more national and international
recognition.Botto has appeared on stage in Spain in several critically
acclaimed plays. He also directed a play called Privilegio de ser
perro (Privilege of Being a Dog), about the tough life immigrants are
subjected to while trying to sneak into and live in a new country.
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