Ronnie Nanos
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Ronnie is a Latin American actor/producer/director from the great state of Texas growing up on the border in El Paso. A classical ballet dancer turned actor he danced professionally for companies in Colorado , Texas and in New York City before turning his passion towards theatre. He has worked in many regional companies across the United States and also in several National Tours with shows A Christmas Carol , The Pajama Game and RENT. He began to focus his studies w internships at the Stella Adler School for Acting and has a BA in Dance from West Texas A&M University. As a businessman he is also a bar and venue owner in Texas . He ventured into Las Vegas where he became the choreographer and eventually director of the show Evil Dead the Musical on the Las Vegas Strip. It is in Vegas , he began to work in film /producing LIVE Burlesque and Cabaret on the strip and Downtown Fremont in the shows Queer AF Burlesque and SpeakEasy while still producing shows at his venue in Texas and working on his directing/acting passion in Vegas and Los Angeles . He also is a producer and now director of film in Las Vegas, Arizona and Los Angeles. His film directorial debut RING OF DESIRE was picked up for domestic and international distribution winning multiple awards as well. His second film DEATHCLUB also was picked up for distribution and won multiple awards for the director , cast , and crew at various film festivals . It was released October 2023. Both film had all original scores and soundtracks made specifically for the films! He continued and expanded beyond director on DEATHCLUB, serving as line producer and followed by working as Production Manager for the film THE BEAST INSIDE filmed and produced in Los Angeles.
He is also known as the male burlesque performer Pistol Holliday where he is featured in many festivals from Seattle, Ohio, Hollywood, Georgia, New Mexico, Arizona, Panama , Kansas City and serves as a National Mentor for the Golden Legends Championship Challenge. He won the National Title of Grand Champion in 2023 for the Golden Legends Burlesque Challenge . Ronnie is the proud co owner of the RR Bar Amarillo in the panhandle of Texas.