Recently, Perés began to produce his own art. His first foray into art-making was the gritty and sexy self-published zine/artist book called DADDY.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/22/11

Before Baz Luhrmann brought Romeo and Juliet to Verona Beach, and teen idols Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger fell in love in Brokeback Mountain, Idaho explored Henry IV through a group of Portland street kids, and teen idol River Phoenix divulged his love for Keanu Reeves' character in a heartbreaking fireside chat.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/28/11

Carlos Valencia's show of drawings at The Journal Gallery closed Sunday, but like many objects originating in the art world, it's preserved in fashion.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/13/09

In My Own Private Idaho, River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves portray a pair of teenage prostitutes, each more victim than vulture. Phoenix is a narcoleptic, Mike, who dozes off at dangerously inopportune moments as he searches endlessly for his long-lost mother; Reeves is a blue-blooded runaway, Scott, who turns tricks as an act of rebellion against his father.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/01/91