René Echevarria is a television writer and producer. He has written for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as well as the TV series Now and Again, Castle, Dark Angel and Medium, and is co-creator and writer of The 4400.

He is of Cuban descent.Floridian: Diversity? Signs point in all directions but forward

Echevarria can be seen in the background of the scene set at Vic Fontaine's Lounge in the final episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "What You Leave Behind".