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Rene Lavan
Born (1968-11-05) November 5, 1968 (age 56)

Rene Lavan (born November 5, 1968) is a Cuban-American actor. He is known for his roles in movies and TV shows.

Early Life

Rene Lavan was born in Artemisa, Havana Province, Cuba. When he was 11 years old, in 1980, he moved from Cuba to the United States.

Acting Career

Rene Lavan has acted in many different types of shows and films. In 1996, he was in the movie Azúcar amarga. He also appeared in the TV show One Life to Live.

He has acted in several telenovelas, which are like long TV dramas. Some of these include Morelia (1995) and Enamorada (1999). In 2001, he played the main male role in María Belén.

Rene has also been featured in magazines like People en Español. Later, he appeared in popular TV dramas. These include CSI: Miami (2003) and Las Vegas (2004). He was also in the movie Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).

In 2004, he acted alongside Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis in Christmas with the Kranks. Rene has also helped host big events. These include the "Latin Billboard Music Awards" and the "Latin Grammy's."

He also performed on Broadway in the show Latinologues. He worked with actors like Rick Najera and Eugenio Derbez. Rene has also worked as a producer on different projects. These include music videos and films about Latin culture.

More recently, Rene Lavan was in the movie Guerrilla (2008). He acted with Benicio del Toro in that film. He also starred as Francisco Alonso in the TV show Every Witch Way.

Film Roles

Rene Lavan's Film Appearances
Year Title Role
1993 Miami Shakedown Dan Lorenzi
1994 Tollbooth Julio
1996 Azúcar Amarga Gustavo
2002 Red Bear Turco
2003 El Nominado Kune
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Carlos Suarez
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Enrique Decardenal
2008 Che: Part One Cuban Diplomat #2
2008 In Plain View Roberto Turilli
2020 The Last Rafter Thomas

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1995 One Life to Live Javier Perez One episode
1995 Oye Rene TV movie
1995 Morelia Rene 4 episodes
1996 Un Dia en Hollywood Rene TV movie
1999–2000 Enamorada Raimundo Alvarado 100 episodes
2001 The Suitor Mundin TV movie
2001 María Belén Pablo Díaz Cortázar 94 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Miguel Episode: "Hurricane Anthony"
2004 Las Vegas Brazilian Highroller Episode: "The Family Jewels"
2012 The Glades City Beach Worker Episode: "Endless Summer"
2012 Burn Notice Alejandro Lopez Episode: "Game Change"
2014 Graceland Immigration Officer Episode: "Magic Number"
2014–2015 Every Witch Way Francisco Alonso 58 episodes
2018 Hialeah Raul Sanchez 6 episodes
2019 El final del paraíso Osman Mesa 2 episodes

See also

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