
Juan Carlos Vásquez
Directing
Biography
Juan Carlos Vásquez is a director and cinematographer, known for Alias JJ (2017), Esmeraldas (2015) and Mi abuelo, mi papá y yo (2005). He recently directed Un rabón con corazón for Dago García Producciones.
Known For

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

After twenty years abroad, Pedro returns to Colombia and once again falls in love with the wrong woman. Fernanda is his son's boss and future mother-in-law, which puts Junior's rising career at risk. To protect him, Pedro hides their blood ties from everyone, and works on rebuilding their troubled relationship whilst trying to navigate his love life.
Peter the Great: Greater Than Ever

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

Digging for Love is a fun story for all the family. It narrates the life of two neighbor families: The Murcia and the Otero family, who have had the best relationship until one day they fight, and as destiny would have it, that same day something unexpected occurs: The Murcia family discovers a treasure in the garden of their house, a giant golden statue buried in the ground between both of their houses. From that moment on, a series of failed attempts to try to unearth it will make way for a countless number of entertaining and dramatic situations. What both families are unaware of, is that the original owner of the desired treasure is about to be released from jail and will come back to recover his fortune at any price.
Digging for Love

Lehder changed the drug trade forever when he decided to buy an island 340 km off the coast of Florida in the 1970s. He was the first major Colombian drug lord to be extradited and tried in the US in 1987: he served a 30-year prison sentence and is now a free man.
Paraíso blanco

In a year in which sport is once again the protagonist, we present the story of three athletes who, with many difficulties, manage to prepare and become medalists of the Olympic Games, fulfilling the dreams of an entire country.
Golden Dreams

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Las Hermanitas Calle

Rafael, an amateur boxer, flees to Bogotá after refusing to lose a fight. He seeks his brother Lucho for work but discovers he’s involved in the black market. Things get worse when Rafael falls for Helena, Lucho’s girlfriend, risking his marriage and morals.
Contra las cuerdas

Helena and her best friends have very different life experiences, but they all seek happiness. They call themselves the "Most Holy Ones," since they have the names of saints or martyrs. These women will be forced to confront the opposition of those determined to obstruct their path to fulfillment and happiness.
Las Santísimas

Two childhood friends (Rivera and Mendoza) re-encounter when one of them, a famous soccer player who didn't have time to hang out with the other, gets injured.
Las Cartas Del Gordo

After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
The Maximum Penalty

A dying man arrives at a hospital where the chaos of the health system is remarkable. As he waits in line, a newscast announces violent incidents and police officers search the hospital for the possible perpetrator.
Ten Minutes Before

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Es mejor ser rico que pobre

Rogelio Pataquiva, the handyman at the Clinica Verde, faces a tough decision that will test both his dreams and his heart. Torn between his longing to see the sea and the chance to support the “super-baldies,” a group of children with cancer who inspire him with their courage, Rogelio becomes part of an unexpected crime.
Sana que sana

Seven parallel stories in the center of a city: Bogotá
La Mujer del Piso Alto

Meet Cheo Martinez, the neighbor you do not want to have and whose time has come when his neighbors, tired of putting up with him, hire Carolina Rico, a beautiful and audacious escort, to make him fall in love and get him out of the building. What will happen when Cheo falls into the tricks of love and Carolina’s dark past reaches her?
The Beauty and the Moody
The story of a young boy's journey to the beginning of his search for his chosen family.