Antonio López-Valero

Antonio López-Valero was born on August 24, 1992, in Harlingen, Texas. He grew up together with his two older brothers, Juan and Jaime, and his five older sisters Trish, Sonia, Esmeralda, Mayra, and Araceli. His father, Juan Torrez Lopez, was a sanitation truck driver for the city of Harlingen, Texas, he later became a property owner in and around the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, USA. His mother, Julia Valero Lopez, is an Elementary School Cafeteria Lady, and worked as a housekeeper over different days of the week. Both of his parents eventually became permanent residents of the United States. Anthony grew up very active in sports such as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Parkour. Antonio was also deeply engaged with his creative side. At the age of 13, he built his very first go-cart using scrap metal and pieces of wood, and at age 14, he built his very first firework display. In his late teens, he developed a passion for entrepreneurship and established his first company at age 18. He is originally from Mexican and Italian ancestry.Antonio's career began when he was in Harlingen High School. His main focus of study was theater arts. At the age of 15, he performed in his very first feature film entitled ''Growing Up'' produced by a local production company named El Valley Film Studio. After his graduation from high school, he continued his education for an additional two years, gaining a tremendous amount of experience by studying Digital Media & Design and Business Management. During his college years, he emphasized his lifelong passion by traveling for his acting work from his hometown in Harlingen to Austin. Midway through his penultimate semester, he decided to make the move to Austin, Texas. He quickly established himself as a major young talent. At the age of 22, Antonio made his film debut in Austin with his role in the motion picture entitled The Pioneer. Antonio then starred in the Final Revelations; Lust, Lies, Livelihood and had a featured role in ABC's (now Freeform) The Catch.On January 29th, 2017, at age 24, Antonio left his day job to pursue his acting career full-time and to be able to grow his startup company Inspiran Studios into a platform that will later be the entertainment industry's most respected platform. Show less «