Juan José Ballesta

Juan José Ballesta

Born: November 12, 1987
in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Juan José Ballesta debuta en la pequeña pantalla, en 1997, con sólo 8 años en la serie ‘Querido maestro’, protagonizada por Imanol Arias. Dos años después se une al reparto de la ficciónn televisiva ‘Compañeros’. Pero será en el año 2000 cuando empieza a ser popular entre el público tras conseguir el papel protagonista en el drama de Achero Mañas ‘El bola’, por el que se alza con el Goya al mejor actor revelación. En 2003, interpreta a un niño enfermo de cáncer que saca fuerzas para seguir adelante en ‘Planta 4ª’, de Antonio Mercero. Después de un tiempo alejado del cine, regresa en 2005 con ‘7 vírgenes’, por la que gana al Conchad de Plata al mejor actor. En 2010, el actor protagoniza el drama histórico ‘Bruc. El desafío’, y regresa a la pequeña pantalla para unirse al reparto de la ficciónn histórica ‘Hispania’, donde da vida a Paulo.

Movies for Juan José Ballesta...

Nueva Tierra
Title: Nueva Tierra
Character: Lútalo
Released: September 6, 2024
Type: Movie
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A Man of Action
Title: A Man of Action
Character: Lucio
Released: November 30, 2022
Type: Movie
Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist 'Robin Hood,' who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the crosshairs of America's largest bank, when he managed to obtain a huge amount of money by forging traveler's checks to invest in causes he believed in.
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Title: Stories to Stay Awake
Character: Gimnasta
Released: November 5, 2021
Type: TV
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El asfalto
Title: El asfalto
Character: Gym Guy
Released: October 8, 2021
Type: Movie
Between astonishment and despair, Baldo, a courier, sees how, slowly and inexorably, he sinks into the asphalt.
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Title: Lo de Évole
Released: February 2, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: El Continental
Character: Pablo
Released: September 17, 2018
Type: TV
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Gold
Title: Gold
Character: Iturbe
Released: November 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.
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Title: Serve and Protect
Character: Rober Batista
Released: April 25, 2017
Type: TV
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Title: MasterChef Celebrity
Character: Concursante
Released: November 6, 2016
Type: TV
Spanish version of the reality cooking competition in which celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title.
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Title: The Ministry of Time
Character: Vicente González Toca
Released: February 24, 2015
Type: TV
A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.
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Title: A bailar!
Released: March 4, 2014
Type: TV
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Biodiversidad
Title: Biodiversidad
Character: Dani
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
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Title: Por arte de magia
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 13, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: Splash! Famosos al agua
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: March 4, 2013
Type: TV
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Lasting
Title: Lasting
Character: Joaquin, kuzyn Michała
Released: January 8, 2013
Type: Movie
Lasting is an emotional love story about Michał and Karina, a pair of Polish students who meet and fall in love with each other while working summer jobs in Spain. An unexpected nightmare brutally breaks into their carefree time in the heavenly landscape and throws their lives into chaos.
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Bruc: The Manhunt
Title: Bruc: The Manhunt
Character: Bruc
Released: December 22, 2010
Type: Movie
Spain, 1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders the captain of the Imperial Guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat…
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Among Wolves
Title: Among Wolves
Character: Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja
Released: November 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Entre lobos (Among Wolves) tells the remarkable story of a poor country boy named Marcos, who at the age of 7 is handed over to his father's employer, a rich landowner, who in turn delivers him to a life of labor with a hermetic goatherd in an isolated valley. The old man, who lives in a cave, is unused to human company and at first seems not very interested in having a live-in apprentice. The boy, who was abused by his parents, is frightened and equally aloof initially. Despite this, the shepherd begins teaching Marcos how to herd the goats, as well as how to care for himself and how to survive in the wilderness by trapping and fishing.
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Title: Hispania, The Legend
Character: Paulo
Released: October 25, 2010
Type: TV
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La casa de mi padre
Title: La casa de mi padre
Character: Gaizka Garay
Released: September 24, 2008
Type: Movie
A businessman returns his family home after eight years in exile avoiding the terrorism of the ETA.
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Thieves
Title: Thieves
Character: Ladrón
Released: August 8, 2007
Type: Movie
The main character is a nameless boy (Juan Jose Ballesta) who was taught to steal wallets by his absent mother. He is able to do the trick effortlessly, using his "earnings" to survive while he looks for his mom. As he runs into an antique store owner, he might have found a trace that will lead to her. First, however, he will have to pull off a few "jobs" for the store owner, and he can't do it alone: enter a nameless girl (Maria Valverde) who gets to learn all the secret techniques the young boy has been using all his life.
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Sexo en el plató
Title: Sexo en el plató
Character: Himself
Released: April 9, 2007
Type: Movie
How are the sex scenes filmed? What tricks are used to fake the desire? How do the interpreters prepare and feel? Spanish actors and directors talk about the most intimate side of acting, about the tricks and work methods when narrating exposed sex. In Spain the general rule is that there are no rules. Each film, each interpreter, faces it in very different ways.
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Spectre
Title: Spectre
Character: Young Tomás
Released: September 27, 2006
Type: Movie
After the sudden death of his wife, Tomás, a successful elderly writer who has been out of Spain during the last forty years, unexpectedly receives an old tarot card which seems to have for him a disturbing meaning, so he decides to return to the small village where he grew up.
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Doghead
Title: Doghead
Character: Samuel
Released: August 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A drama about a boy who lives in a bubble because of a rare brain disease.
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7 Virgins
Title: 7 Virgins
Character: Tono
Released: October 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.
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The 4th Floor
Title: The 4th Floor
Character: Miguel Angel
Released: October 31, 2003
Type: Movie
Three friends in wheelchairs welcome a new patient at a children's hospital. Growing up together. All emotions pass the revue. Friendship and hope survive all.
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Mi casa es tu casa
Title: Mi casa es tu casa
Released: May 9, 2003
Type: Movie
A popular writer looking for a peaceful environment in which to finish his latest novel gets an unexpected surprise upon arriving at the remote summer home he once shared with his ex-wife.
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Carol's Journey
Title: Carol's Journey
Character: Tomiche
Released: September 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Spain, 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Carol, a 12-year-old Spanish-American girl, arrives in her mother's hometown and transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is at once foreign and completely new.
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The Shanghai Spell
Title: The Shanghai Spell
Character: Finito Chacón
Released: April 11, 2002
Type: Movie
A fourteen year old lad discovers his first love at the point of his pencil whilst drawing the portrait of a sickly but coquettish fifteen year old girl. In the neighbourhood an old freedom-fighter pits himself against bad types, a pretty cinema-ticket girl takes to the streets at night and a young anarchist dedicates himself to telling tall stories. Far away, in Shanghai, a hero of the Republic meets a beautiful femme fatal with oriental eyes. Reality and fiction become fused in an embrace.
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Pellet
Title: Pellet
Character: Bola
Released: October 20, 2000
Type: Movie
El Bola is a 12-year-old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates and friendship. The heart of the story is the change in El Bola's life, at almost all levels, after befriending this new classmate.
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Title: Querido maestro
Character: Roberto
Released: April 3, 1997
Type: TV