▁interested ▁in ▁acting ▁and ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁bal let , ▁modern ▁bal let ▁and ▁modern ▁dance ▁with ▁the ▁company ▁Bal lets ▁de ▁San ▁Juan , ▁and ▁in ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁studied ▁D rama ▁and ▁Theater ▁at ▁the ▁Universidad ▁del ▁S agr ado ▁Cor az ón ▁in ▁San ▁Juan . ▁Beg an ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁on ▁TV ▁shows ▁like ▁Z ona ▁Y , ▁then ▁Ext rem os ▁for ▁the ▁Te lem undo ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁channel , ▁and ▁with ▁small ▁roles ▁as ▁In fl il tr ados ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁for ▁H BO ▁Lat ino . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁the ater ▁through ▁the ▁play ▁La ▁Pas ión ▁Según ▁Ant í g ona ▁Pérez ▁by ▁Luis ▁Rafael ▁S ánchez . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁films ▁M ente ▁J od ida , ▁En ▁Sil en cio , ▁S ó lo ▁Aqu í ▁and ▁Revol t , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Show time ▁TV ▁series , ▁The ▁Big ▁C . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁short ▁film ▁Sin ▁Fil o , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁and ▁earned ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁film ▁recognition ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁A udi ence ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁Que er ▁Film fest ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Pere z ▁also