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HEY, THERE! THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT. MY NAME IS JUAN VARGAS. I’M A CREATIVE DIRECTOR & HEAD OF ART + DESIGN WITH 14+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CRAFTING WORK ACROSS SOUTHAMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL MARKETS.

NOWADAYS, I’M LIVING, THINKING, CRYING, TALKING, SKETCHING, PARTYING, COOKING, EATING, DANCING AND WORKING IN MADRID. CURRENTLY I’M BEING A FULL-TIME SLAVE TO MY CAT, MAKI, AND DOING SOME COOL WORK AT VML IN MY SPARE TIME TO PAY FOR HIS PREMIUM FOOD. WHEN I’M NOT STARING AT A SCREEN OR BEING A SLAVE OF MY CAT, YOU CAN FIND ME BOARDING A PLANE, FAILING AT RECORDING A RECIPE IN THE KITCHEN, OR ADDING ONE MORE TATTOO TO MY COLLECTION.

BORN AND RAISED IN LIMA, PERU, I GREW UP IN AMONG TAROT READERS, FLAMENCO DANCERS, MUSICIANS, TEACHERS, DJS AND COOKS. I EVEN HAD A 3-MINUTE BRUSH WITH FAME ON THE LEGENDARY 90S PERUVIAN KIDS' SHOW CALLED NUBELUZ. ONCE THE SPOTLIGHT FADED AND THE FAME WAS GONE, I DECIDED TO GET SERIOUS—STUDYING GRAPHIC DESIGN & ADVERTISING, FOLLOWED BY A MASTER’S IN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY LATER ON.

SINCE THEN I’VE BEEN LUCKY TO WORK IN RENOWNED CREATIVE SHOPS DOING LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL WORK FOR BRANDS LIKE: LIPTON (GLOBAL), LAYS (GLOBAL), SANOFI (GLOBAL), DP WORLD (GLOBAL), HSBC (GLOBAL), TINDER (EMEA), PRIMARK (EMEA), PAYPAL (EMEA), HEWLETT- PACKARD, OUIGO, RUAVIEJA, NISSAN (LATAM), CITROËN, SANITAS, GSK, ASTRAZENECA, PKU, AFA ZAMORA, AMSTEL, BEIGENE, SANTANDER, ALCAMPO, COMUNITAT VALENCIANA, PALAU DE LES ARTS, ADIDAS ORIGINALS, KRAFT (LATAM), BACARDÍ, VICHY, LA ROCHE-POSAY, CHILEAN NATIONAL OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY AND SOME OTHERS.

FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH (DOSVECESVARGAS@GMAIL.COM) FOR ENQUIRIES, COLLABS OR ADDITIONAL INFO.

YOU CAN STALK ME IN LINKEDIN OR INSTAGRAM.

AWARDS

D&AD:
2X WOOD, 2X IN-BOOK

ONE SHOW:
1X SILVER, 2X MERIT, 1X IN-BOOK, 6X SHORTLIST

CANNES LIONS:
2X SHORTLIST

CLIOS:
1X GOLD, 1X SILVER, 1X SHORTLIST

OJO DE IBEROAMÉRICA:
1X BEST COUNTRY IDEA, 1X GOLD, 1X SILVER, 6X BRONZE,
8X SHORLIST

EL SOL:
1X GOLD, 3X BRONZE, 4X SHORTLIST

CLUB DE CREATIVOS:
3X IN-BOOK

EPICA:
1X SILVER, 1X IN-BOOK

CREATIVE FLOOR:
4X GOLD

WINA:
2X GRAND PRIX. 1X GOLD, 2X BRONZE

CHILEAN DESIGN BIENNIAL:
AWARD AND FEATURED PROJECT

EXPERIENCE

CURRENTLY
VML (2024, NOW)

PREVIOUSLY
D&V
VML
WE ARE SOCIAL (AMSTERDAM)
EDELMAN (EMEA)
HAVAS
SERVICEPLAN
RAYA
TBWA\
BBDO
DOUBLEYOU
SHACKLETON
AND SOME DESIGN STUDIOS

JURY

ONE SHOW YOUNG ONES 2026
PHNX AWARDS 2025
PHNX AWARDS 2024

COFFEE SHOPS

ACID BAKEHOUSE
EL GORDITO CANTINA
CLIMA CAFECITO
WATTS CANTINA
DOT CAFÉ
PUM PUM BAKERY
ETUAL CAFÉ
OSOM COFFEE