En La Escena

Growing up in a diverse neighborhood such as Sunnyside and Woodside in Queens New York, I have been exposed to many different cultures and aspects of them. If you were to see me walking down the street with my friends, it'd seem as if the United Nations just let out a youth meeting. Of course this does not give me a lack of acknowledgement to something I am most proud of, my hispanic heritage. I have always followed up on the Latin roots, most particularly Colombian. I grew up speaking english and spanish fluently along with keeping my traditions alive. I attend many spanish festivals and parties, dance and know all the basic steps to our music, and of course appreciate el sabor en mi arroz con frijoles.

I attend St. Francis College and I'm majoring in film and broadcasting. I hope to make it out there and keep my beautiful culture alive and well known for the good things that it brings. Luckily I am now interning for En La Escena. This has brought me a wonderful opportunity to learn more about my culture and the media world. I have started as being the camera operator and it has given me a completely different view on what's around me. I used to do photography and enjoyed it because I was able to capture moments, but it'd always upset me if i didn't get the exact one I wanted. It was also simpler for me to do because it was a one on one gig and its still life. Now with a video camera, I am able to capture the full moment. I've always been very observant towards others, but now I have learned to make connections with the people that I am watching and all just by filming them at the moment, even by being more than a few yards away and them not knowing I'm there because there's more then just one camera on them. Its about the connection between you, the camera, and the person in front of it.