JC Gonzalez
Vorlage:Notability Vorlage:Infobox person Juan Camilo Gonzalez (Bogota, Colombia, March 8, 1990), better known professionally as JC Gonzalez, is a Colombian actor, singer, songwriter, voice and musician of hip-hop, R & B and pop in English and Spanish that fuses different rhythms musicals. His popularity began in 2009, when he ventured into the world of entertainment by participating in television commercials and advertisements in Texas[1]. Gonzalez was also the candidate of "Making Menudo," an MTV series or reality show for which they selected twenty-five bilingual male singers in New York, including Gonzalez, after his audition in a long process of selection in different cities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Gonzalez has also made appearances in film and television, such as Disney, ABC, NBC and MTV[2]
First years
Gonzalez was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1990 and comes from a Colombian family. He is the eldest of his brothers, Silvia Carolina and Daniel Eduardo, who is the youngest of them. Despite coming from a non-musical background, he always showed great interest in acting and singing and music. Juan Camilo, for the time was classified as a hyperactive child, and therefore earned the nickname of "Terremoto"[3]. His academic training was initiated in the kindergarten degree at the Gimnasio Los Caobos in Bogota, Colombia and it was there He began his first incursions into different musical and acting activities[4]. At age seven, in 1998, he and his family moved to Houston, Texas, United States, for the purpose of receiving medical treatment at Texas Medical Center Houston for Daniel Eduardo, his brother, who was born with a rare clinical syndrome called: Arthrogryposis Multiple Congenital (AMC), or simply Arthrogryposis, a factor that made it possible for Juan Camilo to grow up in a mixture of two cultures: the Anglo-Saxon and the Hispanic, where he listened music in English such as Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, and in Spanish, ballads by Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto, Roberto Carlos or tropical genres such as those performed by Carlos Vives, Juan Luis Guerra, Gloria Estefan, among others. Throughout primary and secondary school, Gonzalez played soccer and American football. All this energy and lifestyle led Gonzalez to learn ethics and morals, both in life and at work. At a very young age to earn additional money, Gonzalez began mowing lawns, washing cars and caring for children throughout his neighborhood. He saved enough money to pay for his uniforms and swimming lessons in order to have a certificate that would guarantee him as a lifeguard. Later, he worked as a lifeguard at various locations in Fort Bend County, Texas. Within his artistic preparation, Gonzalez chose to take acting classes full-time in the summer of 2006, with coach Chambers Stevens in Hollywood. He also participated in some bands from his local school and excelled in school plays such as "Once Upon a Mattress", "Children of Eden", Treasure Island, "The Musical Comedy Murders" and "I Hate Hamlet". During his high school years he received acting classes in Houston with Deke Anderson. He has also been a dancer and has admired Latino groups like Menudo during his teenage years. At school, Gonzalez participated in various sports and was a member of the school's soccer and football team, excelling athletically, competing in state championships and graduating from high school at Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas on June 5, 2009. After high school, Gonzalez decided to study psychology at the California State University, where he also found more opportunities to act. Later Gonzalez left the university to concentrate more on his performance and the formation of his musical career. He began acting lessons with coach Diana Castle of "La Vida Imaginaria", a prestigious acting academy.
Career
Music
JC Gonzalez wanted to be a reporter when he was a child in Houston, Texas Gonzalez is one of the new Latin artists who have begun to be recognized internationally. His style of mixing hip hop, Latin pop, and the fusion of afro-pop / rap has begun to gain considerable success in Latin America, generally associating it with popular Colombian music called cumbia. However, Gonzalez really uses the basic concepts of cumbia but with a melodic touch of hip hop, not limited to a single musical style, but tries to incorporate different styles such as hip hop, rap, reggaeton, ballad, salsa, rock and roll, and even jazz, a sample of this is the song "Equation of Love", which has become one of his most acclaimed works. Gonzalez also did a remix of the song "El Perdón" by Enrique Iglesias and Nicky Jam with personal touches of rap as a clear example of his attempt to fuse different musical genres[5]. Also in 2010 Gonzalez presented Kaya's music video, "I can not get you out of my mind", like lead with Kaya Rosenthal.
Television and Cinema
Among his most recognized roles, is Jhonny, a funny character he played in "Parks and Recreation" in the episode Sister city[6]. Gonzalez has a history since he was 16 in the world of acting, with credits that include pieces in Blue a dramatic series from the American website starring Julia Stiles and directed by Rodrigo García, "Parks and Recreation", "11:11", and "Los Americans". Also, Gonzalez has participated in television commercials of different recognized brands such as Ford, Honda, AT & T, among others, as well as a series of independent videos for his songs and his musical covers.
