Trivia

Rene Michelle Aranda and Shahs of Sunset (2012)'s Jessica Parido studied theater together in High School.

Her favorite movies are The Fifth Element, The Princess Bride and Doctor Strange.

She is a 38.2% Native American.

Rene won a national award April, 2012 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Landed a lead role in The Pain Killers (2013) after crashing an audition for one of the male characters.

The ring Rene wears everyday was her inherited from her mother as a reminder of the pact they made to never give up on their dreams.

Rene Michelle Aranda, Sarah Fontenot and Match Made in Heaven (2015) season one winner Jade Turpin were roommates.

Rene's mother, recording artist Cheryl Aranda, passed away June 27th, 2009 after a seven year battle with breast cancer. Rene was 18 years old.

Rene is one of four children. Her siblings are Michael Aranda (1986), Sara Aranda (1988), and Frank Nathan Aranda (1992).

Rene Michelle Aranda and Riley Dandy both attended the same audition-only 3-year conservatory called the "Theatre Academy". Aranda graduated in 2012, two years before Dandy.

Rene was an audience member for one episode of Surviving Suburbia (2009) and two episodes of HarmonQuest (2016).

Her sister Sara is professional rock-climber who has appeared in Subaru commercials & Climbing Magazine.

Rene shaved her head bald for a non-paying theater role at her acting school.

She founded a talent show at her high school that continued annually years after she graduated.

Her high school theater department established a Lifetime Achievement Award in her honor her senior year. She was the first recipient.

Her eldest brother, Michael Aranda, is a prominent YouTube Creator.

Rene is among LACC's notable alumni with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Mark Hamill, and Donna Reed.

Her favorite band is The Local Natives. She's been a fan since before they changed their name from Cavil at Rest. She and the drummer are both from Chino Hills, CA.

Her favorite super hero is Spider-Man.

Rene is a jack-of-all-trades and has had various writings, poems, drawings and photos published in newspapers, books, and magazines.