Portrait of Derek Efrain Villanueva

Derek Efrain Villanueva

Acting

Biography

Derek Efrain Villanueva is an American SAG & AFTRA actor, film and web series writer, and producer. He made his film debut in a 2010 short film, Little Love, in which he co-wrote and starred. The film toured multiple LGBT Film Festivals including Miami, Frameline, Inside Out Toronto, Philadelphia Qfest, Chicago’s Reeling Film Festival, Vancouver, Long Beach QFilms, North Carolina LGBT Fest, Barcelona, and more. He also started, produced, and wrote “Fabulous High,” the LGBT “dramedy” series focused on the lives of a group of high school students.

Filmography

2016
The First 24

as Mateo Villalobos

2013
Lost Angel

as Carlitos

2013
Fabulous High

as Jesse Avila

2011
Longhorns

as César

2010
Little Love

as Rafael