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= René Caballero =

Early life
René Caballero is a DJ from the Los Angeles area. Child of Maria Theresa Caballero, he was born on March 5, 1964 in Echo Park. Second youngest in a family of 7, Caballero went to John Marshall High School. Following his high school career, René went on to work day jobs at Avon and later Louis Vuitton. In regards to his DJ career, René has been working private parties as well as larger events since the 1980s until present day. He is married to Esther Alcaraz-Caballero and has one child, Mireya Caballero.

Inspiration
René was inspired by a lot of things surrounding him throughout his young life. Most of his DJ inspiration can be attributed to the great MC’s and DJs on the radio in the 80s and early 70s. Most notably, he has mentioned Radio personalities such as Rick Dees and Richard Blade to be his largest source of inspiration. But it doesn’t end there; even Announcers such as Dick Clark and Vin Scully have helped lead to where he is today. Most importantly, René has a love of all things music and a true inner talent he had to have been born with.

DJ Experience
After having taught himself how to DJ, René Caballero went on to start off his DJ career with school dances and friends parties all throughout his young life. Eventually, he went on to play venues such as Florentine Gardens and Grand Central Nightclub. His longest stay at a single venue was Azul in Alhambra, California, in which he was also a founding personnel of the bar.

Accomplishments/Places Worked

 * Florentine Gardens (Hollywood): 1983-1985
 * Carlos n Charlies (Beverly Hills): 1988
 * Grand Central Nightclub (Inland Empire): 1992-1995
 * Azul (Alhambra): 2003-2008
 * Fronteras (Alhambra): 2008-2013
 * WizardRadioLA - Radio King: 2018-2020
 * Pajama Jam - Quarantine Instagram Livestreams: 2020-Present
 * Mix Cloud/SoundCloud - Mixes and Promo: 2017-Present
 * Private Parties (Hollywood Exclusive): 1980-Present
 * DJ Rene C Services - Professional Mobile Business: 2017-Present