De la Espriella is the current accordionist of Colombian vallenato singer Martin Elias Diaz.

Juan Mario was born in Sincelejo, Sucre on February 26, 1973, son of Carlos Adolfo De la Espriella and Rosario Salcedo Macías.

His father was a lawyer for the Colombian Petroleum Company (Ecopetrol) and a politician, who served as governor in charge of the department of Sucre on one occasion.

[2] From the age of 17 to 27, Juan Mario spent much of his life at parties playing the accordion, consuming alcohol, becoming a drug addict and having relationships with many women.

[4] In 2007, Juancho and Silvestre underwent lipectomy and liposuction operations in 2007 to remove kilos of body weight.