Tyler Sage Alvarez (born October 25, 1997) is an American actor, known
for his roles as Diego Rueda in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch
Way and Peter Maldonado in Netflix's mockumentary series American
Vandal.Alvarez was born in New York City, to a first generation Cuban
American father, and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother.
His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his
mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital. He had
one older brother, Niko, who died in October of 2018. Alvarez's
parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried.
He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father,
and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother.Alvarez was educated
at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, and at Jericho
High School in Jericho, New York. He is fluent in Spanish.Alvarez's
first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls
commercial. In 2014, he began starring as Diego Rueda, a human with
magical powers, in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch Way. The
following year, Alvarez began portraying Benny Mendoza, the eldest son
of Litchfield inmate Gloria Mendoza, in Netflix's comedy-drama series
Orange Is the New Black.
for his roles as Diego Rueda in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch
Way and Peter Maldonado in Netflix's mockumentary series American
Vandal.Alvarez was born in New York City, to a first generation Cuban
American father, and a fourth generation Puerto Rican American mother.
His father works for the Drug Enforcement Administration and his
mother works as a nurse administrator for a private hospital. He had
one older brother, Niko, who died in October of 2018. Alvarez's
parents divorced when he was a child and both subsequently remarried.
He has two younger half-siblings, Alex and Brianna, from his father,
and a younger half-sister, Sofia, from his mother.Alvarez was educated
at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, and at Jericho
High School in Jericho, New York. He is fluent in Spanish.Alvarez's
first professional acting job was in a Totino's pizza rolls
commercial. In 2014, he began starring as Diego Rueda, a human with
magical powers, in Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Every Witch Way. The
following year, Alvarez began portraying Benny Mendoza, the eldest son
of Litchfield inmate Gloria Mendoza, in Netflix's comedy-drama series
Orange Is the New Black.
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