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Johnny

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About Me

My Name is Johnny, I'm an artist, muralist, & Indie filmmaker. I have been traveling the world for about 17 years now, painting murals,exhibiting my artwork, and teaching Art in third world countries & urban America. I’m on this site to make new friends and introduce you to my artwork & films. Look for My film "Un Mejor Mañana" at the indie film festivals in 2008-2009, it’s a hip documentary about being Chicano and painting representational murals in Mexico. My artwork comes from the deepest part of my soul, my love for my indigenous blood and spirit. My murals can be found all over the world, all of which are a combination of images I draw from my mind and dreams mixed with Latino, religious, and Indigenous codices/images. My second documentary “Mystic Winds” was shot in Michoacán during Semana Santa and will air on television during lent 2008. See My Film website: www.unmejormanana.com, check out my official art site: www.morenofinearts.com

My Interests

Art, Culture, Music, Foreign Travel, Classic films, Oldies, poetry & philosophy.

I'd like to meet:

Other Artists, Film Makers, Musicians, or Sexy Ladies...hmmm........
Get this video and more at MySpace.com THIS IS MY FILM TRAILER FOR "UN MEJOR MANANA" 2.4 MINS.Sneak peak “Un Mejor Mañana’ (a better tomorrow) 6.47 mins

Music:

Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Doo-wop Oldies, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jimmy Hendrix, Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Freestyle Mixes, Shakira, La 5a Estation, Lila Downs, Aerosmith, Marc Anthony, Los Lobos, Prince, Sheila E, Gypsy Kings, Julieta Venegas, Nora Jones, Nicho Hinojosa, Jaci Velasquez, Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, Juanes, Ixya Herrera, Mana, Sin Bandera, Chaka Khan, Mana, John Two Hawks, Inka Wayna, Erin Jacobsen, Alicia Villareal, Andean & Indigenous flute/drum music.

Movies:

King Creole, Jailhouse Rock, Rebel without a Cause, On the Waterfront, The Godfather Trilogy, Somebody up there likes me, Roman Holiday, Goodfellas, Get carter (Stallone Remake), Eddie & The Cruisers, West side story, Casablanca, Frankenstein (1931), Rocky I, Mi familia, Mi Vida Loca, Zoot Suit, The sixth sense, The Passion, A Bronx Tale, Mambo Kings, This is Elvis, Grease, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Rumble Fish, Diner, The Outsiders, 9 & 1/2 weeks, Once upon a time in Mexico, American Grafetti, Beat Street, Indiana Jones, Fletch, Vacation, Black Sheep, Tommy Boy, & Nacho Libre.

Television:

Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Medium, The office, Carnivale (HBO), The Sopranos (HBO), The contender, Happy Days, Satrsky & Hutch (70's), Incredible Hulk (with bill Bixby), Kung Fu (1972 w/ Carridine), Welcome Back Carter, The original twilight Zone series, The 6 million dollar Man series, Jesus of Nazareth (1979 made for tv Mini Series),Thicker than Blood (1998 Made for Tv), King Pin, Scienfield.

Books:

Joshua, Cash by Johnny Cash, My Life with Elvis, Codex Telleriano, Codex Borgia, The Labyrinth of Solitude, Cien sonetos de amor, Captain's Verses, The Heights of Macchu Picchu, The Selected Poems of Federico Garcia Lorca, Poe: Poetry, Tales, and Selected Essays, Sister Lucia on Fatima, the last prophet (Jacinta of fatima), The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement , Chicano Visions (Cheech marin), Between the Conquests: Readings in Early Chicano History, Mexican Mythology, Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our time : The Mayan Calendar, Animal Speaks, The Gospel of Thomas, Reading the Maya Glyphs, The Navajo Genesis, & Seven Clans of the Cherokee.

Heroes:

Elvis Presley, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Mickey Rourke, Bob Marley, Carlos santana, Jimmy Hendrix, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Francis Ford Coppola, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Lila Downs, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, DeGrazia, Michael Angelo, Thomas Heart Benton, Victor Ochoa, Pablo Neruda, Dolores Huerta, Octavio Paz, Edward James Olmos, Jesse Borrego, Bob Dylan, Sylvestor Stalone, Rocky Marciano, Andy Garcia, Marc Anthony, Padre Pio, St. Francis of Asissi, Mother Teresa, & Sitting Bull.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Blog

the Lady at Tepeyac hill

In 1531 "Our Mother from Heaven" appeared to a humble Aztec man named Juan Diego at Tepeyac hill, in what is today northwest in Mexico City. She identified herself as the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Tr...
Posted by Johnny on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:51:00 PST

In Giving we Receive

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkne...
Posted by Johnny on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:20:00 PST

The Legend of Tz'unun

In the beginning of time, the Great Spirit created each animal and bird with delicate care. One of his favorite creations was the hummingbird Tz'unun (also spelled Dzunun, Tzunuum, or Tz'uunu'n). Tz'...
Posted by Johnny on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:29:00 PST

Semana Santa in Mexico

For several years I've wanted to make a documentary about "Semana Santa (Holy Week)" in Michoacan, México. So I decided to learn how to use a film camera, worked like a dog, and headed for Mexico on f...
Posted by Johnny on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:05:00 PST

Words & Metaphors

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one? I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways, ...
Posted by Johnny on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:29:00 PST

Miriam of Magdala

Her name was Miriam of Magdala. We have come to know her as "Mary Magdalene." She was healed by Jesus of seven demons, and then returned the favor by anointing His feet with alabaster at the hous...
Posted by Johnny on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:35:00 PST

The legend of Huitzilopochtli

Huitzilopochtli, (according to Aztec legend) was the god of war, a sun god, and chief god of the city Tenochtitlan.   Huitzilopochtli, which name translates as: "Hummingbird of the South", "He of...
Posted by Johnny on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:21:00 PST

Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl literally means "quetzal-bird snake" (Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl), the Feathered-Serpent god of ancient Mexico & MesoAmerica.   The feathered Serpent deity was important in art & r...
Posted by Johnny on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:32:00 PST

Tlaloc, Aztec Rain god.

*Hola Raza-Here's some info on "Tlaloc" Johnny Bonifacio...   "Tlaloc" in Nahuatl means "He who makes things sprout."   Tlaloc, also known as Nuhualpilli, was greatly feared among the Aztecs...
Posted by Johnny on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:08:00 PST

Latter days.........

Hola Amigos! Has anyone ever heard of the group Over the Rhine? Well, my brother introduced me to their music a couple years back, and I really dig their lyrics. They remind me of bible verse and Indi...
Posted by Johnny on Thu, 25 May 2006 01:50:00 PST