In 1996, he appeared as Gustavo in the independent film
Azúcar amarga directed by Leon Ichaso. He has also appeared on the long-running ABC soap opera,
One Life to Live as Javier Pérez (1995–96, 1997). He has also acted in the telenovela genre appearing in
Morelia (1995), and in the Venevision produced
Enamorada (1999). In 2001, he appeared as the male lead in
Televisa's
María Belén. He has appeared in several publications such as
People en Español,
Vanidades and ''Harper's Bazaar''. In the last few years, Lavan's television appearances have been on the popular CBS drama,
CSI: Miami (2003), on NBC's,
Las Vegas (2004), and in the film
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004). He also appeared in
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) alongside
Tim Allen and
Jamie Lee Curtis. He has also co-hosted programs such as the "Latin Billboard Music Awards", "the Latin Grammy's", among others. He also debuted on Broadway with the long running
Latinologues along with
Rick Najera and Mexican actor
Eugenio Derbez. He is a producer working on various independent projects including music videos and Latin culture-themed films. Additionally, he was formerly named to the board of directors for Fuego Entertainment, a Miami-based Latin-entertainment company that is public under OTC:BB FUGO. He is in
Guerrilla alongside
Benicio del Toro coming in 2008 and is also filming an independent movie about Dr. Ricardo Saca, called
Flights of Fancy also starring
María Conchita Alonso. He also starred in
Every Witch Way as Francisco Alonso. == Filmography ==