First jobs
In January 2007, at the young age of 16, Gonzalez moved to Los Angeles, California, to study and seek more opportunities, during this time, he found the possibility of auditioning for "Making Menudo"[7]. Menudo was a musical group of teenagers who sang in Spanish in the mid-70's directed by the producer Edgardo Diaz, several started with this amazing band of Latin pop guys, which included Ricky Martin, Ray Reyes and Draco Rosa. In 2007, the new owners of this Latin pop quintet, started with a project of new songs in Spanish and English. Gonzalez [8] was an aspirant of this project. He and other guys wanted to rescue the legendary band's energy by creating "Making Menudo", a program designed to reminisce about the golden years. Gonzalez did not pass the initial audition in Los Angeles, California[9], but after participating in some dance classes, he tried again, auditioning for the second time in Dallas, Texas. This audition was more successful, and was selected by the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi[10]. and the radio announcer Daniel Luna as one of the twenty-five participants who would go to New York where they would be filmed in the "Road to Menudo" series race. The reality aired on MTV. "It seemed like something fun I wanted to try," Gonzalez told to Joey Guerra in his interview for his participation in this reality show. Making Menudo provided the means for Gonzalez along with fourteen other artists to be trained in singing and dancing in South Beach, Miami, Florida for almost four months. The show was filmed during the summer under the watchful eye of Johnny Wright (music manager), who has overseen the careers of the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson ]][11].. Gonzalez was part of the seven contestants, who received vocal training with David Coury and dance training with the choreographer Aníbal Marrero. Members of the cast of Menudo such as Carlos Olivero, Gonzalez and Trevor Brown appeared on stage with host Damien Fahey during the MTV Total Request Live at MTV in Times Square on October 23, 2007 in New York City[12].
2009-present
After his participation in "Making Menudo," Gonzalez focused on his acting career, managing to participate in several television programs, such as "Locked Up Abroad", broadcast by the Discovery Channel, "Hard Times," and "Parenthood." He was also part of the cast of the well-known series Parks and Recreation, where he worked with Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, and Fred Armisen in the episode "Sister City," and acted as a Venezuelan intern[13]
In 2010, Gonzalez worked with Ariana Grande on Victorious, "Survival of the Hottest", an episode of an American comedy that originally aired on Nickelodeon. Gonzalez starred in "Los Americans," an Internet program that was launched in May 2011. In this program, Juan Camilo played a prominent role, playing the role of Pablo Valenzuela and working with great stars such as Esai Morales, Yvonne DeLaRosa, and Lupe Ontiveros. In 2013, Gonzalez starred with Julia Stiles in the web series Blue, in the episode "What kind of name is blue?" [14] Even Gonzalez worked on other web series, such as "Ragdolls," also in 2013 and In 2015, Gonzalez took on the role of Jake in the NCIS: New Orleans program, from the episode "Blue Christmas". Currently, Gonzalez is working on the release of his first album, "2MoonS"[15]. This album contains original songs, written in English and Spanish, with rhythms and melodies influenced by the Hispanic and Anglo-Saxon culture.
Charitable activities
Gonzalez wrote the song "Safe Passage" and sang for the Thrive Integrative Wellness and Women of Watts & Beyond in California, USA at several festivals in support of the fight against Domestic Violence and seeks with his support to be the one who speaks and sings for the survivors of intrafamily violence to raise awareness and echo people against domestic violence. Gonzalez also supports nonprofit associations to fight against prostate cancer, and other organizations to help prevent cancer. Since he was a child he participated in events at the Shriners Hospital in Houston to help children with similar conditions to his younger brother Daniel. Since 2001 he has served as a volunteer in different programs as he has always promoted and supported with his music projects in Texas and California, which sensitizes and collects funds for different social causes.
Film career
Año | Título | Papel | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | Making Menudo[16] | JC | MTV Reality Shoe |
2008 | Locked Up Abroad | Lia's brother | Episode: Bangladesh National Geographic Channel |
2009 | Second Coming | Police oficer(as Juan Camilo) | Video |
2009 | Parks and Recreation | Jhonny | Episode: "Sister City" |
2009 | Love Fifteen | Cindy Lee's son (Paola Turbay) | |
2010 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger TV Series | Bailarín con cuchillo | Episode The Berger Cometh |
2010 | Victorious | Ben | Episode: Survival of the Hottest |
2010 | Parenthood | Fraternity young man | Episode: Orange Alert |
2011 | Los Americans | Paul Valenzuela | Episodes: The Truth Hurts; Happy Birthday; Going to Mexico; The Legacy and more episodes |
2011 | Big Time Rush | Costart | Episode: Big Time Strike |
2012 | How to Rock | Football Player Bully | Episode: How to Rock a Newscast, TV Series |
2012 | Slumber Party Slaughter[17] | Randy | Movie |
2013 | Blue (web series) | Harry | Episode: What Kind Of A Name Is Blue? by Rodrigo García (director) |
2013 | RagDolls | Mateo | Episodes: Bésame Mucho; The Sexy Bra; Undercover Date Agent; The Pot Shop |
2014 | 11:11 | Ryan | Short movie |
2014 | I Didn't Do It | Mike | Episode: Lindy Nose Best |
2015 | Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate - Menopausal Superhero | Cock Block | Short movie |
2015 | Elena | Victor | Short Movie |
2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Jake | Episode: "Blue Christmas"[19] |
2016 | Good After Bad | Collin | Short Movie |
Webisodes
Year | Title | Paper | Director |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Love 15 | Son | |
2011 | Los Americans | Paul Valenzuela | Dennis E. Leoni |
Jobs in commercials
Comercial | Paper | Channel |
---|---|---|
Honda Fit (inglés/español) | Principal | National |
Jack in the Box (Spanish) | Principal | National |
HCCS Fall Commercial | Principal | Regional |
Nerf Vulcan Hasbro | Principal | Regional |
Academy Sporting Goods | Principal | Regional |
Houston Community College | Principal | Regional (Institucional) |
National | Principal | Online |
Fiesta Rock | Principal | Regional |
Connect EDU | Principal | En Línea |
Nintendo Wii | Principal | National |
KFC | Principal | Nacional |
AT&T | Principal | Nacional |
Ford Focus | Principal | Nacional |
Songs
Year | Title | Position | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
External links
- Vorlage:Official website in English and Spanish.
