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 | | José F. Duval, a New York based actor played the role of Juan Valdez until 1969 when he was replaced by Carlos Sánchez of Medellín, Colombia, a farmer born in Fredonia, a small town near the largest coffee producing region of Colombia, Antioquia. |
 | | At the beginning of the Millennium, the Juan Valdez character (inactive for a couple of years because Colombian government cutbacks forced the federation to reduce its advertising activities and retire Mr. |
 | | In September 2000, Colombian President Andres Pastrana awarded Juan Valdez (Carlos Sánchez) a silver cross for national merit on his 40th birthday at a ceremony in the presidential palace in Bogato (Lana the mule remained downstairs during the ceremony). |
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