René Enríquez (November 24, 1933 – March 23, 1990) was a Nicaraguan-born[1] American television actor of the 1970s and 1980s.

He is best remembered for his role as Lt. Ray Calletano in the long-running television series Hill Street Blues (1981–1987).

[2][3] Co-star Daniel J. Travanti reminisced that, during his time on Hill Street Blues, Enríquez was "sad, unhappy because they were not thrilled with him, they kept saying that it was difficult to understand him.

"[4][a] Enríquez died on March 23, 1990, from AIDS, the first of two Hill Street Blues stars to die that year, as Kiel Martin succumbed to lung cancer on December 28.

As reported on a 1992 episode of Entertainment Tonight, this was not a surprise to his Hill Street Blues costar Charles Haid, as Enríquez had disclosed to Haid the true nature of his affliction.