About
I was born sometime during the twentieth century, somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere of Planet Earth. I came out of the womb with my mother’s umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, so I was born blue (my favorite color!), due to hypoxia. Not a great start. Though I like to think that my life since then has been an upward slope.
When I was a few months old, I got an accounting job in the Republic of Panama, so I packed my toy calculator, put on a little suit, and boarded a plane.
For the next 19 years, I lived in Panama, which I’m grateful for. I certainly experienced things that no one should have to experience (many people do); fortunately, I also grew up mostly surrounded by an extended, loving family and hilarious, good friends.
During those 19 years of my life, I didn’t really know who I was or what I valued. I was often doing a poor impression of who I thought I had to be. So, when I moved away for the first time, by myself, it was like being born again, except not blue.
After my second birth, I slowly came to realize who I was and what I valued. I began to do the work necessary to become my best self, and I’m happy to report that, though challenging at times, it’s been and continues to be worth it.
It was also after my second birth that I realized how much and how deeply I love the arts. All the arts. I’ve come to believe that the arts change us for the better, showcase the best of what humanity has to offer, give meaning to a world that needs it, and more.
And I have made peace with Panama. It’s where my family and my origins are. It’s home.
The focus of my life’s work is twofold: I work to enrich someone else’s inner life by contributing to the creative arts, and I work to create economic value by contributing to the world of commerce.
The creativity in my purpose is captured by my creative works, all of which live on this website. You can visit my Writing, Stand-Up, and Songs pages for more!
The commerce in my purpose began when, as a kid, I started working in my Galician grandfather’s small business in Panama. I then studied Accounting at Florida State University and earned a master’s of Entertainment Industry Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Why entertainment? Because most businesses nowadays are similar to show business: global, creative, driven by technology and data, mediatized, people-centric, legally complex, and always changing. And, well… I also happen to love show business!
I am now a CPA licensed in the US State of California, and I continue to work each day to create as much economic value as I can. You can learn more about my business career on my Commerce page.
And life is more important than any one discipline, whether it be creativity, commerce, or any other.
Lastly, here’s a photo of me so you know I’m a human:
