I am a Colombian filmmaker who has been making dramatized films, documentaries, music videos, and animation for over 25 years in Latin America and the United States. I love learning about many cultures and exploring new places where I can tell wonderful stories. I have my production company Raga Productions in Texas (USA) and Mexico, looking for new professional horizons by creating Xpanzion Productions, a media company in Europe that we are starting with some friends in Tallinn, Estonia to provide audiovisual content to international markets.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and cultures, sharing social experiences that are closely related to my personal life and my profession.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• photography
• film making
• cooking
• history
• nature
• mythology
• theatre
• scriptwriting

Music, Movies, and Books

Because of my profession as a filmmaker, I love movies, have my top movies of preference:

Akira Kurosawa´s Dreams
Stalker (Andrey Trakovsky)
The Color of Pomegranates (Sergei Parajanov)
Shindlers List (Steven Spielberg)
Delikatessen (Jean Piere Jeunet)
Brazil (Terry Gillian)
The Holly Mountain (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola)

Among other...

Books, Wow, more than the movies...

The Bible, The Urantian Book, The Metamorphosis (Kafka), The Prince (Nicola Machiaveli), The Odissey (Homer), The Monomyth - The Hero of the Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell), The Art of War (Sun Tzu), Psicomagia (Alejandro Jodorowsky) Among other...

Music: all classical music (Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Vivaldi), John Williams and Hans Zimmer simphonies for movies, all metal music, american jazz and blues.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Directing and producing feature films (it's quite an odyssey)
Acting in movies and TV series in Latinamerica
Living from art, and how my films have helped many people to be happy and reflect
Write and not die trying
Emigrating several times and risking the unknown
Being a father of two wonderful children

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been a teacher of art, photography, cinematography, acting, animation, ,paint, scriptwriting, and topics related to culture and history for more than twenty years in universities and schools in my country. I am always willing to share my knowledge with other people who want to learn about these topics.

I love talking and sharing cultural and artistic experiences with other people. I am a teacher but I am also a student willing to learn from all the people I meet.

I love cooking and sharing a delicious lunch or an exquisite dinner. Cooking and having dinner with friends is one of the most enjoyable experiences I like to do.

As a good Colombian and Latino, I am an excellent dancer. I can teach you to dance salsa, merengue, cumbia and all tropical rhythms. I grew up in a family of excellent artists, dancers and musicians and I love to share a lot of my Colombian coastal culture.

I am a native Spanish speaker, so if you want to learn Spanish for free, very refined and with a broad vocabulary, you have found the right teacher who has the level of a writer.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a helpful, tidy person, and I really like cleaning. Wherever I have traveled to visit my friends' houses, I really like helping with household chores, cleaning, sweeping, washing dishes, fixing or repairing damaged objects.

I like to cook and share food with my hosts and friends (it is important for me to contribute food, good wine, and excellent conversation)

As a good Colombian and Latino, I am an excellent dancer. I can teach you to dance salsa, merengue, cumbia and all tropical rhythms. I grew up in a family of excellent artists, dancers and musicians and I love to share a lot of my Colombian coastal culture.

I am a native Spanish speaker, so if you want to learn Spanish, very refined and with a broad vocabulary, you have found the right teacher who has the level of a writer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Mexico, United States