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FERNANDO

Exteriors, Actor
eventually cut from the film, although you can would like to work with, like Meryl Streep, a leg-
see Fernando in the background scenes. After end in cinema. Fernando is most proud of play-
doing many other bit parts, and because he ing Link Larkin, from the play Hairspray, in
was working so much, Fernando dropped out theater college. He would also like to play a
of college. He was also contracted to the Dis- queer story that’s funny and genuine because
ney Channel for three years, and from there, it he prefers comic roles.
was like a roller coaster of ups and downs for
the actor. In his free time, Fernando loves to sleep and
loves to spend his time with his family and
Fernando admits that he was one of those friends. “My relationships in life I love the most
people who couldn’t hide his queerness and and are the most important thing to me, so any
was called gay from the time he was in elemen- chance I get to be around people I love, like my
Fernando is an actor who was born in Costa tary school before he even knew what gay family, just means the world to me.” Says Fer-
Rica and lived there until he was three years meant. It wasn’t until Fernando was sixteen, nando.
old. He later moved to Niagara Falls, New York, when he had his first secret boyfriend, when his
where he grew up. Fernando admits that he parents eventually found out. Luckily, his par- When it’s viable for Fernando, he loves to go
first hated the move and change, with New ents were very loving and caring and were hiking, spend time outdoors, go to protests,
York being super conservative and cold com- super supportive even to this day. and do any thing that raises awareness or pro-
pared to his native Costa Rica. Fernando came motes social justice. Fernando was in a three-
a long way in life and eventually went to Penn Fernando is now starring in a new anthology year relationship but is currently single and
State and Columbia College in Chicago. He did series of a few different stories called Exteriors. enjoying the single life. “I’m learning what that’s
a little internship at Disney World in between The main characters of each story are from a like and who I am. I’m loving myself and giving
and then moved to Los Angeles about eleven previous film called Brotherly Lies. It is a myself that love instead to somebody else.”
years ago and has been there since. prequel to the Exterior series. Fernando plays
Kenny, a loving, very kind person, but he strug- Fernando is currently going back to school for
As a kid, Fernando was always asked what he gles with his marriage and with feeling a con- pre-law with the hopes of becoming an attorney
wanted to be when he grew up, and his answer nection with people, including his husband, to give artists a voice when it comes to their
was to be President of the United States of who wants a meaningful relationship that isn’t contracts in their own right. He is also doing a
America. He explained that was how he saw just sexual. crowdfunding campaign to study abroad. If
he could help the most people. But since he anyone is interested in helping this cause, visit
wasn’t born in the USA, he knew he couldn’t “I think that’s a very important thing to learn as fundmytravel.com
become president, so he tried to figure out a queer person, is that we can have this range
what was the next best way that he could help. of relationships that don’t all have to be sexual.” You can watch his films on GaybingeTV and
Fernando figured being a celebrity would do Explained Fernando. other TV platforms.
just that because it gave him the platform to
have a voice and do everything he wanted to Fernando also has another film coming out in Adelante Magazine wishes Fernando the best
do to help. the near future called Cutaways. It's an entirely in his acting career and his journey to law
different film from Exteriors but with many of school.
Fernando’s first acting debut was in the movie the same cast. Fernando has a laundry list of You can follow Fernando on social media,
Divergent. It was a small role, and he was many great female gay icon actors that he @Spacemoneky

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