Raba subsequently returned to Colombia and worked as a model. He sought work from the Colombian TV channel
Caracol, who suggested that he take acting lessons. He took acting classes in Bogota with Edgardo Roman and then continued his studies in New York at the
Lee Strasberg Institute. Not long after, he accompanied a friend to an acting class where Colombian professor Edgardo Roman was impressed by Raba's acting ability. Encouraged, Raba began attending auditions. Two months after his first audition, Caracol channel asked him to co-star in the television series
Amor En Forma. In 1999, he played a small part in the TV series
Marido y mujer. Immediately after, he took the leading part in the TV series
La reina de Queens. Around the same time, he appeared in the theatrical play
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, based on the book by
Gabriel García Márquez. Later the Venezuelan channel RCTV asked him to co-star in the telenovela
Viva La Pepa. This led to an offer to appear in
La niña de mis ojos, which launched Raba's international career. In 2002's
Mi gorda bella, Raba played Orestes Villanueva Mercuri, who falls in love with the good-hearted Valentina. In 2004, when he filmed for RCTV the TV series
Estrambótica Anastasia. In 2005, he returned to Colombia and filmed for the channel Caracol the TV series
Por amor a Gloria. In 2006 included he appeared in the movie
Una Abuela Virgen and as the main character in the TV film
Soltera y sin Compromiso. In the following years he had parts in several soap operas. In 2008 Raba appeared in
El Cartel de los sapos, in a 2009 episode of
Tiempo final and in an episode of
Mental. After that he had a part in
Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas. In 2013 he was a main character in
Los secretos de Lucía. In 2014, he was cast as
Gustavo Gaviria, the cousin of
Pablo Escobar in
Narcos. He stated that this was a very personal story for him since his uncle was killed by Escobar. In 2015 Raba joined the third season of
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the
Inhuman Joey Gutierrez. ==Personal life==