René Farrait
Rene Farrait Nieves (born November 2, 1967) is a Puerto Rican singer, actor, and former member of the boy band Menudo.[1]
Rene Farrait | |
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 Rene Farrait (right, with dark shirt) at Phoenix, Arizona in 1998 | |
| Born | Rene Farrait November 2, 1967 |
| Occupation | Singer |
After leaving the band, Farrait enjoyed a brief solo career.[1]
In the 80's, Rene Farrait reunited with former Menudo bandmates Xavier Serbia, Ray Reyes and Johnny Lozada (Reyes and Farrait were not Menudo members at the same time) and formed a trio called Proyecto M. (Reyes substituted Serbia as a member of Proyecto M).[1]
In 1998, Farrait joined five other former band members (including Reyes and Lozada) for a comeback tour named El Reencuentro.[1]
Following El Reencuentro's break up in 2015, Farrait, along with Reyes and fellow former Menudo members Miguel Cancel, Charlie Masso (who had substituted Farrait as member of the original Menudo) and Robert Avellanet returned to touring, this time being allowed to use the name Menudo again but using the name Menudomania Forever.[2]
Acting
Farrait participated in a film named Menudo: La Pelicula along with his Menudo bandmates in 1981. When Una Aventura Llamada Menudo was recorded in 1982, Farrait had already left the band; substituted by Charlie Masso; nevertheless, he appeared on the background during parts of the film as one of the film's main secondary characters, "Senora Mia", greatly enjoyed the band's last album with Rene on it and had a poster of Rene and his Menudo band-mates in her room.
In 2017, Farrait retook his film career, playing a priest on the Peruvian film "En Busqueda De Wasaberto".[3]
Personal life
Farrait was married to Carol Maldonado, and later got divorced. He has three daughters and is currently single.
In pop culture
Farrait is played by Alejandro Bermudez in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video series based on Menudo, "Subete A Mi Moto".[4]
See also
References
- Dominguez, Robert (16 October 2006). "Original boy band will return with - what else - a reality show". New York Daily News.
- "Reunited Members of Menudo on Their Boy Band Days and 'Menudomania Forever' Tour: Exclusive Video". Billboard.
- "Ex integrante de Menudo graba escenas de película de la Paisana Jacinta". Diario Correo. July 23, 2017.
- https://www.tvynovelas.com/mx/television/menudo-integrantes-subete-a-mi-moto-reparto-serie-amazon-prime-video/