John Cortacharena. Biography and path to heights

The capricious and changeable world of fashion manages to conquernot all. Many of those who passionately seek to connect their lives with walks on the podium and photo sessions for glossy magazines, do not stand the load that falls on a dreamed person. Hundreds of castings and photographic tests are also not a guarantee of successful career growth of the model.

A girl or a young man who longs to becomefashion models, should have a kind of "zest", which will attract photographers and designers. A beautiful face and a slender figure - this is not all that is required for a successful future in the modeling field. You also need luck and incredible diligence. Or a close relationship with the strong world of show business. For example, with Madonna. Like John Kortaharena. Many journalists, and other people with a grin discuss the new novel of the pop queen, attributing to it all the achievements of the new boyfriend. Is it really? Let's figure it out.

The way to model business

John Cortacharena was born on the nineteenth of May 1985year in the small Spanish town of Bilbao, located in the province of Vizcaya. In his teens he and his friends go to Barcelona to relax and go on a fashion show. There, a tall green-eyed young man is noticed by a recruit from the agency View Management and offers to try himself on samples for one of the advertising projects. John agrees.

This decision becomes a turning point inlife of a simple Spanish boy. And soon he began to flash on the best podiums in the world. This was 2003. Officially, John Cortacharena will debut in Cibeles high fashion week in Madrid. He takes part in the collection of the Roberto Verino collection.

From Spain to the USA: career growth

After a while the young man movesin Paris. His first solid contract is cooperation with the fashion house Roberto Cavalli. Then he is invited to New York. There he immerses himself in work with many famous photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Mert and Marcus, Steven Klein and others.

At the same time, the young model is activecooperates with such brands as Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Chanel and others. John Cortacharena becomes the face of many of the well-known brands, including GUESS. The leading model of this fashion house is the young Spaniard in 2007.

Fetish by Tom Ford

John's chiselled features attract attention andglossy magazines. In 2008, he appears on the cover of the edition of L "Officiel Hommes." After a while, he is invited to a photo shoot for Tom Ford, Terry Richardson, who shot it for the famous fashion designer, was the link that firmly connected the talented Spanish model and the American couturier. Ever since, John Kortaharena has been a kind of Ford fetish.

In the modeling business there are also variousawards and festivals. Many awards of these competitions have passed into the hands of the Spanish macho. In addition, the well-known financial publication Forbes called John one of the ten most influential and successful male models in the world.

Film career and personal life

In addition to working with couturiers and photographers, healso engaged in acting. His first debut took place in Tom Ford's "The Lonely Man". His partners on the set were Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. This picture was the best work presented at the Vienna Film Festival.

John Cortacharena, whose personal life alsointeresting to the public, as well as his creative successes, is that very "boy", to which the queen of pop Madonna has sunk. The meeting of the diva and mannequin took place in 2010 at the New York premiere of the film "A Lonely Man". Everyone knows the love of Madonna to the young boys. Cortacharena was no exception. His beauty captivated the pop queen, and the couple left already together. After a while, John starred in a Madonna video called "Girl Gone Wild."

In 2011, Kylie Minogue, who conducted the casting forfilming his clip, chose the main role of John. And not just for work. He became the new boyfriend of the singer. John Cortacharena and his girlfriend hide the development of their relationship.