Juan Carlos García Pajero (born January 4, 1971 in
Caracas,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
) is a
Venezuelan actor and model known for starring in various protagonist roles in
telenovelas
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...
for
RCTV and
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establis ...
.
Biography
García completed his primary education at San Ignacio Secondary school and in the Villanueva School where he obtained his bachelor's degree. Soon, he began studying Mechanical Engineering at
Universidad Metropolitana
The Metropolitan University ( es, Universidad Metropolitana) (Unimet) is a Venezuelan university founded in 1970 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Eugenio Mendoza Goiticoa in the terrains donated by the businessman Pius Schlageter, father of ...
. But two years later he decided to switch to Civil Engineering at the
Universidad Santa María.
His career began after he was spotted when he accompanied his girlfriend for a TV commercial casting. After trying out modelling, he landed his first commercial and became an instant success in Venezuela. He modeled for prominent fashion brands such as
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( /hɪlˈfɪgər/; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
,
Christian Dior, Giovanni Scutaro, among others.
After a successful modelling career, García decided to venture into acting, obtaining his first acting role in the telenovela ''Jugando a ganar''.
In December 2011, García married fellow actress
Yuvanna Montalvo
Yuvanna Montalvo (born 15 March 1988) is a Venezuelan model and actress.
Biography
She began her acting career in 2007 with a guest role in the teen telenovela '' Somos tu y yo''. Since then, she has appeared in several telenovelas produced by V ...
in an intimate ceremony at
Isla Margarita
Margarita Island (, ) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
History
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Juan Carlos García se casa con Yuvanna, de “Somos tú y yo” este diciembre en Margarita
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Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Male actors from Caracas
Venezuelan male telenovela actors
20th-century Venezuelan male actors
21st-century Venezuelan male actors
Universidad Santa María (Venezuela) alumni