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Mexican filmmaker and writer
Spanish, English, French (improving B1) and Dutch (A2)

NOTE: I’m on a trip from 1 Oct 2025 to 26 Jan 2026
🇵🇭 Philippines: Nov 29- Déc 10
🇰🇭 Cambodia: Dec 10–19
🇱🇦 Laos: Dec 19–30
🇻🇳 Vietnam: Dec 30–Jan 14
🇧🇪 Belgium: 16-18
🇩🇪 Germany: Jan 18-23

My biggest/most recent achievements are:
-National Geographic granted my film “Men of Salt”
-2 Masters
-Founded the film festival: @FICBalsas
-Founded the artist residency: @ForoPiezas
-UNAM professor, one of the most important Universities in the World and LatinAmerica.

My next goals:
-Develop and make my first feature film
-Live in Brazil 🇧🇷 and learn Portuguese
-Live in Italy 🇮🇹 and learn Italian

Instagram: @luissosamx
www.luisarmandososagil.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Make new friends and expand my connections around the world. We’re here to experience life together.

Interests

I love encountering inspiring souls to tell each other touching stories. Stories full of truth, insights and emotions make me feel alive.

• culture
• photography
• film making
• festivals
• humanitarian relief
• human rights
• exercise
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages
• documentary
• humanism

Music, Movies, and Books

I can spend my whole day in theatre during a Film festival, watching films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1 10 days méditation retreat
2 7-days retreats with Monks in Thailand
2 Backpacking with my parents

Teach, Learn, Share

volunteering 🫶🏽
I founded Foro Piezas, an international and altruist artist platform for Filmmaking and Théâtre in communities where scarcity is an opportunity for reinvention. I believe that sharing knowledge is a way to have a better world for everyone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Part of my life and home.
My films :) and the films I am still working on.
I can teach you Spanish but also languages that I learned.

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Chile, El Salvador, France, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom