Juan Carlos Arvelo is an actor and SAG-AFTRA member most recently known for his work in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which was the Golden Globe ® winner for Best Animated Film. The film also won seven of its races at the Annie Awards, including Best Studio Animated Feature, is nominated for the Academy Award ® for Best Animated feature film and at the 2019 British Academy of Arts and Film Awards for Best Animated film.
Juan Carlos Arvelo is a versatile actor who has acted in dozens of TV commercials and national commercials including McDonald’s, Ford, and Old Navy, as well as multiple short and feature length films.
He has performed opposite Academy Award®-winner Benicio del Toro as “Rolando Cubela” in Steven Soderbergh’s portrayal of Ernesto “Che” Guevara in Che:Part One. He was also the lead actor embodying the early 20th century Puerto Rican poet Luis Palés Matos in the television film Palés y la rumba de esquina, a Banco Popular of Puerto Rico TV Special.
In 2010 he won the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award by the UNESCO Youth Commission. In 2011, Juan Carlos Arvelo was recognized at the Cinefiesta Film Festival by winning the Distinguished Young Actor Award for his starring role in the short film Darwin’s Thoughts (Los Pensamientos de Darwin).
Recently he worked in a Puerto Rican short film titled Yours, which will be participating as an official selection of Cinefiesta 2019 and was chosen as an official selection of the World of Women Film Fair in the United Arab Emirates.
“It is a great honor for me to represent Puerto Rico and to be able to harvest success as part of the Hollywood Film Industry” said Arvelo.
Actor Juan Carlos Arvelo joined the star-studded cast of voice talents including Shameik Moore (The Get Down), Lily Tomlin (Grace & Frankie), Nicolas Cage (Face/Off), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Mahershala Ali (Marvel’s Luke Cage) in the Golden Globe ® Award-winning film for Best Animated
filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The movie, directed by Peter Ramsey (Rise of The Guardians), Bob Persichetti (Puss in Boots) and Rodney Rothman (22 Jump Street) tells the story of teen Miles Morales, who becomes the Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
The film, written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street) brings a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
The movie, which has been highly acclaimed by fans and critics alike was reviewed by VULTURE as “A bit of a conceptual dare, but it wins with its nano-second sharp timing, and percussive rat-a-tat-tatting of panels and split screens that make the action and visual gags feel jumpy and alive.”
The New York Times wrote:
“This may be the first Spider-Man feature to qualify as a great New York movie, drawn from the life of the city rather than outdated stereotypes.” – A.O. Scott | The New York Times
The film also paid a special tribute to the late American comic book writer, editor, publisher and producer Stan Lee, whose collaboration with others at Marvel created a legacy. Lee rose to fame by co-creating numerous popular fictional characters including Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Thor, The Hulk, and Black Panther among others. Lee makes one of his last cameos by providing his voice and image in a you blink-you-miss appearance in the film.
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