Juan David Restrepo (born 10 December 1979 in

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) is a Colombian television, theatre and film actor and film director. Restrepo also teaches modeling techniques, develops scripts, produces and directs short films.

Biography

Restrepo was first noticed by a scout from International Models and he appeared in many adverts, most notably for

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, Unlimited and Francois Girbaud, including a featured spread in

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. He was subsequently offered his first film role in Our Lady of the Assassins. He then attended German Jaramillo's Free Theatre School on full scholarship and appeared in many theatre productions, television programmes and films. He directed and starred in the film 'El Coma' in 2011. As a sportsman he has also played in the

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international football competition. He and his wife Liliana Vanegas have one daughter, Luna.

Filmography

*2012 The Squad -Ramos *2011 En Coma -Omar, also Director *2006 El Don (Part 1 of Jose Ramon Novoa's

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trilogy) - Kike *2005 Rosario Tijeras -Morsa *2004 Punto y Raya - Sgt. Requena *2000 Our Lady of the Assassins - Wilmar *2002 Siguiendo el rastro - Juancho *2001 Historias de hombres sólo para mujeres - (2 guest appearances) *1999 Francisco el matématico *2008 En coma, movie

References

External links

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'En Coma' article

video interview

Septimo Arte interview
*https://twitter.com/juanjonf *https://web.archive.org/web/20110512025048/http://www.encomalapelicula.com/ *https://twitter.com/fansjuanjonf {{DEFAULTSORT:Restrepo, Juan David Colombian male television actors 1979 births Living people Colombian film directors Colombian male film actors