From San Miguel to La Salle to URI to Netflix — RI’s Guevara Stars in “Dash and Lily”
Monday, November 16, 2020
Native Rhode Islander Diego Guevara is a rising star in the entertainment industry, and now, is starring in the Netflix series “Dash and Lily.”
And no one may be prouder than his former Head of School at San Miguel in Providence, Brother Lawrence Goyette.
“Drum roll, please! Diego Guevara, San Miguel Class of ‘08, is now starring in the limited-run Netflix series, DASH & LILY!” writes Goyette.
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“An early member of the San Miguel dance team, Diego starred in PIPPIN while at La Salle Academy, then had a major role in the URI production of CHICAGO,” wrote Goyette. "I’m very proud of yet another Miguel Man!!
About Guevara — And Latest Role
“Who Plays Benny In 'Dash & Lily'? Get To Know Diego Guevara,” wrote Elite Daily earlier this month.
"The new Netflix series Dash & Lily is all about the titular characters falling for each other. But they're not the only couple to find love in Dash & Lily.
Lily's brother Langston gets a love story of his own with his boyfriend Benny, and they get to share just about the cutest holiday-themed dates in the days surrounding Christmas, including sugar cookies in bed and sleeping under a giant blanket on a rooftop.
If all the cuteness has you wanting more, you're probably also wondering: Who plays Benny in Dash & Lily? Newcomer Diego Guevara is gaining lots of fans.
Although he appeared in a few independent films before Dash & Lily, this is Guevara's first major on-screen role. Instead, the majority of his acting career so far has been spent on stage; he's starred in regional and international productions of musicals like Legally Blonde, In The Heights, and Spring Awakening.
Guevara's Instagram is filled with shots of him with the casts of his various productions, and his passion for his job practically leaps out of each caption."
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