Bryan Maldonado
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Writer/Teacher |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | Twenty-seven year old man in search of truth, though already known, and himself. A graduate of USC's MPW program with an MFA in creative writing:concentration in fiction. Trying to find a way to publish my first novel. Also a High School teacher. Christian:protestant:Baptist. Guatemalan by birth, American by default. I've been writing since age 14 (long before atually, but that's beside the point.)Currently working on publishing the novel, editing and selling a screenplay, some short stories. Have never forgotten my first love:poetry. |
| Favorite movies | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,the Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Last Samurai,Schindler's List, Shakespeare in Love, Lolita (black and white one), Kill Bill, The Karate Kid (1-3 & The Next Karate Kid), My Sassy Girl, Hero, Ever After, The Princess Bride, Spirited Away, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish. House of Flying Daggers, The Sword in the Stone, The Scent of Green Papaya, Chun King Express, Ju Dou, Iron Monkey, Kiss of the Dragon, Twin Warriors/Tai Chi Master, Princess Mononoke. No Reservations, No Country for Old Men, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Ladron que Roba a Ladron,Where The Heart Is, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & Prince Caspian.<z> |
| Favorite music | Oldies, soft and classic rock, contemporary christian, mostly everything else (NOT rap or reggaeton).Juanes, Bowling for Soup, Avril Lavigne, Shakira, Bryan Adams,Marcos Witt, Jesus Adrian Romero, Enrique Iglesias,Panic at the Disco(?),Switchfoot, Mana. Santo Remedio, MercyMe, Michael W Smith, Rojo, Plain White T's, Nickelback, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney. Josh Groban. <z> |
| Favorite books | Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha (my all-time favorite), , Pride and Prejudice, Lady Susan, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, The God of Small Things, The Kite Runner, The Underdogs/Los de abajo, Heart of Darkness, Friendship (Japanese novel), The Sound of Waves, Huckleberry Finn. Light in August, Brave New World, As I Lay Dying, Snow Flower and The Secret Fan, The Bonesetter's Daughter,In The Time of The Butterflies,To Kill a Mockingbird, Sister of My Heart. Fantasy:The Lord of The Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 books) Plays: King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Waiting for Godot, Antigone (both Sophocles and Anouih), Medea, Dinner With Friends. Languages other than English (mixed): Los de Abajo, La Celestina (the best in Spanish after Don Quijote), Don Quijote (big surprise), El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba, Don Juan Tenorio, Hombres de Maiz, by Asturias (Guatemala's nobel prize winner in literature), Le petit Garcon, Les Jeux sont faits, L'etranger,Le petit prince. Books I find interesting but tedious/tough: A Bend in the River, Death in Beirut, Our Mutual Friend, Jane Eyre. Books I don't like: Moby Dick; oh, I really dislike The Da Vinci Code, but wait, I don't think that's a book. <z> |