Meet Juan Pablo Galavis, The First Latino On The Bachelor

Meet 'The Bachelor's' First Latino
This March 2013 publicity photo released by ABC shows Juan Pablo Galavis, a contestant on the past season of "The Bachelorette." Galavis will star in the 18th edition of "The Bachelor" which returns in January of 2014 on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Craig Sjodin)
This March 2013 publicity photo released by ABC shows Juan Pablo Galavis, a contestant on the past season of "The Bachelorette." Galavis will star in the 18th edition of "The Bachelor" which returns in January of 2014 on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Craig Sjodin)

Juan Pablo Galavis loves to dance salsa, eat empanadas and kick ball — until 2008 he played professional soccer as midfielder and forward. The devoted dad, born to Venezuelan parents 32 years ago, will soon become the first Latino lead on ABC's show "The Bachelor."

"I am the Bachelor, and I am a Latino, and obviously it’s going to be me. So, there’s going to be a lot of Latino things in the show – a lot, you know, just me. And it’s going to be great. It’s going to be a lot of food, a lot of dancing," he told Fox News Latino.

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