- Vorlage:IMDb name
- JC Gonzalez at TV.com
Vorlage:Parks and Recreation Episodes
- ↑ "Colombiano Rumbo a Menudo" El Tiempo newspaper, Revista Carrusel http://www.eltiempo.com/carrusel published on November of 2007 accessed February 16 of 2016
- ↑ "From Breakbeats to Heartbreaks" in US Weekly http://www.usmagazine.com published in October 29 of 2007 accessed in February 18 of 2016
- ↑ https://jcgonzalez.net/bio/
- ↑ Vorlage:Cita publicación
- ↑ "JC Gonzalez de actor a cantautor consagrado en Estados Unidos" http://www.las2orillas.co/jc-gonzalez-de-actor-a-cantautor-consagrado-en-estados-unidos/ by Juan Jose Fonseca publicado enero 25 de 2016 y consultado 16 de febrero de 2016
- ↑ https://www.webcitation.org/5wBkT8A4n?url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/103/1035767p1.html
- ↑ [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-menudo-pg-photogallery.html]
- ↑ «Menudo recipe features Sugar Land teen JC González».http://blog.chron.com/tubular/2007/11/menudo-recipe-features-sugar-land-teen-jc-gonzalez/ By Joey Guerra on November 3, 2007 at 7:07 PM. Originally published Oct. 30 in the Houston Chronicle’s Yo! section. Accessed February 2 of 2016.
- ↑ "The Making of the New Menudo", Los Angeles Times, by Agustin Gurza published April 4 of 2008, accessed February 17 of 2016
- ↑ Agustin Gurza: Remaking the band: MTV revives Menudo, The Seattle Times, 15 April 2007. Abgerufen im 12 January 2016
- ↑ Joey Guerra: Three big helpings of Menudo, with a twist. In: www.blog.chron.com. The Houston Chronicle, abgerufen am 5. April 2016.
- ↑ "Survival of the cutest" http://www.peopleenespanol.com Published December 2007/ January 2008 consulted February 18 of 2016
- ↑ Euclides Ardila: JC Gonzalez brilla con su talento en Estados Unidos, Vanguardia Liberal, 28 March 2016. Abgerufen im 29 March 2016
- ↑ "JC alterna con estrellas de Hollywood" Gente de Canaveral http://www.gentedecanaveral.com/2013/07/jc-alterna-con-estrellas-de-hollywood/ write by Laura Rojas published on July 22 of 2013 for separata Gente de Canaveral at Vanguardia Liberal newspaper of Bucaramanga, consulted February 16 of 2016
- ↑ Vorlage:Cita noticia
- ↑ Menudo Inexplicably Making A Comeback On MTV by Katey Rich The MTV reality series consisting of 10 episodes http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Menudo-Inexplicably-Making-Comeback-MTV-6665.html
- ↑ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/slumber-party-slaughter-v560734
- ↑ Eric McCandless: JC Gonzalez. In: TeenInfoNet. Serenity New, 9. August 2014, abgerufen am 20. April 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Latin pop singers
- Colombian male singers
- Colombian singer-songwriters
- Colombian pop singers
- Colombian philanthropists
- Singers from Bogotá
- Latin music songwriters
- Colombian child singers
- Colombian reggaeton artists
- Spanish expatriates in the United States
- Musicians from Houston
- Spanish dance musicians
- Spanish male singers
- Spanish people of American descent
- Spanish pop singers
- Spanish people of Puerto Rican descent
- Spanish people of Jewish descent
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists
- Spanish Roman Catholics
- 20th-century Spanish singers
- 21st-century Spanish singers
- Singers from Texas