Acting

John Alex Castillo

Born July 17, 1977 · Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (age 49)

John Alex Castillo Valencia (Cali, July 17, 1977) is a Colombian film, theater and television actor, recognized mainly for playing the role of former soccer player René Higuita in the television series La selección between 2013 and 2014 and for his extensive career in Colombian theater.

Known For

Orbiter 9

Orbiter 9 · 2017

MovieDramaScience Fiction

Helena, a young woman on a deep space mission, has been alone for 20 years. Her parents abandoned ship after a technical malfunction made it impossible for all three of them to reach their intended destination. Alex, an isolated engineer, is about to enter her life and turn her world upside down.

Empeliculados

Empeliculados · 2017

Rains Over Babel

Rains Over Babel · 2026

Rains Over Babel

MovieFantasyDrama

In a retro-futuristic, tropical-punk twist on Dante’s Inferno, a group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as purgatory, where La Flaca—the city’s Grim Reaper—presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death Herself.

The Trip 5

The Trip 5 · 2018

A group of employees from the Central Worker's Bank become heroes when they prevent a robbery. Their reward: a trip to Melgar, all expenses paid. This trip will reveal joys, griefs and other feelings that perhaps only appear after a few shots.

Ciudad delirio

Ciudad delirio · 2014

MovieComedyRomance

A Colombian dancer teaches a Spanish doctor how to dance salsa.

The Trip

The Trip · 2010

Alex Peinado decides to takes his family on a road trip to Cartagena after 11 years of continuous work. But he also has a secret plan at the same time.

Dogwashers

Dogwashers · 2020

MovieComedyDrama

When a narco past his prime refuses to pay a debt to an upstart, only a secret stash of money can save his men. But guess what the gardener just found?

The Branch

The Branch · 2019

MovieComedyDrama

The employees of the Industrial Zone Branch of Banco Nacional Obrero, after a long vacation, must return to work and resume their routine, something that will not be easy, because the bosses came up with the idea of conducting a work climate survey, which will reveal the true personalities in the office. This and many more funny situations will happen to the poor employees.

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Orbiter 9

Orbiter 9 · 2017

MovieDramaScience Fiction

Helena, a young woman on a deep space mission, has been alone for 20 years. Her parents abandoned ship after a technical malfunction made it impossible for all three of them to reach their intended destination. Alex, an isolated engineer, is about to enter her life and turn her world upside down.

Dr. Xiao

Empeliculados

Empeliculados · 2017

Pedro

Rains Over Babel

Rains Over Babel · 2026

Rains Over Babel

MovieFantasyDrama

In a retro-futuristic, tropical-punk twist on Dante’s Inferno, a group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as purgatory, where La Flaca—the city’s Grim Reaper—presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death Herself.

Gian Salai

The Trip 5

The Trip 5 · 2018

A group of employees from the Central Worker's Bank become heroes when they prevent a robbery. Their reward: a trip to Melgar, all expenses paid. This trip will reveal joys, griefs and other feelings that perhaps only appear after a few shots.

Fercho

Ciudad delirio

Ciudad delirio · 2014

MovieComedyRomance

A Colombian dancer teaches a Spanish doctor how to dance salsa.

William

The Trip

The Trip · 2010

Alex Peinado decides to takes his family on a road trip to Cartagena after 11 years of continuous work. But he also has a secret plan at the same time.

Cabeza Rapada 1

Dogwashers

Dogwashers · 2020

MovieComedyDrama

When a narco past his prime refuses to pay a debt to an upstart, only a secret stash of money can save his men. But guess what the gardener just found?

Pastor Iglesia

The Branch

The Branch · 2019

MovieComedyDrama

The employees of the Industrial Zone Branch of Banco Nacional Obrero, after a long vacation, must return to work and resume their routine, something that will not be easy, because the bosses came up with the idea of conducting a work climate survey, which will reveal the true personalities in the office. This and many more funny situations will happen to the poor employees.

Fercho

Virus Tropical

Virus Tropical · 2018

MovieAnimationDrama

Paola grows up in a Colombian family full of appearances: her father is a priest, her mother a psychic, and her sisters don’t live up to their parents’ expectations. She seeks independence in a world full of stereotypes and learns to live on her own terms, as a series of experiences gradually shape her personality.

Mario (voice)

I Saw Three Black Lights

I Saw Three Black Lights · 2025

I Saw Three Black Lights

A wise old man embarks on his final journey, entering the Colombian jungle to find a place to die. But the paramilitary soldiers who control the area endanger his peaceful transition to the realm of the dead.

Comandante

All Your Dead Ones

All Your Dead Ones · 2011

All Your Dead Ones

MovieComedyDrama

Salvador is a peasant who one day wakes up as usual to work on his land but instead finds a pile of corpses in the middle of his crops. He runs to notify the authorities but is Sunday and Election Day so the dead ones end up being a nuisance that nobody wants to deal with.

Agente Cuero

Blanca

Juan

Football Dreams

Football Dreams · 2013

Football Dreams

SeriesDramaComedy

The Selection is a review of the exciting world of football and the eventful lives of four emblematic players of the Colombian National Team: Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, René Higuita and Faustino Asprilla.

René Higuita

Entre Panas

Entre Panas · 2014

Entre Panas is a series that tells the story of a group of close friends reuniting after 10 years, exploring the importance of true friendship and how shared moments are what truly matter.

Raúl

Always a Witch

Always a Witch · 2019

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

A young 17th-century witch time travels to the future to save the man she loves, but first must adjust to present-day Cartagena and defeat a dark rival.

Braulio

Azúcar

Azúcar · 2016

SeriesDramaSoap

In a valley marked by sugarcane fields, a curse unleashes conflicts between generations. Forbidden loves, broken loyalties, and buried secrets reveal a gripping story where the past and present converge in an inescapable destiny.

Seuniel Asprilla Cundumí

The Final Score

The Final Score · 2022

The Final Score

The complicated relationship of several of the Colombian national team players with drug trafficking, one that culminated in the own goal and murder of one of the most beloved defenders in the world.