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The Don Q, Son of Zorro

To be brave without games... Or lies. - Baxter

About Me

From the ranks of Pomona College with BA in Media Studies/Film, I've returned to school to earn a teaching credential at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. I've been teaching/tutoring English and Math for about 7 years; it was about time. I believe 5 out of 4 students have trouble with fractions. I think I can fix that!
I'm a working man, and I'm noticing that there aren't enough days in the weekend. Among my many tasks, I am trying to co-direct and co-produce my own Latin music video television show "LAtino X" for the various local networks, I work on multimedia projects for this and other ventures, and I teach and tutor here and there locally; I keep quite busy. My brain starts working the moment I get up in the morning and doesn't stop until I get to work.
Whenever I run into walls, there's nothing me and my super human powers can't accomplish. Unless of course the walls are "super human"... er... "super wall-like." Something like that... I'm still currently working on other projects here and there, but I might ditch the freelance work and become a ridiculously wealthy Hollywood sell-out. Yah-right! I am stacking my chips as I should to pay off loans and to buy a house, so I should be living in my very own home in the county of L.A. soon enough.
I'm just living my life day by day, entertained at night by 12-year-old episodes of the Simpsons, Married with Children, and SNL. I just hope the power crisis doesn't effect my drive for evening television. One time the power went out in my house and I had to use the flash on my camera to see my way around. I made a sandwich and took fifty pictures of my face.

I use entirely way too much time in front of my computer working on tasks or surfing the web, but when I'm off the comp, I like to hang with my friends at the local Hip Hop venues or help them build community events of their own. I spend my free time clownin', spending a bit of money here and there. During my weekends, I work on web projects, script ideas, chill around town with friends, occasionally cruise to Vegas or Baja, or I stay in bed and sleep for a couple days.
Handle your business before your business handles you! ...but don't let your work, your studies, and your responsabilities keep you entirely from fun. Don't hesitate to drop me a line. Later.
Your buddy...
DQ
Check out my latest projects, and if you're in LA, check out my show out next year...
That One Guy...
Donald "The Don Q" Quintana.
CURRENT.TV projects to date...

    Tax Three Ways - Air Date: March 31, 2008 The Virgin of East LA - Air Date: March 17, 2008 The Super Bowl Come-Up - Air Date: February 26, 2008 This Can Be Can Art - Aired Date: August 25, 2007


REPRESENT WITH RESPECT!


My Interests

Movies, Books, Radio, Media and Multimedia, and Sleep... Check out my profile! Affiliations have included: Raw Intelligence Music, Film & Television; KSPC Radio; Adelphia Video Production; and a couple more here and there.

I'd like to meet:

Now... I'm here trying to connect with my loyal friends & acquaintances, whom I've met or have yet to meet. Hit me up y'all. Later.

Music:

Lil' bit of everything, esp. Hip Hop (underground to mainstream), Rock (grunge to crunch), Electronic (trip hop to gangsta trance & house). I like it all, but here are my loops (I'll finish the list another time)...

    -2Mex -50 Cent -Aaron Neville -Aesop Rock -Al Green -Alicia Keys -Alkaholiks -Los Americans -AphexTwin -Aterciopelados -Baxter -Beastie Boys -Beat Junkies -Beatles -Beatnuts -Beck -Black Eyed Peas -Blackalicious -Bloodstone -Breakestra -Brenton Wood -Chemical Brothers -Creedence Clearwater -Crystal Method -Cypress Hill -Daft Punk -Danny Elfman -Danny Saber -Darwin Chamber -De La Soul -Delinquent Habits -Deltron 3030 -Dilated Peoples -Digable Planets -DJ Art Laboe -DJ Babu -Dj Funk -Dj Mark Farina (esp. Mushroom) -Dj Muggs -DJ Rhettmatic -Dj Scribble -Dr. Dre -Earth Wind and Fire -Eminem -Enon -Fatboy Slim -Frank Sinatra -Fugees -Funkdoobiest -Future Sound of London -The Game -Gang Starr -Garbage -Gorillaz -Harry Connick Jr. -Head Automatica -Herbaliser -House Of Pain -Illuminatives -James Brown -Jamie Cullins -Jaylib -Jeru The Damaja -Jill Scott -John Williams -Joseph Bishara -Jungle Brothers -Juno Reactor -Jurassic 5 -Kanye West -Kemo the Blaxican -KintoSol -L.A. Symphony -Lamb -Lauren Hill -Lionrock -Lootpack -Los Hitters -Louie Prima -LRD (L.R.D. - Los Rockin Diablos) -Lunatic Calm -Massive Attack -Moby -Mobb Deep -Morcheeba -Nas -Nat King Cole -Natural Resource -Nine Inch Nails -Nirvana -Offspring -Ol' Dirty Bastard -Olive -Orquesta De Leo Acosta -Outkast -Ozomatli -Paul Barman -Portishead -Psycho Realm -Primal Scream -The Prodigy -Q-Tip -Rage Against The Machine -Red Hot Chili Peppers -Rob Dougan -Rob Zombie -Los Rockin Devil's -Roots -Rose Royce -RZA -Sage Francis -Sammy Davis Jr -Santo & Johnny -Shaun Imrei -Sneaker Pimps -Snoop Dogg -Sonora Dinamita -Sublime -SWV -Talib Kweli -Talvin Singh -Tribe Called Quest -Tricky -Tweet -Venga Boys -Visionaries -Wildchild -Wu Tang Clan -X-cutioners -Xzibit

Movies:

Lord of the Rings series, Indiana Jones series, Star Wars series, Matrix series, Back to the Future series, Army of Darkness, Aliens, The Crow, Kill Bill, Sin City, Life is Beautiful, Desperado, Monster's Inc, Lion King, Groundhog Day, Top Secret, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Sandlot, The Goonies... Michael Bay stuff, Robert Rodriguez stuff, Quentin Tarantino stuff, Kevin Smith stuff, James Cameron stuff, Zucker brothers stuff... too many, but these shall do for now.

Television:

Check Out My Work On...

The Simpsons, Band of Brothers, The Sopranos, Dave Chapelle Show, Da Ali G Show, Futurama, SNL, Mad TV, Married with Children, Clerks, Seinfeld, Three's Company, Gilligan's Island, Cosby Show, Ren & Stimpy, Looney Tunes, The Little Rascals... so many to list, so much to watch, but there you go.

Books:

Gaiman's "Sandman", Golding's "Lord of the Flies", Waid's "Kingdom Come", Straczynski "Rising Stars", Warren Ellis' "Transmetropolitan," Garth "Constantine/Hellblazer" Ennis' "Preacher," McLoud's "Understanding Comics... that's off the top, but there are more.

Heroes:

Those who have shaped the traits that I would wish to embody as a hero... "Non-fictional Heroes" include my father and mother, my immediate and extended family, my very best friends, and the all-mighty; "Fictional Heroes" include Spider Jerusalem for truth, Batman for justice, Optimus Prime for respect, and Homer Simpson for good times. That is what the headlines shall read!