Derek Efrain Villanueva Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
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 Movies
Acting
Longhorns
In 1982, a Texas University student, curious about the male sex fantasies he's been having, decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus.
Little Love
Little Love is a ten minute short that explores the complications of friendship and relationships. Set in contemporary Los Angeles.
Ageless
Love, sex and relationships are seen through the eyes of two men; one in his 50s, the other in his 20s. Their common struggles prove to be ageless.
Lost Angel
When a young Dutch tourist gets stranded at the start of his US vacation, he finds help from an unlikely stranger.
Fabulous High
A new, independently produced, LGBT series that focuses on the lives of several high school characters, facing the realities of teenagers today. Fabulous High incorporates LGBT themes, stories, and characters; however, the series also focuses on hot societal issues and topics. The fast paced and quick witted series, follows the characters' personal struggles with identity, acceptance, relationships, and well… high school.
The First 24
Anthony grapples with the depth and sincerity of his feelings for his partner Donovan, and starts to question the validity of the relationship. The question that plagues Anthony’s mind: Is Donovan the right one, or is he the one for right now? Lots of couples let the wedding jitters plague their mind, but very few will talk about it openly. The First 24 explores the relationship we with our partner, but also the relationships with the people we call “family” who are also an enormous part of our personal and social identity.
Production
Lost Angel
When a young Dutch tourist gets stranded at the start of his US vacation, he finds help from an unlikely stranger.
Lost Angel
When a young Dutch tourist gets stranded at the start of his US vacation, he finds help from an unlikely stranger.
Little Love
Little Love is a ten minute short that explores the complications of friendship and relationships. Set in contemporary Los Angeles.
Fabulous High
A new, independently produced, LGBT series that focuses on the lives of several high school characters, facing the realities of teenagers today. Fabulous High incorporates LGBT themes, stories, and characters; however, the series also focuses on hot societal issues and topics. The fast paced and quick witted series, follows the characters' personal struggles with identity, acceptance, relationships, and well… high school.
The First 24
Anthony grapples with the depth and sincerity of his feelings for his partner Donovan, and starts to question the validity of the relationship. The question that plagues Anthony’s mind: Is Donovan the right one, or is he the one for right now? Lots of couples let the wedding jitters plague their mind, but very few will talk about it openly. The First 24 explores the relationship we with our partner, but also the relationships with the people we call “family” who are also an enormous part of our personal and social identity.
The First 24
Anthony grapples with the depth and sincerity of his feelings for his partner Donovan, and starts to question the validity of the relationship. The question that plagues Anthony’s mind: Is Donovan the right one, or is he the one for right now? Lots of couples let the wedding jitters plague their mind, but very few will talk about it openly. The First 24 explores the relationship we with our partner, but also the relationships with the people we call “family” who are also an enormous part of our personal and social identity.
Barbie Boy
Bobby is a bright, imaginative seven-year-old who plays with dolls. One day his father tells him that dolls are for girls, sending Bobby on a personal mission to find what he should be playing with. He must choose accept his love for dolls or conform.
The First 24
Anthony grapples with the depth and sincerity of his feelings for his partner Donovan, and starts to question the validity of the relationship. The question that plagues Anthony’s mind: Is Donovan the right one, or is he the one for right now? Lots of couples let the wedding jitters plague their mind, but very few will talk about it openly. The First 24 explores the relationship we with our partner, but also the relationships with the people we call “family” who are also an enormous part of our personal and social identity.
Fabulous High
A new, independently produced, LGBT series that focuses on the lives of several high school characters, facing the realities of teenagers today. Fabulous High incorporates LGBT themes, stories, and characters; however, the series also focuses on hot societal issues and topics. The fast paced and quick witted series, follows the characters' personal struggles with identity, acceptance, relationships, and well… high school.
The First 24
Anthony grapples with the depth and sincerity of his feelings for his partner Donovan, and starts to question the validity of the relationship. The question that plagues Anthony’s mind: Is Donovan the right one, or is he the one for right now? Lots of couples let the wedding jitters plague their mind, but very few will talk about it openly. The First 24 explores the relationship we with our partner, but also the relationships with the people we call “family” who are also an enormous part of our personal and social identity.
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