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Filmmaking
Video Production
Video Editing
International Film Festivals
Kabuki Japanese Theater
Gothic Sulbculture
Erotic Art/Eroticism
Egyptology
World Mythology
Tattoos (It's an addiction, I've got 8!)
Sex
Piercings
Opera
Ethnic/Tribal Jewlery
Mother Nature (The one ALMIGHTY!)
Art
Hagalla
Cryptanalytics
Capoeira
Mint Chocolate
Classic American Muscle Cars.
Coffee
Breakdancing
Khaleegy
Buddhism
Reiki
Martial Arts
Cryptology
Ethnic Foods
Artists (Brom, H.R. Giger, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Salvador Dali, Romero Britto, Michael Godard, Mark Ryden, Olivia de Berardinis, Justice Howard, Gare
Meg Bernstein, G. Bènard, Michael Vhale, Daniel Staal, Philip J. Mykal, Chad Michael Ward, Silvia Papas, Dave Mckean, Joel Peter Witkin, etc...)
Carpentry
Belly Dance
Yoga
Musical Instruments (Drums, Guitar, Piano, Harp, Cello and Violin.)
Cryptography
Fetish Clothing
Painting
Baladi
Tantra
Mohiniattam
World Religion Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Theater
Photography
Flamenco Dancing
Symbology
Music
Bartending (I breathe it!)
Translation and Interpretation
Cooking
Meditation
Traveling
Cultural Studies
Beijing Opera
Bondage
Art Galleries
Fetish Parties
Striptease
Tennis
Soccer (Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol .1 no mundo!)
Volleyball
Goth Clubs
Fashion
Dancing
Foreign Languages
Poetry (Julia Alvarez, Miguel Piñero, Naomi Ayala, Pedro Pietri, Maya Angelou, Fernando Pessoa, Edgar Allan Poe, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, William Shakespeare.)
Concerts
Pin-up Models
Retro Styles
Vintage Fashion
And last but not least...
!THESE YUMMY PROSPECTS!
I'd like to meet:
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Casa
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Blackmail Central
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Poisonous Substances
+
The Bandwagon
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The Chosen
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Venomous Injections
+
Stalk
+
Pimp Mistress Izzy's
Friend Space
Pimp Mistress Izzy has TOO MANY Cheap Hookers FOR HIRE!!!.
Miss Sunshine
Don Bizarro
Miss Kiki
Mr. Soulkeeper
Miss Lisa
Miss Kells
Miss Ingrid
Don Raven
Madame J
Miss Tal
Mr. Lucky G
Miss Flaca
Mr. Asian Sensation
Miss Whit
Miss Sixx
Don Pat
Miss Yami
Mr. Eddy
Miss Jess
Mr. Joel
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All of Pimp Mistress Izzy's Cheap Hookers FOR HIRE!!!
Music:
MUSIC IS THE RHYTHM OF LIFE!
FLAMENCO FLOWS THROUGH MY VEINS!
True lover of: Jazz, Flamenco, Old Skool Hip Hop, Funk, Electronic, Heavy Metal, Rock en Español, Musica Brasileira
(Batucada, Bossa Nova, Samba, Axe, Pagode, MPB..) Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Egyptian, African, Tribal, Classic 20's, 30's and 40's, Classical Orchestra, Opera and I'm a sucker for Big Band Music.
A LOVE FOR JAZZ!
Jazz is the musical epitome of Body, Mind and Spirit.. it's music that sings to you, music that touches your soul and reveals your spirit!
Sergio Mendes
Diana Krall
George Benson
Jazzanova
Sade
Daude
Miles Davis
Bebel Gilberto
Steely Dan
Louis Armstrong
Fila Brazilia
Jason Moran
Chick Corea
Silent Poets
Chris Botti
Bebo Valdes
BossaCucaNova
Incognito
Peabo Bryson
Nightmares on wax
Julius Papp
Matthew Shipp
Mateo & Matos
Hydroponic Groove Sessions
Arturo Sandoval
Raul Midon
Nestor Torres
J Live
Mark Farina
Marisa Monte
Norah Jones
Jamie Cullum
Michael Kaeshammer
Natalie Cole
Everette Harp
Billy Kilson
Brenda Russell
Norman Brown
Kenny G.
Spyro Gyra
...and many more!
ELECTRONIC WAY OF LIFE!
