Juan Pablo Raba

Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born January 14, 1977) is a Colombian film, TV, and telenovela actor. He gained international recognition for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series Narcos. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Raba graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada. After his parents' divorce, he was raised in Spain by his Argentinian father. Raba started his career as a model before pursuing acting. He took acting classes in Bogota with Edgardo Roman and continued his studies at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. In 1999, Raba landed a small part in the TV series Marido y mujer after attending auditions and impressing professor Edgardo Roman.