Jean Carlo Simancas (born 17 July 1949 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan theater and television actor popular for his various roles in telenovelas.
Simancas developed a passion for acting while he was studying drama in high school. After finishing high school, he continued with further drama studies at the University Theater of Zulia. After acting in several theater productions, simancas received his first starring role in 1977 in the telenovela titled Tormento.
Simancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated approximately 10 km southwest of the provincial capital Valladolid, on the road to Zamora and the right bank of the river Pisuerga.
Simancas originated as the Roman Septimanca.
Sights include a citadel dating from the Al-Andalus period in the 9th century, a bridge of seventeen arches, and many remains of old walls. In 934 it was the scene of a battle between the Christian troops under Ramiro II of León and the Moors of Abd-al-Rahman III.
The citadel is now the Archivo General de Simancas, sometimes called the Archivo General del Reino, to which the national archives of Spain were removed by order of Philip II in 1563. Their transference thither was first suggested to Charles V by Cardinal Ximenes de Cisneros. The extensive alterations were made by three 16th century architects, Juan de Herrera, Alonso Berruguete and Juan Gómez de Mora; the arrangement of the papers was entrusted to Diego de Ayala.
Simancas is a station on Line 7 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A.