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WATCH: How an 11-year-old car thief became a stunt driver

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Madrid - Juan Carlos Delgado loves driving, but as a youngster he became infamous for stealing cars in the Spanish capital Madrid. 

In fact his exploits became so well-known that a film was made about him. Vice chatted to the 48-year-old and found out how he turned his life around. 

Giving back to the community

Vice said: Juan Carlos Delgado started stealing cars at age 11, and had been arrested numerous times before he was sent to a reform school in Madrid at 15. Now, after channeling his passion for cars into work as a stunt driver, Delgado is back at the institution that saved him, working to keep kids out of trouble.

Watch: Juan Carlos Delgado turns his life around 

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