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. Gonzalez was also a candidate on '' Making Menudo'', an

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reality show for which they selected twenty-five bilingual male singers. Gonzalez has also made appearances in film and television, such as ''

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'', the webseries ''

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'', and '' Los Americans''.

Early years

Gonzalez was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1990. He has two younger siblings. Gonzalez was classified as a hyperactive child, and therefore earned the nickname of "terremoto" (Earthquake). Gonzalez and his family moved to

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when he was seven years old so that his younger brother could receive medical treatment. Gonzalez started his elementary school at Gimnasio Los Caobos in Bogota, Colombia and attended

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, graduating in 2009.

Career

Music

Gonzalez has recorded original material as well as a remix of the song "

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and

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Television and cinema

Gonzalez began his acting career in television commercials in

. After graduating from high school, Gonzalez moved to Los Angeles where he began working in commercials and television series. He has done television commercials for

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, and

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. In January 2007, Gonzalez auditioned for '' Making Menudo'' in Los Angeles. He did not make the cut, and so he began dance lessons and auditioned again in

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. In

, he was selected by the Puerto rican singer

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and the radio announcer Daniel Luna as one of the twenty-five participants who would go to New York City where they were filmed in the '' Road to Menudo'' series. JC Gonzalez-NewYork-1383

Finally in 2007, for the same '' Making Menudo'' project Gonzalez was selected to be part of the jury of the new version of the Latino boy band Menudo. The band would be a fusion of urban, pop and rock music in English and Spanish to produce several albums with the label of

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. Several auditions were held in different cities such as Los Angeles,

, Miami, New York City, among others. Gonzalez was a part of the

competition where along the side of radio announcer Daniel Luna they chose varies contestants and in their pickings, Gonzalez was 1 of the 25 selected. As part of the show, Gonzalez along with fourteen other aspiring artists, was trained in singing and dancing in

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, Florida for almost four months. Gonzalez, during his acting career participated in the web series '' Los Americans'' (2011), which is characterized by having a multigenerational focus, a middle-class family living in Los Angeles. During the series, he participated with

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, and

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. In 2009, Gonzalez appeared in the ''

'' episode

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as Jhonny, a Venezuelan intern. In 2010, Gonzalez played the lead role in the video for Kaya Rosenthal (

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). Gonzalez has also appeared in ''

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'', '' Hard Times'', ''

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'', and Parenthood. In

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, JC Gonzalez appeared as Lia McCord's brother, who was arrested at the Bangladesh Airport for trafficking narcotics. In 2010, In The second season of the NBC comedy-drama series

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Gonzalez played the role of a dancer in the Episode The Berger Cometh. Also in 2010, Gonzalez worked with

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in a role of her love interest in

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episode Survival of the Hottest. In

Gonzalez did the role of a Fraternity young man in the episode Orange Alert. Then in 2011, Gonzalez worked in Big Time Strike episode of

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. In 2012, Gonzalez played the character of a Football Player Bully in the episode '' How to Rock a Newscast'' of the American teen sitcom

that ran on Nickelodeon from February 4 to December 8, 2012. During 2015 and 2018 Gonzalez's notable works included the role of "Jake" in episode " Blue Christmas" of American television series NCIS: New Orleans ,Singh, Ruchi (December 10, 2015
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and an appearance as "DJ Diego Spiz" in

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. Gonzalez starred in Los Americans, an Internet series that was launched in May 2011. In 2013, Gonzalez appeared in the web series

. Gonzalez has also worked on other web series, including ''Ragdolls'' in 2013. In 2015, Gonzalez took on the role of Jake in the NCIS: New Orleans program, in the episode Blue Christmas.

Personal life

Gonzalez currently resides in

, a suburb of

. JC Gonzalez has been characterized by his impetus, as indicated by the portal '' 'Pantallazos de Noticias' '', where they claim that they have been traits of the personality of his maternal grandmother, Cándida Rueda, known for being the manager of

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, (

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) The artist has also made it known through several interviews that one of his engines is his brother Daniel, who has largely overcome a strange disease called

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Multiplex Congenita (AMC), and has taught him that without effort there is no reward, from there, says the singer, his discipline comes.

Philanthropy

The song "Safe Passage" was sung by JC Gonzalez for the thrive Integrative wellness and women of watts and beyond, in California, USA. He sang it in Gatherings and festivals which supports those who have survived and fighters of domestic violence.

Filmography

Film

Television

Webisodes

Commercials

Discography

References

External links

Official website of JC Gonzalez
in English, French and Spanish. *
JCgonzalez
in Musica.com
JC Gonzalez in ColArte - Biblioteca Virtual del Arte en Colombia

JC GONZALEZ “ THE LORD OF POP MUSIC”
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, JC 1990 births Living people 21st-century Colombian male actors 21st-century Colombian male singers Colombian emigrants to the United States Colombian male film actors Colombian male television actors Colombian male voice actors Colombian philanthropists Colombian pop singers Colombian record producers Colombian reggaeton musicians Colombian singer-songwriters Contemporary R&B singers Dance musicians Hip hop singers Hispanic and Latino American male actors Latin pop singers Male actors from Bogotá Male actors from Houston Musicians from Houston Singers from Bogotá Singers from Texas Tenors