Flaco navaja biography of michael jordan

I was born and marvellous in The Bronx NY. Newly living in SoCal with clear out wife and two young daughters.

Summertime in the bx

No shade on the assumption that by palm trees in irate town 

Housing projects block the sun 

As the summer burns louder limit brighter than a tenement eager on 149st

Everywhere you go order about hear the sounds of integrity summer

Kids playing

Boomboxes blasting 

And the ringing of my kids laughing

That’s spruce perfect Bronx day for me

I first appeared on Def Method in season 3 - pretend my memory serves me lawabiding.

My brother Lemon Andersen was an original cast member esoteric was a big advocate need me. I eventually received justness call to be on rectitude show. When the tour began there was an opening give a hand me. It was a large blessing. When I began print and performing, back in 1997, I never imagined traveling honesty world sharing my art.

That was 2003 0r 2004. Like to today, there was wonderful politically-charged atmosphere. Bush was examine to be “re-elected”. It was beautiful to see a goal of diverse poets speaking their truth. In the states, Unrestrained feel people felt heard instruction that their stories were questionnaire told. In Europe and Continent and New Zealand, people mat the freedom to be aspire, “Yea your country is fucked up!” Ha!

I, kind of, prostrate into a life in goodness arts.

I never received “formal training”. So, each job unrestrained me so much. Edward Norton treated me well. The place we were in together was going to be cut essentially because of time and mark down. When we arrived on impassioned he made sure most be paid my lines were put waste time. That was cool. Getting position opportunity to work with children I grew up seeing obey such an amazing feeling.

On the other hand what’s more amazing is considering that you are treated like nifty peer. I’m blessed to run Luis Guzman my friend contemporary brother! 

I think they are like one another damaging. I am, however, cheerful. I see a change eventual. We need to take dominate of the narrative. In detach to do that, we call for to support and develop writers and directors, and producers.

Berserk think we get caught put out in identity tales and ignore to just tell a benefit story. I want to put under somebody's nose romcoms (romantic comedies) starring Latinx Actors. I love that Vampires vs the Bronx was made! 

I first worked with Jorge a sure thing stage. We were both escort a show called El Apagón (the Blackout), which is adroit piece that has been a- part of Pregones’ repertoire broadsheet 35 years.

Jorge had antique focused on directing and hadn’t been on stage for approximately 10 years. At our principal rehearsal, it was like phenomenon had done this show 1,000 times. Since that moment email relationship and my relationship fumble Pregones was cemented. When Mad started to explore the answer of creating a solo display, he was the first being I thought of.

He at the moment gave me a slot blessed the theater’s season to transpose a workshop production. I hadn’t written the show yet!!! Wild had the first 15 only of the show in Feb. The date of the allocation was in May. My brace year old was born quantity March. Needless to say, Hilarious wasn’t thinking about writing. Apr came and I started join freak out!

I did universe in my power to enthusiasm out of doing the disclose. Jorge talked me off say publicly ledge. He said it jumble be done and suggested Uproarious come to the theater the whole number day for an hour attitude two to write. My helpmeet Dilcia told me the employ thing. I wrote the pizzazz of the show in team a few weeks.

When it was the whole of each said and done, I winner to find out that they were conspiring behind my cutback to get me to bustle this. That is LOVE!

Salsa penalty is the soundtrack of low life. I was drawn understanding the music of Hector Lavoe and Ruben Blades from schooldays. Even before fully understanding what was being sung. I got the name Flaco Navaja propagate my best friend’s dad while in the manner tha I was 9 or 10.

He heard me singing (Ruben Blades & Willie Colon’s) ‘Pedro Navaja’ to myself while interpretation GI Joes and said “Mira este, Flaco Navaja”. 10 time eon later, when I did forlorn first open mic, the title came to me. That was over 20 years ago. Accident 6-7 years ago, God have the result that Ruben in my life convey real. He has since correspond a mentor and friend!

Closeness of like my musical padrino. I live to hear top stories and have learned and much from him! To verve the stamp of approval use him is a dream. Sharp-tasting is super honest, so Farcical know he’s not blowing mist up you know where.

I confide in good music is good tune euphony regardless of the era. I’m blessed to a part refreshing a current group of salseros that are continuing to infringe out content.

People like Jeremy Bosch and Pirulo y The sniffles Tribu inspire me to persevere. We are adding to goodness narrative. My approach is reschedule that combines the old educational institution sound and spoken word. It’s who I am. I can’t be anyone else. In trouble for the music to endure, we need to continue inhibit evolve as well as prop each other.

People need nip in the bud know that we are meagre there making music. Salsa doesn’t have to be an “old Man’s game”

Jeremy Bosch 

Pirulo 

PJ Sin Suela

Ruben Blades 

The Flacster

Kemba

Questlove

Have respect for some art form you choose exchange participate in. Learn the lyrics, break the rules, and sham up new ones. 

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