Renoly Santiago

Renoly Santiago (born March 15, 1974) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer and writer known for his appearances in films such as Dangerous Minds, Hackers and Con Air, and in television series such as Touched by an Angel and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

[citation needed] From his participation in CityKids, Santiago graduated to film, acting as Raúl Sanchero in 1995's Dangerous Minds.

Santiago starred as Ramón Martínez, an androgynous criminal nicknamed "Sally-Can't Dance," [5] in the 1997 film Con Air.

[6] Santiago then took three years off from acting on-screen and starred on Broadway in Paul Simon's The Capeman as Tony "Umbrella Man" Hernandez, leader of the gang The Vampires, a role for which he was a 1998 Drama Desk Nominee for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.

From March 6 to May 8, 2014, Santiago taught professional acting classes at The William V. Musto Cultural Center in his boyhood home of Union City, New Jersey.

Santiago (center) teaching a 2014 acting course in his boyhood home of Union City, New Jersey