Gender	Female
Industry	Internet
Occupation	Art Enthusiast & Writer
Location	Los Angeles, CA, United States
Introduction	I’m a 30ish year old Latina born and raised in Los Angeles. I consider myself bi-cultural because I have my roots firmly planted in my Mexican heritage and yet I love my American lifestyle and the opportunities it has given me. My two vices are music and coffee. The way I see it if those are my only two vices then I am in pretty good shape as far as life is concerned. To me my friends are my family that I created for myself. I'm authentic, honest, funny, sarcastic, opinionated, intelligent, artsy & fun. I'm told I have a contagious laugh & a beautiful smile. I'm spiritual not religious. I have a great respect for people & their lives. I have an unending thirst for knowledge. I love to read. I love languages. I love learning & experiencing different cultures. I love to travel! I'm close to the family I was born into & I find that the older I get the more I understand them and how different we are.
Interests	Art, music, books, coffee, laughter, poetry, good conversationalists, traveling, exploring, researching, helping people, concerts, dance, theater, museums, reading, and writing
Favorite movies	Too many to name--I am open to pretty much anything. But not a big fan of scary movies. I see no point in freaking myself out. Some of my all time favorites are The Lord of the Rings trilogy, anything Harry Potter, Girl Interrupted, The Breakfast Club, Buena Vista Social Club, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Talk to Her, Like Water for Chocolate, Real Women Have Curves, Oceans 11 & 12, Tombstone, School of Rock, Finding Neverland, Donnie Brasco, Frida, Chocolat, Stand by Me, Swing Kids, etc. I also like cheesy chick flicks like How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, the Notebook, Sweet Home Alabama, Sex and the City and Babel.
Favorite music	I love music. It consumes my soul. All kinds. Anyone that knows me knows that I have the most eclectic music collection...Some highlights from my collection... Putumayo World Music: Radio Latino, A New Groove, Latin Groove, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, Brazilian Lounge, Latin Lounge, French Cafe, Nuevo Latino, Global Soul, Rumba Flamenco, Arabic Groove, Ceu, Bebel Gilberto. Mana, Julieta Venegas, Yerba Buena, Jaguares, Aterciopelados, La Ley, Gipsy Kings, Buena Vista Social Club (Compay Segundo, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer), Trio Los Panchos, Juanes, Shakira, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Celia Cruz, Ana Gabriel, Pepe Aguilar, Vicente Fernandez, India, Manu Chao, Cafe Tacuba, Bebe, Federico Aubele, Jarabe de Palo, Javier Garcia, Sacha Nairobi, Colbie Caillat, Erykah Badu, Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay, Black-Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Frou Frou, Dido, Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, Lina, No Doubt, Santana, Ozomatli, Pearl Jam, Les Nubians, India Arie, Norah Jones, Jill Scott, Usher, Alanis Morissette, The Cure, Depeche Mode, INXS, Prince, Sade, Sublime, U2, Train, Massive Attack, Damien Rice, Aerosmith, Blondie, Metallica (the older stuff), Smashing Pumpkins, Mary J. Blige, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, James Morrison, Angie Stone, Badly Drawn Boy, Bitter:Sweet, Cake, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, Dixie Chicks, The Fray, Jem, John Mayer, Joss Stone, Keith Urban, KT Tunstall, Paolo Nutini, Thievery Corporation, Ayo, Melody Gardot, Duffy, James Hunter, Sara Bareilles, Ayo, Muse etc.
Favorite books	Art Books about my favorite artists like Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Van Gogh, Picasso. Other good reads -- An Unquiet Mind, The Dirty Girls Social Club, Playing With Boys, all the Harry Potter books, An Open Heart by the Dalai Lama, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, and any other interesting read that crosses my path. Just read the entire Twilight series and am now on The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Bad Dogs Have More Fun. I also love Kevin Aucoin books and anything having to do with makeup! En espanol/spanglish--anything by Julio Cortazar, Pablo Neruda, Ana Castillo, Federico Garcia-Lorca, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Isabel Allende, Octavio Paz, Sandra Cisneros, Gloria Anzaldua. Killer Cronicas by Suzanne Chavez-Silverman In French--Simone de Beauvoir, Andre Gide, Colette.

In the dream where you show up to school naked, why do you never go swimming?

For the same reason I wouldn't go when I am awake... I don't know how to swim!