Juan Gabriel Pareja
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Juan Gabriel Pareja is an American
actor
. Born and raised in Houston, Texas
, to parents who immigrated from Colombia
, Pareja is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts
at New York University
.
Pareja's film credits have included The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
in 2005, The Mist
in 2007, From Mexico with Love
in 2009 and Machete
in 2010. He was cast in the supporting role as Morales in the television series, The Walking Dead
, which premiered in 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Born and raised in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, to parents who immigrated from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Pareja is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Pareja's film credits have included The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 American drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam....
in 2005, The Mist
The Mist (film)
The Mist is a 2007 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King. The film is written and directed by Frank Darabont, who had previously adapted Stephen King's works The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile...
in 2007, From Mexico with Love
From Mexico with Love
From Mexico with Love is a 2009 American action-drama film starring Kuno Becker, Steven Bauer, Danay Garcia and Bruce McGill. It was directed by Jimmy Nickerson, and produced by Glen Hartford and Daniel Toll.-Cast:* Kuno Becker as Hector...
in 2009 and Machete
Machete (film)
Machete is a 2010 action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. The "Machete" character originates from the 2001 Spy Kids film, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. This film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was released together with Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's...
in 2010. He was cast in the supporting role as Morales in the television series, The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (TV series)
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont and based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard...
, which premiered in 2010.