René Colato Laínez: Hello, my name is Rene Colato Lainez. In Latin America, Rene is a name for boys, so when I came to the United States I was surprised that Rene was a name for girls. Colato is my father's last name, and it is from Italy. Lainez is from my mother's last name, and it is from Spain. Lainez has an accent mark in the letter I, so the pronunciation is Lainez.

I love my name. My name sounds like music, like a cha cha cha song, so I say it like this, Rene Colato Lainez, cha cha cha, Rene Colato Lainez, cha cha cha. Mucho gracias.