Episode 64 with Jesus Fernandez, professional skateboarder from Madrid, Spain.

Together we discussed him growing up in Madrid and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to the US for the first time at 16 years old with Enrique Lorenzo and staying at Lance Mountain’s home, going back a few years later with his brother Alphonso and his good friend Dani Lebron, getting on Neighborhood skateboards and filming for the “Lala land” video, meeting with Chico Brenes at Lockwood and getting flowed Chocolate boards, filming for “Yeah Right”, getting banned from the US because of visa issues and quitting Chocolate, coming back to Madrid and getting on Nomad Skateboards, reconnecting with the Lakai team in Málaga and meeting with Federico Vitetta with whom he filmed most of his iconic “Fully Flared” part, getting back on Chocolate and turning pro, moving to Copenhagen with his wife and 2 kids in 2018 and getting adjusted to their new life over there, his upcoming projects…  

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