Juan Carlos Valdivia (born February 13, 1962, La Paz, Bolivia) is a Bolivian-Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

There, he began to alternate his work in cinema with directing commercials, music videos (including Ángel de amor by the band Maná), and episodes for television series.

The film, starring Demián Bichir and Kate del Castillo, tells the story of a rural teacher trying to obtain a visa to the United States.

[4] In 2009, Valdivia wrote and directed Zona Sur, a film that explores the life of an upper-class family in La Paz during Evo Morales's rise to power.

In 2011, the Municipal Council of La Paz awarded him the Prócer Pedro Domingo Murillo Medal with Palmas de Oro for his cinematographic career.