Juan Lecanda
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Juan, also known as the "Latin Jerry Lewis", started acting at the age
of 3 when he did impersonations of his teachers in school. He then did
every single school play a kid his age could and he has been acting
ever since. He spent the next 12 years going to school and doing TV
commercials. He attended Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City to
study the Bachelor in Communication. That helped him understand the
process behind the camera. His TV debut as a Series Regular was in
Platanito Show, where he was a straight man for Platanito, one of
Mexico's most recognized comedians. There, he worked with comedians
such as Cepillin and Carlos Villagran "Kiko". He flew to Miami, Florida
to sign an exclusive contract to work for a year in American network
Univision at the show Despierta America. He returned to his country to
work with Mexico's top comedy actor, Eugenio Derbez in the show La
Familia P Luche. Over that period, he also shared credits in the show
Primero Mundial with Brozo and Andres Bustamante. In 2011, he moved to
LA where he attended the New York Film Academy to solidify his acting
education by getting the Associates degree in Acting for Film. He has
starred in over 20 student short films. He was part of the select group
that formed the NYFA West Ensamble, directed by Academy award nominee
actress Brenda Vaccaro, in which more than a hundred students
auditioned for. "Veladoras", the last short film he starred in, was an
Official Selection by the Costa Rica International Film Festival 2012
and Puerto Rico International Film Festival 2012 and an Award Of Merit
by the Lucerne International Film Festival 2012. Recently, he has been
doing National Commercials for clients such as Walmart. He lives in LA
with his brother Daniel, who is a Director and who has a Production
Company with: Lecanda Films.