Jon Kortajarena

Jon Kortajarena Redruello (born 19 May 1985 in Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish male model. He became famous for his advertising campaigns including for Giorgio Armani, Mango and Tom Ford

Career

Kortarajena was rather accidentally discovered during a " Fashion Week" by Ricardo Minio and talked to a modeling career. His first appearances on the catwalk, he had 2004 for Minio and John Galliano. In the same year took him Roberto Cavalli for an advertising campaign under contract. In 2007 he signed a contract with the U.S. fashion label Guess. The Forbes Magazine listed him in 2009 at number eight of the ten most successful male models.

Kortarajena made ​​his film debut as Carlos in Tom Ford's directorial debut A Single Man.

Filmography

• 2009: A Single Man