An American-born Venezuelan former professional soccer midfielder/forward is named for Juan Pablo Galavis. He retired in the year 2008 and began his career in the music industry. He has played for the Primera Division Venezolana with Dep. Italchacao, Monagas SC, Aragua FC, Guaros FC, Miami FC. In the year 2013, he was chosen as the first Latino star of the ABC-TV reality show "The Bachelor" after 17 editions. Prior to this, he began filming television commercials and had a short stint working as a television presenter for a Miami-based sports show, Mega TV's "Mega News".