Industrial Rock
Gothic Industrial
Turntabalism
80's Retro
Nu Italo
EBM
Garage House
Dark House
Funky House
Hip House
Ragga Jungle
Drum N Bass
Latin House
French House
Hard House
Synthtron
Tribal House
Acid House
Darksynth
Industrial Experimental
Tribal Fusion
Coldwave
Electro-Industrial
Psytekk
Break Trance
Death Trance
Futurepop
Psychedelic Trance
Electroclash
Jazz Breaks
Detroit House
Electro Funk
Freestyle
Dark Breaks
Jazzstep
Funky Breaks
Abstract Hip Hop
Nu Electro
Neurofunk
Techstep
Darkstep
Darkcore
Acid Jazz
Illbient
Nu Jazz
Trip Hop
Psychedelia
Ethereal
Downbeat
Worldbeat
Dark Ambient
Ambient Psy
ULTIMATE FAVES:
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
ROBI DRACO ROSA
MESHUGGAH
OJOS DE BRUJO
Beborn Beton
Rammstein
Goldfrapp
James Brown
(FUNK IT!)
Fischerspooner
Blutengel
Brazilian Girls
Foo Fighers
Nightwish
Cirrus
Muse
Blondfire
Gorillaz
Orishas
Ministry
A Tribe Called Quest
Erykah Badu
Air
Wumpscut
Frou Frou
Coheed and Cambria
Bush
Orion & Jadis
Nine Inch Nails
Kraftwerk
Ladytron
Rob Zombie
Lords of Acid
Ozzy Osbourne
The Postal Service
Kylie Minogue
(Dance goddess c'mon!)
Portishead
Four Tet
Rage Against the Machine
Depeche Mode
Madonna
Talvin Singh
Massive Attack
Wolfsheim
Bauhaus
And One
KMFDM
HIM
Clan of Xymox
Death Cab for Cutie
Covenant
Damien Rice
Niña Pastori
Dangerous Muse
Rosario
Ozomatli
José Mercé
Jarabe de Palo
Bebe
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Molotov
Diego El Cigala
Alejandro Sanz
Electro Cöco
Nouvelle Vague
Mum
Wax Poetic
Tosca
Camaron de la Isla
Hot Hot Heat
Thievery Corporation
Propellerheads
Basement Jaxx
The Chemical Brothers
Hajoubb
Pato Banton
Damian ''Jr. Gong'' Marley
Bob Marley
Ultramagnetic MC's
Heiruspecs
DJ Shadow
Franz Ferdinand
DJ Hyper
DJ Q-Bert
Dilated Peoples
Matisyahu
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Erik B. and Rakim
Common
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Digital Underground
Del de la Funky Homosapiens
Jurassic Five
Sugarhill Gang
KRS-One
X-Ecutioners
Ammon Contact
Punjabi MC
and many more...
Movies:
I'm a Video Producer so I'm super critical of films.
I'm a MAJOR foreign films freak!
My TOP 10 Foreign Films:
1. La vita é bela! (Life is Beautiful!) ITALY
2. Amelie FRANCE
3. Kukushka (The Cuckoo) RUSSIA
4. Bon Voyage! FRANCE
5. Carandiru BRAZIL
6. Cidade de Deus (City of God) BRAZIL
7. Central do Brasil (Central Station) BRAZIL
8. Hotel Rwanda SOUTH AFRICA
9. Der Kriger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and The Warrior) GERMANY
10. Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (Monsieur Ibrahim) FRANCE
Other favorite foreign films: (in no specific order)
- La Mala Education (Bad Education) SPAIN
- Respiro (Breath) ITALY
- A Fond Kiss UNITED KINGDOM
- Tokyo Godfathers JAPAN
- En la puta vida (Tricky Life) URUGUAY
- Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A very long engagement) FRANCE
- Was tun, wenn's brennt? (What to do, in case of a fire?) GERMANY
- Carne Tremula (Live Flesh) SPAIN
- Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) FRANCE
- Ba wang bie ji (Farewell my Concubine) CHINA
- La cite des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children) FRANCE
- Hero CHINA
- Un Rey en la Habana (A king in Havana) CUBA
- Vera Drake UNITED KINGDOM
- Mar adentro (The sea inside) SPAIN
- Les Choristes (The Chorus) FRANCE
- Theeviravaathi (The Terrorist) INDIA
- Madame Sata BRAZIL
- Depuis Q'Otar est parti (Since Otar left) FRANCE
- Good bye, Lenin! GERMANY
- Morir o no (To die or not) Barcelona, SPAIN
- Dom Durakov (House of Fools) RUSSIA
- Siunin Wong Fei-hung tsi titmalau (Iron Monkey) CHINA
- Son de Mar (Sound of the Sea) SPAIN
- La Finestra di Fronte (Facing Windows) ITALY
- Le Battement D'Ailes du Papillon (Dirty Pretty Things) UNITED KINGDOM
- Viva Sapato! BRAZIL
- No somos nadie (God is on the air) SPAIN
- Sin Dejar Huella (Without a trace) MEXICO
- Abril Despedacado (Behind the Sun) BRAZIL
- El Sexo y LucÃa (Sex and LucÃa) SPAIN
- Kukushka (The Cuckoo) RUSSIA
- Hotaru no haka (Grave of the fireflies) JAPAN
- Osama AFGHANISTAN
- Rosentrasse GERMANY
- Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers) CHINA
- Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle diaries) USA
- Cinema Paradiso (Paradise Cinema) ITALY
- Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) GERMANY
- Carandiru BRAZIL
- Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) CUBA
- Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (Monsieur Ibrahim) FRANCE
- Noi Albinoi (Noi, the Albino) ICELAND
- La Hija del Canibal (LucÃa, LucÃa) MEXICO
- La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of Assasins) COLOMBIA
- Memento UNITED KINGDOM
- Hotel Rwanda SOUTH AFRICA
- Yin shi nan nu (Eat Drink Man Woman) TAIWAN
- Sometimes in April FRANCE/RWANDA
- Maria, llena eres de gracia (Maria Full of Grace) COLOMBIA
- Bon Voyage! FRANCE
- Hotaru no haka (Grave of the fireflies) JAPAN
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring KOREA
- A lá folie, pas du tout! (He loves me, he loves me not!) FRANCE
- Como agua para chocolate (Like water for chocolate) MEXICO
- The Mother UNITED KINGDOM
- Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa) GERMANY
- Y tu mamá también (And your mother too) MEXICO
- Vor (The Thief) RUSSIA
- Todo sobre mi madre (All about my mother) SPAIN
- La vita é bela! (Life is Beautiful!) ITALY
- Im Juli (In July) GERMANY
- Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch!) MEXICO
- El Regalo de Silvia (Silvia's gift) SPAIN
- Herencia (Inheritance) ARGENTINA
- Der Kriger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and The Warrior) GERMANY
- Cidade de Deus (City of God) BRAZIL
- Vozvrashcheniye (The Return) RUSSIA
- El Camino (The Road) ARGENTINA
- Amelie FRANCE
- La Nina de tus ojos (The girl of your dreams) SPAIN
- Alma mia ARGENTINA
- Abouna FRANCE/CHAD
- Lista de Espera (Waiting List) CUBA
- Umi wa miteita (The Sea is watching) JAPAN
- Estacao Central (Central Station) BRAZIL
- Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) CHINA
- Bacheha-Ye aseman (Children of Heaven) IRAN
- Jeux d'enfants (Love me, if you dare) FRANCE
I'm not a Hollywood fan but here's the few Popular/Hollywood/American films that did make the cut:
- The Fifth Element
- I am David
- Dopamine
- Hackers
- Labyrinth
- Snatch
- Catch me if you can
- Requiem for a dream
- The Truth about Cats and Dogs
- The Red Violin
- Being Julia
- Beetlejuice
- Sahara
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- House of Sand and Fog
- Nightmare before Christmas
- Before night falls (Antes que anochezca)
- Fight Club
- Troy
- The One
- The Believer
- Pulp Fiction
- The Pianist
- Piñero
- Edward Scissor Hands
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Others
- Chicago
- Waking Life
- Basquiat
- Reservoir Dogs
- Braveheart
- Big Fish
- Queen of the Damned
- Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
- Traffic
- Excess Baggage
- The Boondock Saints
- Narc
- American History X
- 25th Hour
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Training Day
Television:
I'm not a TV fan, I watch less than 5 hours of it a week. Perhaps so should everyone else, eh!
Some things I'll watch:
SPY VS. SPY
LIVING SINGLE (Old skool baby!)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
That 70's Show
Veronica Mars
Girlfriends
Forensic Files
Myth Busters
Grey's Anatomy
Globe Trekker
Wild on!
Discovery Channel
Discovery Times Channel
History Channel
Fine Art Channel
WLRN
Books:
Some of my favorite writers are: Paulo Coelho, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Laura Esquivel, Isabel Allende, Carolina Maria de Jesus, Gautama and Deepak Chopra, William Shakespeare and Dan Brown.
El Alquimista
El niño del Alba
Encyclopedia Mythica
Hamlet
The Great Gatsby
Angels and Demons
Veronika decide morir
The Library of Greek Mythology
The Dictionary of Symbols
The Da Vinci Code
World Mythology (Myths and Legends of the World brought to life.)
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
Las siete leyes espirituales
Como agua para el chocolate
The Dictionary of Symbols
Lista de espera
La Casa de los Espiritus
El Plan Infinito
Cien años de soledad
Quarto de Despejo
Siddhartha
Macbeth
Le Petit Prince
Who's who in Egyptian Mythology
Encyclopedia of the World Religions
Heroes:
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha.)
Tenzin Gyatso (The 14th Dalai Lama.)
Victor Borge (Danish-born comedian and pianist.)
Roger Federer (Swiss-born Tennis multi-champion.)
Confederecao Brasileira de Futebol (National Brazilian Soccer Team.)