Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV
and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as
Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series Narcos.Raba was born in
Bogotá, Colombia where he graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada. After
his parents' divorce, he was raised in Spain by his Argentinian
father. There, he earned a baccalaureate degree and started studying
advertising, but soon decided this was not what he wanted in life. He
left his studies incomplete and went to live in Argentina.Raba
subsequently returned to Colombia and worked as a model. He sought
work from the Colombian TV channel Caracol, who suggested that he take
acting lessons. He took acting classes in Bogota with Edgardo Roman
and then continued his studies in New York at the Lee Strasberg
Institute.Not long after, he accompanied a friend to an acting class
where Colombian professor Edgardo Roman was impressed by Raba's acting
ability. Encouraged, Raba began attending auditions. Two months after
his first audition, Caracol channel asked him to co-star in the
television series Amor En Forma. In 1999, he played a small part in
the TV series Marido y mujer.
and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as
Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series Narcos.Raba was born in
Bogotá, Colombia where he graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada. After
his parents' divorce, he was raised in Spain by his Argentinian
father. There, he earned a baccalaureate degree and started studying
advertising, but soon decided this was not what he wanted in life. He
left his studies incomplete and went to live in Argentina.Raba
subsequently returned to Colombia and worked as a model. He sought
work from the Colombian TV channel Caracol, who suggested that he take
acting lessons. He took acting classes in Bogota with Edgardo Roman
and then continued his studies in New York at the Lee Strasberg
Institute.Not long after, he accompanied a friend to an acting class
where Colombian professor Edgardo Roman was impressed by Raba's acting
ability. Encouraged, Raba began attending auditions. Two months after
his first audition, Caracol channel asked him to co-star in the
television series Amor En Forma. In 1999, he played a small part in
the TV series Marido y mujer.
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