Juan Camilo Gonzalez (born March 8, 1990) is a Colombian actor and singer-songwriter. His career began in 2009, when he participated in television commercials and advertisements in Texas.[1] Gonzalez was also a candidate on Making Menudo, an MTV reality show for which they selected twenty-five bilingual male singers. Gonzalez has also made appearances in film and television, such as Parks and Recreation, the webseries Blue, and Los Americans.[2]
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| Born | Juan Camilo Gonzalez March 8, 1990 |
| Education | Clements High School |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | jcgonzalez |
Early years
editGonzalez 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).[3][4] Gonzalez and his family moved to Houston when he was seven years old so that his younger brother could receive medical treatment.[5]
Gonzalez started his elementary school at Gimnasio Los Caobos[6] in Bogota, Colombia and attended Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, graduating in 2009.[7][8]
Career
editMusic
editGonzalez has recorded original material as well as a remix of the song "El Perdón" by Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam.[9][non-primary source needed] As of 2016, Gonzalez was preparing his debut solo album, titled AwakIn,[10] which is set to feature songs in English and Spanish with a mix of Latin rhythms[11] and American rap and pop.[12][13]
Television and cinema
editGonzalez began his acting career in television commercials in Texas.[14] After graduating from high school, Gonzalez moved to Los Angeles where he began working in commercials and television series.[15] He has done television commercials for Ford, Honda, and AT&T.[4]
In January 2007, Gonzalez auditioned for Making Menudo in Los Angeles.[16] He did not make the cut, and so he began dance lessons and auditioned again in Dallas.[7] In Dallas, he was selected by the Puerto rican singer Luis Fonsi 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.[17]
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.[18] The band would be a fusion of urban, pop and rock music in English and Spanish to produce several albums with the label of Sony BMG Epic Records. Several auditions were held in different cities such as Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, New York City, among others. Gonzalez was a part of the Dallas 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.[7]
As part of the show, Gonzalez along with fourteen other aspiring artists, was trained in singing and dancing in South Beach, Florida for almost four months.[19][20]
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 Esai Morales, Lupe Ontiveros, Tony Plana, Raymond Cruz, Yvonne DeLaRosa, and Ana Villafañe. In 2009, Gonzalez appeared in the Parks and Recreation episode Sister City as Jhonny, a Venezuelan intern.[21][14]
In 2010, Gonzalez played the lead role in the video for Kaya Rosenthal (Can't Get You Out of My Mind). Gonzalez has also appeared in Locked Up Abroad, Hard Times, How to Rock, and Parenthood.[15]
In Banged Up Abroad, 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 Parenthood (season 2) Gonzalez played the role of a dancer in the Episode The Berger Cometh.
Also in 2010, Gonzalez worked with Ariana Grande in a role of her love interest in Victorious episode Survival of the Hottest.[22]
In Parenthood (season 2) 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 Big Time Rush.
In 2012, Gonzalez played the character of a Football Player Bully in the episode How to Rock a Newscast of the American teen sitcom How to Rock 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 ,[23] role of "Kyle" in American procedural drama television series 9-1-1 (TV series) and an appearance as "DJ Diego Spiz" in Amazon Studios's American legal drama web television Goliath.
Gonzalez starred in Los Americans, an Internet series that was launched in May 2011.[24] In 2013, Gonzalez appeared in the web series Blue.[5] 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.[23]
Personal life
editGonzalez currently resides in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
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 Hotel San Carlos in Barrancabermeja, (Santander, Colombia).[25]
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 Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), and has taught him that without effort there is no reward, from there, says the singer, his discipline comes.[26]
Philanthropy
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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.[27]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Second Coming | Police officer | Video Credited as Juan Camilo |
| 2011 | 11-11-11 | Ryan | |
| 2012 | Slumber Party Slaughter[28] | Randy | |
| 2014 | 11:11 | Ryan | Short |
| 2015 | Elena | Victor | Short |
| 2015 | Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate – Menopausal Superhero | Cock Block | |
| 2017 | More Than Enough | Collin | Film by Director: Anne-Marie Hess Original title: Good After Bad |
| 2018 | Ernesto's Manifesto | Logan |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Making Menudo[29] | JC | MTV Reality Show |
| 2008 | Locked Up Abroad | Eliadah "Lia" McCord brother | Episode: "Bangladesh" National Geographic Channel |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Jhonny | Episode: "Sister City"[30] |
| 2010 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | dancer with knife | Episode "The Berger Cometh" |
| 2010 | Victorious | Ben | Episode: "Survival of the Hottest" |
| 2010 | Parenthood | Fraternity young man | Episode: "Orange Alert" |
| 2011 | Big Time Rush | Costart | Episode: "Big Time Strike" |
| 2012 | How to Rock | Football Player Bully | Episode: "How to Rock a Newscast" |
| 2013 | RagDolls | Mateo | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It[31] | Mike | Episode: "Lindy Nose Best" |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Jake | Episode: "Blue Christmas"[23] |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Kyle | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
| 2018 | Goliath | DJ Diego Spiz | Episode: "Two Cinderellas" |
Webisodes
