Passions Personified

FIlmmaker RYAN PEREZ joins me on a new episode of Passions Personified during the middle of a hurricane! Amidst power outages and monsoons we made it through the crazy weather and got this episode done. I got to play the role of "Monte" a villain on one of Ryans past films "The Devils Dive Bar" which we did not get the chance to talk about in this episode due to the power outage however we did touch base on his current show on youtube called "Beyond The Cut" as well as what he has in the works for the city of San Diego,Ca. 

This episode is brought to you by LONG BEACH COMIC CON which takes place this weekend. Get your tickets at.

http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com

Professional skateboarder VINCENT LUEVANOS rolls up to todays episode of Passions Personified. We talk about him growing up in South Central Los Angeles and getting into skateboarding at an early age. We also breakdown the ups and downs of skating and the blood, sweat, and tears that go into accomplishing some of the amazing things he has done on the board through the years. Without question skateboarding has built character into both our lives and our conversation today really hones in on the biggest thing skateboarding has given us. Dedication, determination, and the desire to accomplish whats in front of us. 

Imperial County Film Commissioner CHARLA TEETERS joins me on the show to talk all things in relation to the vast history of cinema in all forms that has used Imperial Valley as its backdrop throughout the years. From Star Wars to Jumanji and beyond my hometown has been a host to many memorable movie moments. As film commissioner Charla has many duties but by far the coolest in my opinion is location scouting. Some of hollywoods biggest films have taken place in Imperial County and on this episode we hear some awesome stories about some of those productions and even debunk a myth on a film I always thought was shot in my hometown but never was. Tune in! 

News reporter BILLY KHANG is my guest on this long overdue and very informative episode of Passions Personified. When I started the show Billy was on the list of guests  I wanted to have originally on and now here we are. If you are from Imperial Valley or Yuma county you have without question seen Billy on your television reporting the news on site where the action was happening. He was also a sportscaster and a full on multi media journalist with the ability to essentially do everything needed to bring you breaking news.  Join us and get the behind the scenes insight on what it takes to be a news reporter. 

Director JOSE HO-GUANIPA got his start directing music videos for rappers like TYGA and YG. And now directs amazing commercials for brands like New Balance and Nike. In our conversation today we talk about what it takes to be a director in todays world. We revisit memories of a documentary we worked on together called "The Gift and the Curse" and Jose deep dives into the behind the scenes responsibilities  of being a Director on set of a production in todays modern age. 

You can check out his production page at 

https://sophist-films.com/

Producing, casting, directing, acting, and just being a valuable part of a film or television production crew MICHELE SEIDMAN has done it all. On todays show we talk about the amazing behind the scenes set stories on everything from Empire Records to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 where Michele was responsible for the Tokka costume in the film. Once again join me on Passions Personified for an awesome conversation that I hope leaves you fueled with positivity and a boost of energy to go do your thing! 

Professional harp player Guillermo “Willie” Acuña of the world famous band
Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández
is on todays show alongside musician Roman Flores of the mariachi band 
Mariachi Aurora de Calexico
Roman is also an editor and writer at the Imperial Valley Press newspaper.
Both join me on todays show as my first ever double guest! Both Willie and Roman were in high school band with me and we get into some fun old stories about what it was like back in those days. Music is an amazing thing and I hope maybe this episode inspires a listener to pick up any instrument and have some fun learning it. You never know, it could very well be your next passion!

Check out both of my guests in concert 
Saturday March 25th, 2023
7:00pm at the 
Jimmie Cannon Theatre at Southwest High School
2001 Ocotillo Drive. 
El Centro,Ca 92243

Special Makeup Effects Artist JEFF GOODWIN is on todays episode!
Jeff worked on numerous films including:
The Last of the Mohicans, Rambo 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Super Mario Brothers the Movie, and Blue Velvet from director David Lynch just to name a few.

Jeff has a long list of credits in some of hollywoods biggest blockbusters and we deep dive into some behind the scene stories as well as talk about the impact of his work through the years on many of the films he was involved with.  Including key moments and stories with some of films greatest actors he worked with including Daniel Day Lewis, Dennis Hopper, Sylvester Stallone, and the great Jim Henson. 

Actress PAIGE TURCO who starred as April O 'Neil in TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2 : The Secret of the Ooze as well as TMNT lll joins me on this totally awesome episode of Passions Personified! Paige is also well known for her role as Abigail Griffin in the post-apocalyptic drama series "The 100".  You may also recognize her from many other hit television shows such as The Agency, NYPD Blue, Party of Five, All My Children, Person of Interest, and American Gothic on CBS. 

Join us for this fantastic episode as the lovely and wonderful Paige Turco shares stories about being a real life April O'Neil living in New York City during the times of the TMNT films. Paige also gives us amazing positive insight on pursuing your passions. 

COMICTOM101 (Tom Garcia) is a comic book content creating superstar and he is on todays show! If there was a Mount Rushmore of Youtube Creators in the comics, Tom is without question on there. 56,000+ subscribers tune in weekly to hear Tom and his cast of friends join on in and cover the Top Ten hottest comics in the world for that week. On top of loads of other comic book related content. 

In this show we get into the origin and 1st appearance of Comic Tom and how he got into everything comics. We also talk about his first ever writing and creating debut for Whatnot Comics and Heavy Metal Magazine with his comic book entitled "CRASHDOWN".