René Peraza

René's acting aspiration came as an offshoot from music, as is the case with many musician/actors. Starting his on-screen work as an extra in the late 90's Robin Williams' films such "What Dreams May Come" and " Bicentennial Man," and TV shows such as Don Johnson's "Nash Bridges" - all which were shot on-location in his home turf of San Francisco, California. His featured on-screen, scripted work first came as 'Sergio,' the dad in the Heald College series of ads that had a healthy run in early 2002. Since then, René has done work for many major world-renowned brands that make the Silicon Valley their home: Cisco®, Intel®, Seagate®, Polycom®, Bank of America, Wells Fargo® and Franklin Templeton to name a few. In addition to these, many brands have benefited from René's print-work: Nissan® (for 2003 Murano(TM) launch campaign), American Express® and Bank-of-America (with renowned New York photographer Alan Kaplan). René's SAG-actor credentials finally came in 2016, in the form of the role as Detective Ribeiro in a scene with Hugh Laurie on his new HULU / FOX series 'Chance.' René is also a composer/lyricist and performer, and has performed most of the historic stages in San Francisco, as well as other cities in the United States. René has shared the stage with Jorge and Carlos Santana, and has performed the National Anthem at Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Oakland, California). Below is a 30-year career highlights flash: The 80s: [w/group, Bolero] · Opened for Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, Pseudo Echo. · Won Live 105's "Best New Bay Area Band" - 1988 The 90s: · Headlined San Francisco's 'Carnaval '96' [w/group, Sabor!] · Jorge Santana (of 70's Malo 'Suavecito' fame) - René was Jorge's front man for 10 years. Opened for Los Lobos, and headlined with other acts. · Carlos Santana - Shared the stage with Carlos Santana many times, and was runner-up as front-man for his 'Supernatural' tour. The 2000s: · National Anthem (Oakland Stadium sold-out Raiders/Cowboys football game) · Sang for SF Mayor Willie Brown. · Sang 'Killing Me Softly' to its lyricist, Norman Gimbel (at grandson's wedding)