In theatre, Arana was the producer as well as a leading actor in the internationally acclaimed Theatre Company FALSO MOVIMENTO, based in Naples, Italy. Under Arana and the artistic director, Mario Martone (now also a leading Italian film director), FALSO MOVIMENTO won many awards including Best Play of the Year, Best Set Design and the prestigious Mondello Prize. Arana played in more than 700 performances with the company, touring worldwide for over nine years at major International Festivals and Theatres, including London, New York,Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Madrid, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Jerusalem, San Francisco and others. Arana grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at the prestigious AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE , afterwards relocating to New York and acting in off-Broadway productions. He then hitchhiked throughout Europe and ended up living in Naples, Italy, where he worked in the famous Lucio Amelio Art Gallery. There he worked with such artists as Warhol, Beuys, Rauschenberg, Richter, Longobardi, Clemente, Gilbert & George, etc. Andy Warhol painted his portrait, which is now part of Arana’s extensive art collection. He lives between Italy and Hollywood with his wife and three sons.