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Juan Carlos Arvelo
Juan Carlos Arvelo is an American actor, photographer and musician from Puerto Rico, resident in Los Angeles, California.
With over a decade of experience in the audiovisual arts,
Juan Carlos recently performed in Steven Spielberg’s remake of
‘West Side Story’, as a voice artist. He also performed as a voice artist in the Oscar-winning film,‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’,
and Guest Starred in the FX television series ‘Snowfall’, as Panamanian Banker Gabriel Jean.
His breakthrough big-screen role was in Steven Soderbergh's film
'Che: Part One', performing alongside Academy-Award-winning actor Benicio del Toro.
Juan Carlos has also appeared on other television productions, as well as multiple short films and dozens of national TV commercials.
He also performed as a foreign Mexican lead character in the pilot ‘Dee Jay Zee’, by Peter Basler starring Michael Monks.
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Awards:
‘Outstanding Achievement in Film Award',
from the UNESCO Youth Commission (2010).
‘Distinguished Young Actor Award’,
for lead performance in the short film ‘Darwin's Thoughts’ (2011).