Born in Argentina, he moved to Spain together with his mother (the actress and acting coach Cristina Rota) in 1978. Following early film appearances as a child actor, he landed a breakthrough role in the 1995 film Stories from the Kronen. He has since starred in films such as Martín (Hache) (1997), Plenilune (2000), Broken Silence (2001), Obaba (2005), Go Away from Me (2006) and Ismael (2013). He has also worked as a stage director and playwright and debuted as a film director with 2022 social drama-thriller On the Fringe.
Juan Diego Botto Rota was born 29 August 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, son of Diego Fernando Botto Alduncín [es] and Cristina Rota. His parents were both actors. His father (a member of the Peronist Youth and Montoneros) was kidnapped and murdered in 1977 during the Argentine Dirty War. In 1978, together with his mother and older sister María, he moved to Madrid, Spain, where his little sister, Nur Al Levi [es], was born. His sisters are both actresses. His mother taught acting classes out of their apartment, before creating her own academy.
He attended high school in New York and lived there for two years.

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