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I'm a Mexican-Irish, entertainer born/raised in Tucson, AZ. I'm currently finishing a BFA in Musical Theatre and a dual minor in Film and Music at The University of Arizona with The Arizona Repertory Theatre. Additionally, I'm celebrating 10 years onstage at The Gaslight Theatre, a melodrama musical dinner theatre in Southern AZ. Whether it's a swinging evening of New Orleans Jazz or serenading a crowd with a Spanish ballad, I enjoy it all and counts my blessings for the opportunity to do so. I love meeting new people and thrive while discovering new cultures, beliefs and environments. I look forward to any chance that gets me out on the dance floor to make a sweaty fool of myself; whether it's to swing, salsa, blues, hip-hop or EDM. "Life is a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh at it all!"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

*NEW TO COUCHSURFING*
I'm a broke student and performer who is using his savings just to visit these beautiful cities to hopefully further my career and connections. I love people and what better way to get to know someone than being a guest in their world.

Interests

• singing
• theater
• performing arts
• film making
• music festivals
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• swing dancing
• italian food
• cooking
• chinese food
• indian food
• mexican food
• drinking
• traveling
• live music
• blues
• budget travel
• gadgets
• couchsurfing
• thai food
• blues dancing
• musical theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

A FEW...

SOUL: Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Ray Charles

BLUES: Muddy Waters, BB King, Albert King, SRV, Junior Wells,

JAZZ: Nina Simone, Kurt Elling, Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus

LATIN: Mána, Malo, Molotov, Luis Miguel, Juan Gabriel, Rocio Durcal, Alejandro Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez

SWING: Louis Prima

(then the music from the last 30 years, that's been out while I've been alive, all scrambles together in my head)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was part of a 5-week tour throughout China. I was hired by a dance company, Artifact Dance Project, to be the male vocalist in a 13 piece band that accompanied 28 dancers in an American Music and Dance Revue. The show covered the best of American genres and icons from Ragtime to Michael Jackson. We performed in 15 opera houses and cities with a total of 21 performances. The experience over there was life changing. Truly the most significant, yet the most insignificant I have ever felt at one time.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The ability to make Mexican Food. Tacos and Mexican Breakfast. I'm sure an assortment of your favorite Mexican Meals. Buying groceries, I can fix household electronic problems (wiring issues).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Jamaica, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States