Rene Aranda

Rene Michelle Aranda, sometimes credited as Ren Aranda, (born December 6, 1990) is an American actress, best known for Papa and Expelled. She has won Best Actress (Silverstate Film Festival, 2018),[1] Best Supporting Actress (LA Edge Film Awards, 2018)[2] and Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Kennedy Center ACT Festival)[3][4][5] and finished as a semifinalist in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Center's Irene Ryan scholarship program.[6]

Rene Aranda
Aranda in 2018
Born
Rene Michelle Aranda

(1990-12-06) December 6, 1990
Whittier, California
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRen
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Known forPapa (2018 film)
FamilyMichael Aranda (brother)
Websiterenearanda.com

Early life and family

Aranda was born in Whittier, California, to Frank and Cheryl Aranda. She was raised in the nearby city of Chino Hills, where Aranda grew up with older brother Michael Aranda (YouTube creator and musician), older sister Sara Ann Aranda and younger brother Frank Nathan Aranda. Her mother was a self produced singer/songwriter through CD Baby and secretary to the college dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Cal State Fullerton[7] until she died June 27, 2009, after a seven-year battle with breast cancer.[8]

Career

2009–2012: Vocational training

Aranda is an alumnus of the Los Angeles City College Theater Academy, a three-year, audition-only acting conservatory at which Morgan Freeman, Mark Hamill, Cindy Williams and Bette Davis studied.[9] Just before graduating in 2012, she won the national award "Outstanding Performance by an Actress" in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for her role as Willy the Space Freak in a gender-bent adaptation of Sam Shepard's The Unseen Hand.[3]

For her role as "Van's Sister" in LACC's stage production of Bert V. Royal's Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead in 2010, Aranda was nominated for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Irene Ryan scholarship,[6] for which actors compete as a part of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. She made it to the semi finals.

2013–2014: Early career

First invited to the set of network Cinelatino distributed film Smile Now Cry Later as a background actor by a fellow Theater Academy alum, Aranda was later asked to replace a crew member on a subsequent film before being locked in for two more features (Fighting Chance and Cherry Red Kiss) and by the fourth production (Until the Day I Die), she served the company Plus Entertainment as an in-house producer, appearing on screen in each title she helped produce.[9]

Aranda was featured with touring architect Alán Ramiro Manning in the Woodbury University Neo-Tribes Runway Event[10] on May 1 and 2 2013, donning a Jenny Erin Davis (Black Lightning) design of a Bram Stoker's Dracula inspired Elisabeta (Transylvania 1462), wearing Stila makeup.

2018: Music

In addition to her film and television career, Aranda debuted as a musical artist in 2018, releasing two pop singles a few months apart on Spotify,[11] iTunes,[12] iHeartRadio[13] and other online streaming platforms.

Youth programs and education

Aranda is a regular volunteer reader and occasional coordinator for Reading to Kids,[14] and ran on the foundation's charity relay team in the Los Angeles Marathon in 2016.[15]

She also participates as a volunteer actor in Young Storytellers "Big Show" productions.

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 It's Dark Here Funeral Mourner
Smile Now Cry Later
2014 Sins of a Call Girl Diner Patron Scene deleted
Fighting Chance Sabrina
Expelled Police Officer
Cherry Red Kiss Eva Alvarez
2015 Faraar SWAT
2016 Until the Day I Die: Part 1 Officer Bracamontes
Until the Day I Die: Part 2 Cholita
The Green Fairy Mrs. Ferrer
A Killer Walks Amongst Us
Shadows of the Dead Police Officer Uncredited
Christmas with the Andersons Police Officer
2 Lava 2 Lantula! S.W.A.T. Uncredited
I Know Where Lizzie Is EMT
2017 Destruction Los Angeles Police Officer Uncredited
Inspired to Kill Inmate
2018 Eruption: LA Army Soldlier Uncredited
Papa Robin
Searching Emergency Medical Technician Uncredited
Woman on the Edge Police Officer Uncredited
2019 Boris and the Bomb Sonia
Intolerance: No More 9-11 Operator Voice
Debbie and Doug

