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Juan Pablo Medina

Juan Pablo Medina

Actor, also producer · Born October 22, 1977 (49) · Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Juan Pablo Medina (born October 22, 1977) is a renowned American actor of Mexican descent, whose career spans film, television, and theater. He is widely admired not only for his versatility across genres ranging from romantic comedy to intense drama, but also for his extraordinary personal resilience in facing significant health challenges. He began his career in the telenovela Cuando seas mía (2001), but his definitive leap to international popularity came with director Manolo Caro. He stood out in productions such as the film No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas (2013) and, especially, for his role as Diego Olvera in the hit Netflix series La casa de las flores (2018-2020), which gave him significant global exposure. In 2021, Medina suffered a health crisis that resulted in the amputation of his right leg. His recovery process has made him a symbol of overcoming adversity, returning to acting with high-impact projects. In 2026, he reached a new milestone in his career by starring in Doc, Netflix's adaptation of the Italian hit Doc - Nelle tue mani. In this series, he plays a doctor who loses his memory of the last twelve years of his life, a role that has been critically acclaimed for the emotional depth and authenticity he brings to the character. In addition to his artistic work, Medina uses his platform to promote inclusion and the normalization of prosthetic use, collaborating with social organizations and demonstrating that his acting ability remains intact and more powerful than ever.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1977 (49)
From
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 83% in 30 days

What are Juan Pablo Medina's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
23%
Morality
14%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
7
Joyful
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Juan Pablo Medina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Juan Pablo Medina's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

51 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • DOC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 40 episodes · as Dr. Andrés Ferrara

  • Snakes and Ladders(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Lucca's World(2025)

    as Andrés

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bandidos(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · as Wilson Morales

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Soy Tu Fan 3: La Fiesta Continua(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Iñaki

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thursday's Widows(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Familia Nacional(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • La noche del Diablito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Soy tu fan: La película (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Iñaki Díaz de Olavarrieta

  • Enfermo Amor(2022)

    as Jaime

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Spells(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Flowers: The Movie(2021)

    as Diego Olvera

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Idealists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Aranas

  • Dad Wanted(2020)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrador

  • Guadalupe-Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hugo

  • The House of Flowers Presents: The Funeral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Diego Olvera

  • Pirate Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gaspar

  • This Is Tomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Don T.

  • Ready to Mingle(2019)

    as Diego

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Zero Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • What Do Dragons See in a Girl Like Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Mi lista de exes(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The House of Flowers(2018)

    Show 33 episodes · as Diego Olvera

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Casi una gran estafa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Price of Fame(2017)

    Show 76 episodes · as Amado Matamoros

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Sincronía(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales of an Immoral Couple(2016)

    as Igor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Thirty, Single and Fantastic(2016)

    as Sensei

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • You're Killing Me Susana(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Pig(2016)

    as Customs Agent

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Elvira I Will Give You My Life But I'm Using It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)

    as Novio

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Love of My Loves(2014)

    Producer · as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Get Married If You Can(2014)

    as Mariano

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sexomáticos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Fernando

  • LuTo(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Richness of Internal Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Pedro Jóven

  • Musth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Daniel

  • Lucho en Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Drenaje Profundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ulises Elizalde

  • Soy tu fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 34 episodes · as Iñaqui Díaz de Olavarrieta

  • Volverte a ver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marco

  • Nora's Will(2008)

    as Young José Kurtz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • El garabato(2008)

    as Rodolfo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alta infidelidad(2006)

    as Leonardo

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cañitas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Fernando

  • Men Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 260 episodes · as Armando

  • Cero y van 4(2004)

    as Alfonso ("El Torzón")

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Enamórate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 125 episodes · as Samuel

  • Lo que callamos las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 38 episodes · as Gerardo

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Get Married If You Can (2014)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Lucca's World (2025)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The House of Flowers (2018)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Cero y van cuatro
  • 2019First top-billed film· Guadalupe-Kings
  • 2019Career best· Guadalupe-Kings

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
0419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Juan Pablo Medina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Price of Fame (2017)

91st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Juan Pablo Medina's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Juan Pablo Medina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Juan Pablo Medina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rafael Ley shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles