Elijah Velarde

Elijah Velarde began acting professionally at the age of 4. He first fell in love with the arts when he attended a children's musical theatre performance of Peter Pan with his family. Everything about the theater excited him and begged his parents to let him be in a play, so several months later he auditioned for a children's musical theatre production of "Fame on Broadway", and landed an ensemble role in several scenes, including "Les Miserables" and "Oliver". Shortly after, he caught the eye of a re-known talent manager and booked a national Spanish and English commercial for State Farm Insurance on his very first audition! He is represented by The Osbrink Agency and has done several commercials including Elmers Glue, Humana, PSA, as well as television shows "Melrose Place" and "Parenthood". In 2010 he landed the role of Young Armando, in the feature film, "Casa de Mi Padre", starring Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, Gael Garia Bernal and Efren Ramirez. Young Armando was the role of a lifet