Reinaldo Zavarce
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Reinaldo Zavarce | |
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Reinaldo Zavarce in 2024 | |
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| Other names | Reinaldo Peche Zavarce, "Peche" |
| Occupations | Actor and singer |
| Known for | Isa TKM Isa TK+ |
Reinaldo Zavarce Peche (known as PECHE) is a Venezuelan actor and singer born in Caracas, Venezuela, best known for his starring role as Alex in the Nickelodeon Latin America telenovela Isa TKM.[1]
He hosted the orange carpet of the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards for its Latin American broadcast.
He recorded several songs for the soundtrack of Isa TKM and Isa TK+.
Zavarce created the rock band “Panorama Express” which released its first EP "Directo a Shanghai" on April 3, 2012, its only single “Voy Donde Estés” (which also had a Brazilian portuguese version called “Vou Por Voce”) debuted through Nickelodeon Latin America.
Background
Reinaldo Zavarce (PECHE) was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He shares his first name with his father, Reinaldo, and his "Peche" with his mother, Laura Peche. He has two siblings, Andrea and Vicente.
An avid sports fan and talented athlete, Reinaldo played soccer on the professional youth team Venezuelan Venezuelan Deportivo Italia at the FIFA U-20 World Cup and won a scholarship to the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago to study administration and to play soccer. Zavarce returned to Venezuela after an injury, and resumed his studies at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas.
On May, 5 2022 he became an United States citizen.
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 telenovela Toda una dama (A Lady) for RCTV International playing the role of the son of a politician.[2]
In 2008 he joined the cast of the Nickelodeon Latin America telenovela Isa TKM. The musical telenovela was written by Mariela Romero[3] and debuted in Latin America on September[4] 2008[1] and on MTV Tr3́s in June 2009.[5] The series has given Zavarce recognition in several Latin American countries for his role as "Alex".
In 2008, he began work in Día naranja (Orange Day), directed by Venezuelan Alejandra Szeplaki.[6] Zavarce starred as "Victor", a DJ affected by the probable pregnancy of his girlfriend. The film premiered in Venezuela on October 9, 2009.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Día naranja | Víctor | |
| 2014 | Mateo | Mateo | Short film |
| 2015 | Don Quixote | Miguel | |
| 2016 | Last Resort | Rafa | Short film, also producer |
| 2016 | Ruta Madre | José Ibarra | |
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Amantes | Alirio Bejarano | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Te tengo en salsa | Diego Sánchez | Starring |
| 2007 | Toda una dama | Guillermo "Guille" Galván | Starring |
| 2008 | Isa TKM | Alejandro "Alex" Ruiz | Starring |
| 2009 | Isa TK+ | Alejandro "Alex" Ruiz | Starring |
| 2012 | Level Up | Hugo Vega | Episode: "A Leak Among Us" |
| 2012 | Julie and the Phantoms | Himself | Episode: "Festival" |
| 2013 | 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra | Juan José "Juanjo" Seminario | Main role; 75 episodes |
| 2017 | Jane the Virgin | Male Telenovela Star | Episode: "Chapter Sixty", "Chapter Seventy-Two" |
| 2018 | Brooklyn 99 | Juan Ramirez-Xerpatico | Episode: "Honeymoon" |