René Mena was born in Sonsonate, El Salvador to parents Francisco & Rosa Mena. He is of Indigenous, Latinx and Middle Eastern descent. In 2011, René moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and has since appeared in the TV Shows "Magnum P.I.", "The Mayans MC", "Hand of God", "Border Battles", "Kidding", "Tales of Titans", "The Story of God", "Soundtrack", "Crime Stoppers" and "Shameless." His films include "Bright", "Out Of Town", "Lola's Love Shack", "Lake Los Angeles", "I'm Not Him", "Wally's Will", "Buddy Solitaire", "Reminiscence" and "Intuitions" aka "Prescience." He is also an up-and-coming producer.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Actor and producer
- 23 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are René Mena's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Vasilis in Drowning Echo (2018)
- Heroas Isaac Smith in Intuitions (2019)
- Heroas Giovanni in El Placer De Dar Placer (2023)
- Tricksteras Tony's Assistant in Skeleton Coast (2024)
- Shadowas Padre Ángel in The Confession (2025)
- Shadowas Dennis Torres in Justice on Trial (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch René Mena's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for René Mena's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.
Franklin(2025)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Confession(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Justice on Trial(2025)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Skeleton Coast(2024)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Martinez, Margaritas and Murder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Paper Bag Plan(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Adam the First(2024)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
El Placer De Dar Placer(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Blood Vessel(2023)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Obliterated(2023)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Reminiscence(2021)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks(2019)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Soundtrack(2019)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Among Thieves(2019)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Drowning Echo(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Intuitions(2019)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Magnum P.I.(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Kidding(2018)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Bright(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsWally's Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Buddy Solitaire(2016)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Lake Los Angeles(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Shameless(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Chupacabras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 10th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.
Film career
- 2023Screen debut· Blood Vessel
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do René Mena's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does René Mena work with?
People who share at least 2 of René Mena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dennis Mencia shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Dennis MenciaShared titles: The Confession (2025), El Placer De Dar Placer (2023), Drowning Echo (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Dennis Mencia
- Eric RobertsShared titles: The Confession (2025), Skeleton Coast (2024), Intuitions (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Roberts
- Mike ManningShared titles: El Placer De Dar Placer (2023), Intuitions (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Manning
