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The Mamma Mia! and Fuller House star found a perfect getaway in the heart of Spain’s capital

Mamma Mia! actor Juan Pablo Di Pace tours Closer through his Spanish abode.

When Juan Pablo Di Pace isn’t acting on Fuller House or making music in

Los Angeles, you’ll find him some 5,800 miles across the Atlantic in Malasaña, one of the hippest quarters of Madrid.

“I go every two months or so, and I chose to have a home there because it’s the most vibrant neighborhood in [Spain’s] capital,” Juan Pablo, 38, shares with Closer. “In Madrid, it’s like they were born with a gene of knowing how to have a good time, so it’s very relaxed and fun.”

The handsome Argentinian star, who came to fame singing and dancing in 2008’s Mamma Mia!, purchased the one-bedroom, approximately 1,000-square-foot bachelor pad in March. “I saw it online in LA, visited and said, ‘Let’s do it!’ ” he recalls. “It’s my first home — the only one I own — and I saw its possibilities.”

Since his building is one of many in central Madrid that’s hundreds of years old, “that made it even more fun. I thought, ‘How can I make this cool in a historical way but put in elements that are a bit swanky?’ ’’

He pulled out the drywall hiding some of its brick walls and exposed a wooden ceiling beam, which helped inspire the decor. “That’s why I put in a wood bed and made a closet with a barn door,” he explains. “The three elements of wood,

brick and leather [seen in his living room’s Chesterfield couch] sum the place up for me, because I’m a very earthy person.”

He found an antique coffee table for the sitting area in Madrid’s El Rastro quarter, which is filled with antiques and flea markets. “You can get something 300 or 400 years old from a castle or private mansion that’s not too expensive,” he marvels.

In addition to being his fave place to watch TV and study scripts, Juan Pablo discovered a bonus about his living room while rehearsing for a recent concert: “It has great acoustics!”

In picking a color scheme, Juan Pablo gravitated toward “the browns, reds and oranges I love,” and chose orange for his bedroom. “I love how it gives a pop,” he says. “I always have discussions with my mom about color. She says, ‘You can’t be

scared of it, because it’s there to be used and say something.’ ”

The artwork also says a lot about Juan Pablo, from a painting of his feet when he was a dance major in London to another of his eye, taken from his portrayal of Jesus in the 2015 series A.D. The Bible Continues — both created by his mother. “She did a series of paintings about the crucifixion, and the Jesus she went with was her own son,” he says.

Since his frequent 14-hour plane rides leave him “jet-lagged for most of the year,” especially now while he’s promoting his new single, “Broken,” Juan Pablo is lucky that his country away from home is famous for its afternoon siestas. “I’m a bit of a workaholic,” he admits. “So when I go to Madrid, it reminds me that there are cultures and countries that allow people to have a relaxing time.”

— Reporting by Ilyssa Panitz

“I fell in love with this table,” he says of the sitting room centerpiece with its elaborate base. He thinks it’s more than 300 years old. “The paintings are quite powerful to look at,” he says of his mom’s artwork in the bedroom (above). “When I...

Juan Pablo stars on the Netflix series Fuller House, and his new single “Broken” (right) is out now. “Walk outside and you’re pretty much in the Broadway area, seven minutes away from all the theaters,” he says.

“I wanted wood elements to be visible,” including the frames on this art.

“The lounge looking out to the street is very typical of a Spanish city home,” he says.