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Love Fifteen | Cindy Lee's son | Cindy Lee (Paola Turbay) |
| 2011 | Los Americans | Paul Valenzuela | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Blue | Harry | Episode: "What Kind of a Name Is Blue?" |
Commercials
edit| Commercial | Paper | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Honda Fit (English/Spanish) | Principal | National |
| Jack in the Box (Spanish) | Principal | National |
| Houston Community College Institutional Commercial | Principal | Regional |
| Hasbro Nerf Vulcan | Principal | Regional |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | Principal | Regional |
| Houston Community College | Principal | Regional (Institutional) |
| National Car Rental | Principal | Online |
| Fiesta Rock | Principal | Regional |
| Connect EDU | Principal | Online |
| Wii | Principal | National |
| KFC | Principal | National |
| AT&T | Principal | National |
| Ford Focus | Principal | National |
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Position | Album
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| E.E.U.U R&B | E.E.U.U Rap | |||
| 2015 | Equation of Love | — | — | Equation of Love – Single |
| 2015 | Quiet Game | — | — | Quiet Game – Single |
| 2015 | Cupid | — | — | AwakIN |
| 2015 | Zoom | — | — | Zoom – Single |
| 2015 | Prendete | — | — | AwakIN |
| 2016 | Solitary Conversations | — | — | 2moonS |
| 2016 | Luchando | — | — | 2moonS |
| 2016 | Let me be me | — | — | 2moonS |
References
edit- ^ "Colombiano Rumbo a Menudo" El Tiempo newspaper, Revista Carrusel http://www.eltiempo.com/carrusel published in November 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2016
- ^ "From Breakbeats to Heartbreaks" in US Weekly http://www.usmagazine.com published on October 29, 2007 accessed on February 18, 2016
- ^ Gonzalez, Juan Camilo (August 23, 2018). "Bio-JC Gonzalez". Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Romero Salamanca, Guillermo (January 10, 2018). "JC Gonzalez: una creciente carrera en el canto". Pantallazos. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Laura Rojas (July 22, 2013). "JC alterna con estrellas de Hollywood". Gente de Cañaveral. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Munoz, Constanza (May 15, 2013). "Entre los latinos con mayor potencial en la actuación". Cipres de Colombia. p. 17. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c Joey Guerra (November 13, 2007). "Menudo recipe features Sugar Land teen JC Gonzalez". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "JC Gonzalez Biography". teenidols4you.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Colmundo Radio Interview". Radio (in Spanish). June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.[non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed]
- ^ "JC Gonzalez, Un Latino Denominado "El Lord De La Música POP"" (in Spanish). May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "JC GONZÁLEZ, EL CANTANTE COLOMBIANO QUE CONQUISTA CALIFORNIA" Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine by Vilma Nieto published February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019
- ^ "Música "Cantar en inglés y español es como tener una espada con doble filo: JC Gonzalez"". Arameo, Prensa & Comunicación (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "JC Gonzalez de actor a cantautor consagrado en Estados Unidos" by Juan Jose Fonseca published January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018
- ^ a b Ardila, Euclides Kilo (March 28, 2016). "JC Gonzalez brilla con su talento en Estados Unidos". Vanguardia Liberal. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Mingo Banda (February 23, 2016). "JC Gonzalez, forjador de su propio exito". Semana News. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "The making of the new Menudo". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Maria Ashraf (March 6, 2019). "JC GONZALEZ "THE LORD OF POP MUSIC"". spread your wings. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ Gurza, Agustin (April 15, 2007). "Remaking the band: MTV revives Menudo". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Joey Guerra. "Three big helpings of Menudo, with a twist". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Survival of the cutest" http://www.peopleenespanol.com Published December 2007/ January 2008 consulted February 18, 2016
- ^ "JC Gonzalez: La música, como un diario infinito | ELESPECTADOR.COM". elespectador.com (in Spanish). June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "JC Gonzalez compositor y cantante colombiano triunfando en Estados Unidos". La Vibrante. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c Singh, Ruchi (December 10, 2015) 'NCIS: New Orleans' Season 2 spoilers: The 'NCIS' team investigates a series of burglaries during Christmas. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ eesparza (August 12, 2012). ""Los Americans": Imagen 2012 Best Drama Web Series Winner!". Latin Heat. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Hotel San Carlos: Tradición santandereana -". pantallazosnoticias.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ ""TODOS LOS DÍAS RETO A LA VIDA: SIN DOLOR NO HAY GANANCIA" -". pantallazosnoticias.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Survivors Of Domestic Violence Speak Out, Sing Out In Van Nuys - CBS Los Angeles". cbslocal.com. 2019-04-17. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Slumber Party Slaughter (2012) – Rebekah Chaney | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Menudo Inexplicably Making A Comeback on MTV". CINEMABLEND. October 4, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (October 16, 2009). "Parks and Recreation: "Sister City" Review". WebCite. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ McCandless, Eric (August 9, 2014). "JC Gonzalez". TeenInfoNet. Serenity New. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
External links
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- Official website of JC Gonzalez in English, French and Spanish
- JC Gonzalez at IMDb
- JCgonzalez in Musica.com
- JC Gonzalez in ColArte - Biblioteca Virtual del Arte en Colombia
- JC GONZALEZ “ THE LORD OF POP MUSIC”