Drop Acid in the Desert

 Bunny Short, festival circuit
The Fanatic Tourist
12 Pups of Christmas Alex's Mom
2020 Sinister Savior Izzie's House Medic
Mommy is a Murderer EMT
86 Melrose Ave Coworker
Four Hour Layover in Juarez Valeria Short, festival circuit
Bonded Girl in Pedicab Uncredited
Night Mistress Shelly Steele Post-production
Emily or Oscar Laura Post-production
Dusters The Retriever Short, festival circuit
Lichlord Dan and the Fall of Man Dr. Samantha Monroe Filming
Happy Horror Days Filming
Midnight in the Switchgrass'[16][17][18] Post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 HitREcord on TV Herself Episode 2: "Fantasy"
2014-2018 WhatImDoingRightNow Herself Michael Aranda's vlog, 9 episodes
2015 Tabloid Bracamontes/ S.W.A.T 2 episodes
2016 Murder Among Friends Officer Mejia Episode: "Unholy Friends"
Take My Wife Hotel Patron Episode: "Holiday Special"
Dangerous Games
2016-2017 Blood Relatives Police Officer 2 episodes
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Paramedic Scene Deleted
2017 Germany's Next Top Model Herself 3 episodes
Betrayed Police Officer/ S.W.A.T. 3 episodes
Extreme Measures CSI Episode: "Oh Mother, Where Art Thou?"
2019 Intrigue Jury
CollegeHumor Originals:

Kingpin Katie

 Officer Episode 8
CryptTV: Fight Night Spectator
2020 Nova Vita Nurse Julie Post-production
Music Video roles
Year Song Artist Role
2016 JoHn Muir ScHoolboy Q Police Officer
One Time Comin' YG Police Officer
Let You Go - Ft. The Promise Bobo Norco Police Officer
2017 High Spirits Pierre Lead
Math Quin EMT
2018 Need You Anymore

(Movie Soundtrack - Smile Now Cry Later)

 Patrick Nuo Dancer
Evidence Bashrock Girlfriend
2019 Stay Broke Tokyo Yens Inmate
No Sudden Moves Julia Nunes Hand Dancer
Upcoming Music Video Dax Police Officer
2020 We Can Make Up Guy Tang LGBTQ+ Couple

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result
2010 Irene Ryan (KCACTF)[6] Acting Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead Semifinalist
2012 Outstanding Performance by an Actress (KCACTF)[3][4][5] Acting The Unseen Hand Won
2018 LA Edge Film Awards)[2] Best Supporting Actress A View From the Mountain (short) Won
2018 Silverstate Film Festival)[1] Best Actress A View From the Mountain (short) Won
2019 Rising Star[19] Industry Award Won

References
  1. "Silver State Film Festival 2018 Awards". Silver State Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. "Winners". LA EDGE. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  3. "National Awards - The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival". web.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  4. "Los Angeles Collegian". Issuu. Apr 30, 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  5. "Los Angeles Collegian". Issuu. Mar 13, 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. "Issue 1 Spring 2011 Volume 164 Feb 23 | Egypt | Student Financial Aid In The United States". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  7. "Cheryl Aranda Finds Inspiration in Her Children and in Song". calstate.fullerton.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. Gutierrez, Guerra (July 2, 2009). "Legacy Obituaries". Los Angeles Times.
  9. "What Show Business Looks Like In Your Twenties". Ms. In The Biz. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  10. Aranda, Rene Michelle (2019-05-20). "Remembering opening the Bram Stroker Dracula-inspired collection in the @Woodburyfashion Neo-Tribes Runway Event, May 2013". @therenearanda. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  11. "Ren Aranda". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  12. "Ren Aranda on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  13. "Ren Aranda on iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio.com.
  14. "Reading to Kids Monthly Reading Club Recap". ReadingtoKids.org.
  15. "Reading to Kids - 2017 Sketchers Performance Los Angeles Marathon". ReadingtoKids.org | News. 2017.
  16. Midnight in the Switchgrass - IMDb Full Cast & Crew, retrieved 2020-09-22
  17. "Rene Michelle Aranda (aka Ren) on Instagram: "I missed set meals like this. #lunchat8pm #becausefilmmaking #masksuntilseated #midnightintheswitchgrass #i❤️acting"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  18. "Midnight in the Switchgrass - Google Search". Google. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  19. "Rene Michelle Aranda Wins the Rising Star Award at the 2019 HSSF". Eye on Entertainment.
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