Reinaldo Zavarce Peche (born June 8, 1988) is a
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n actor and singer. He was born in
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
, and made his screen acting debut in the Venezuelan
RCTV telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
s “Mujer con Pantalones,” “Te Tengo en Salsa,” “Amantes,” and “Toda una dama.” His film credits include the popular romantic comedy “Dia Naranja,” but he is perhaps best known for his starring role as Alex in the hit Nickelodeon Latin America /Sony Pictures Television teen drama series ''
Isa TKM
''Isa TKM'' (Isa Te Quiero Mucho) is an original telenovela-like teen program from Nickelodeon Latin America in co-production with Sony Pictures Television, Made in Venezuela being the second from three Latin American Nickelodeon programs (The f ...
''.
and “Isa TK+”.
The show, commonly referred to as the “Latin American High School Musical,” became a phenomenon among teens across the Americas (US included due to its airing on MTV's Spanish language channel MTV Tr3s), and became a #1 hit in its demographic in over 23 countries its first season. The Los Angeles Times deemed the fan frenzy surrounding the show and its cast members “Isa-mania,”
and in 2008 Reinaldo was awarded “Actor of the Year” at Nickelodeon Brazil’s “Meus Premios Nick” Awards (and again in 2010 at the Kids Choice Awards Mexico). That Zavarce’s real-life ex girlfriend was (and is) on- screen “Isa” love
Maria Gabriela de Faría only added to the press and public frenzy around Reinaldo, and has kept them both on the covers of some of the biggest magazines across Latin America and Brazil.
He hosted the Nickelodeon Latin America and Brazil coverage of the 2012 US
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice) is an annual American children's awards ceremony show that is produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in late March or early April, the show honors ...
with
Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...
. His KCA host duties were a performed in a mix of English, Spanish and Portuguese languages, he is fluent in all three. Zavarce is managed (worldwide) by SCRIVEN TALENT (Los Angeles) and repped internationally by William Morris Endeavor (Los Angeles).
He's starting to write his new feature film, "Destroying Nacho" motivated by real life events.
Music
Since becoming a household name via television, Peche has also evolved into a bona-fide music star. After two top selling “Isa” records (#1 in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia, top 10 in Argentina), and a sold out “Isa” live tour, Reinaldo went on to create a new punk-pop side project,
PANORAMA EXPRESS f/Reinaldo Zavarce “Peche”, which released its first EP, "Directo a Shanghai" on April 3, 2012.
Background
Reinaldo Zavarce Peche was born in
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
. He shares his first name with his father, Reinaldo, and his "Peche" with his mother, Laura Peche. He has two siblings, Andrea and Vicente. Zavarce attended High School Central of Bachelors Technology Agricultural (CBTA) No. 264, in
Hermosillo
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,
Sonora, Mexico
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 72 municipalities; the ...
.
An avid sports fan and talented athlete, Reinaldo played soccer on the professional youth team Venezuelan
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n
Deportivo Italia at the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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and won a scholarship to the
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...
in
Chicago
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to study administration and to play soccer. Zavarce returned to Venezuela after an injury, and resumed his studies at the
Universidad Metropolitana
The Metropolitan University ( es, Universidad Metropolitana) (Unimet) is a Venezuelan university founded in 1970 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Eugenio Mendoza Goiticoa in the terrains donated by the businessman Pius Schlageter, father of ...
in
Caracas.
He has also been a semi-professional, previously sponsored,
Paintball
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player.
Career
In 2004, Zavarce attended a casting call for Venezuela television and subsequently participated in several popular telenovelas: ''Mujer con pantalones'' (''Women Wearing Pants''), ''Te tengo en salsa'' (''I have you in Salsa''), and ''Amante'' (''Lovers'').
In 2007 he participated (along with Maria Gabriela de Faria) on the soap opera ''Toda una dama'' (''A Lady'') for
RCTV International
RCTV International (formerly known as Coral Pictures or Coral International) is a subsidiary of Empresas 1BC. It was formed in Miami, Florida in 1982 as Coral Pictures to be the international distributor of RCTV's productions.
In 1986, the com ...
playing the role of the son of a politician.
In 2008 he joined the cast of the Nickelodeon Latin America teen drama ''Isa TKM''. The musical telenovela was written by Mariela Romero
and debuted in several
Latin American
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in September
and October 2008
and on
MTV Tr3́s in June 2009.
The series has given Zavarce recognition in several
Latin American
Latin Americans ( es, Latinoamericanos; pt, Latino-americanos; ) are the citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America). Latin American countries and their diasporas are multi-eth ...
countries for his role as "Alex". The series is positively compared to the ''
High School Musical
''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
film series'',
and ''Band.com.br'' writes "The teen soap produced by
Sony Pictures Television
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for
Nickelodeon Latin America is a phenomenon among pre-teens across the Americas, all because of the adventures of Alex and Isabella (Reinaldo "Peche" Zavarce) who, together with Linda (Micaela Castelotti) Cristina (Milena Torres) and Rey (Willy Martin), show much color, music, dance and humor."
Also in 2008, he began work in ''Día naranja'' (''Orange Day''), directed by Venezuelan Alejandra Szeplaki.
Zavarce starred as "Victor", a
DJ affected by the probable pregnancy of his girlfriend. The film premiered in Venezuela on October 9, 2009.
The second in the ''Isa TKM'' series, ''Isa TK+'', premiered in January 2009.
Filmography
Film
Television roles
Awards and nominations
* 2008 "Actor of the Year" Nickelodeon Brazi Meus Premios Nick Awards (and again in
* 2010 "Actor of the Year" Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Mexico
References
External links
*
Reinaldo Zavarceat the
Internet Movie Database
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1988 births
Living people
Male actors from Caracas
Singers from Caracas
Venezuelan male models
Venezuelan male television actors
21st-century Venezuelan male singers