Acting
Feb 15, 1982
Bogotá, Colombia
Juan Felipe Muñoz
Acting
Biography
Juan Felipe Muñoz Posso (Bogotá, 1982 – Bogotá, November 7, 2024) was a Colombian theater and television actor and director. He was born on February 16, 1982, in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied performing arts at the Teatro Nacional de Colombia and later specialized in theatrical improvisation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He made his acting debut as a guest character in the TV series Padres e hijos and went on to participate in several productions throughout his career, including El Bronx, Alias JJ, and Bloque de búsqueda. He starred in the docuseries Garavito: La bestia serial (2023), directed by José Ángel Montiel and produced by Warner Bros and Caracol Televisión, which recounted the events related to the crimes committed by Luis Alfredo Garavito, considered the most prolific serial killer and child rapist in history. This was his final work. In it, the actor took on a leading role portraying the criminal, a performance that required significant physical transformation and earned him critical acclaim for his acting talent. He was also recognized as an acting coach at the theater company Gimnasio Actoral. On November 7, 2024, he was found dead in his residence in Bogotá. The causes of death were not made public. He was 42 years old.
Feature Films (1)
American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.
The Padre
Television & Series (16)
Group of policemen trained to capture Pablo Escobar. It tells the story of the family of some of its members and what they had to experience during the drug trafficking era in Colombia.
Bloque de búsqueda
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ
The fascinating life of Miguel Bosé: an artist whose passion and unique personality were destined to break the mold in a Spain on the verge of change.
Bosé
Years after Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia betrayed her people and broke her heart, indigenous woman Catalina reenters his life to get revenge.
The Queen and the Conqueror
This dramatization depicts the life -- and loves -- of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.
