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Juan José Ballesta

Juan José Ballesta

Actor · Born November 12, 1987 (38) · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Juan José Ballesta debuta en la pequeña pantalla, en 1997, con sólo 8 años en la serie ‘Querido maestro’, protagonizada por Imanol Arias. Dos años después se une al reparto de la ficciónn televisiva ‘Compañeros’. Pero será en el año 2000 cuando empieza a ser popular entre el público tras conseguir el papel protagonista en el drama de Achero Mañas ‘El bola’, por el que se alza con el Goya al mejor actor revelación. En 2003, interpreta a un niño enfermo de cáncer que saca fuerzas para seguir adelante en ‘Planta 4ª’, de Antonio Mercero. Después de un tiempo alejado del cine, regresa en 2005 con ‘7 vírgenes’, por la que gana al Conchad de Plata al mejor actor. En 2010, el actor protagoniza el drama histórico ‘Bruc. El desafío’, y regresa a la pequeña pantalla para unirse al reparto de la ficciónn histórica ‘Hispania’, donde da vida a Paulo.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1987 (38)
From
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Juan José Ballesta's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
3
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Other
4

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Juan José Ballesta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Juan José Ballesta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dopamina Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ignacio

  • Polígono X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Casca

  • Nueva Tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lútalo

  • Bank Under Siege(2024)

    Show as Atracador nº 2 'Cuevas'

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • A Man of Action(2022)

    as Lucio

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Stories to Stay Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Gimnasta

  • Disappeared(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ramón del Barrio (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Lo de Évole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • El Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Pablo

  • Gold(2017)

    as Iturbe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Serve and Protect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 163 episodes · as Rober Batista

  • The Ministry of Time(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vicente González Toca

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • A bailar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Biodiversidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dani

  • Lasting(2013)

    as Joaquin, kuzyn Michała

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Bruc: The Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bruc

  • Among Wolves(2010)

    as Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Hispania, The Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paulo

  • La casa de mi padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gaizka Garay

  • Thieves(2007)

    as Ladrón

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Spectre(2006)

    as Young Tomás

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Doghead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Samuel

  • 7 Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tano

  • The 4th Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Miguel Angel

  • Mi casa es tu casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • El viaje de Carol(2002)

    as Tomiche

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Shanghai Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Finito Chacón

  • El Bola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bola

  • Querido maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 40 episodes · as Roberto

  • Clans of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as José

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Film career

19972026

Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2000Screen debut· El Bola
  • 2000First top-billed film· El Bola

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 29: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Juan José Ballesta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Juan José Ballesta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Juan José Ballesta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patxi Amezcua shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers