Juan Diego Botto

Juan Diego Botto Rota (born August 29, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-Spanish actor.

Juan Diego Botto
Botto at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born (1975-08-29) August 29, 1975
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse(s)Olga Rodriguez
Children1
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botto and the second or maternal family name is Rota.

Early life

Juan Diego Botto Rota was born 29 August 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, son of Diego Botto and Cristina Rota. His parents were both actors. His father disappeared during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old. With his mother, and older sister María, he moved to Madrid, Spain, where his little sister, Nur Al Levi, was born. His sisters are both actresses. His mother taught acting classes out of their apartment, before creating her own academy.

He attended high school in New York and lived there for two years.[1]

Career

Botto started acting at the age of five in the film Juego de poder (Power Game). He played the role of Felipe from 1990-1993 adaptation of Zorro. His role in the 1999 film Sobreviviré (I will survive), about a woman who falls in love with a man who, unknown to her, is homosexual, got him more national and international recognition. Botto has appeared on stage in Spain in several critically acclaimed plays. He also directed a play called Privilegio de ser perro (Privilege of Being a Dog), about the tough life immigrants are subjected to while trying to sneak into and live in a new country.

From 2016 to 2017, Botto starred in the TNT drama series Good Behavior, playing Javier, a charming hitman with a moral code.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Botto currently lives in Madrid with his wife, Spanish journalist and writer Olga Rodríguez. They have a daughter, Salma.[4] He is also active in politics, protesting the 2003 war in Iraq[5] and taking part in a support group for fellow children of the disappeared.

Filmography

References
  1. Cohn, Paulette. "Good Behavior's Juan Diego Botto on Playing a Hitman with a Moral Code". Parade. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (15 September 2015). "TNT Drama Pilot Good Behavior Casts Juan Diego Botto As Male Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. Ng, Philiana. "Michelle Dockery Sheds Her Lady Mary Persona in Good Behavior". ET Online. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "Juan Diego Botto recupera a la madre de su hija". Vanitatas (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. "El mundo vuelve a decir 'no a la guerra' cuatro años después de la invasión de Irak por EEUU". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. Capetillo, Belem (31 March 2017). "Residente estrena su primer álbum como solista y, no te preocupes, ¡no deja Calle 13!". starMedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.