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I was born and raised in Houston, TX. I have a heart for this city and a passion for seeing God transform it into a place that looks more like His kingdom.

I'm the oldest son of three children. Parents (Maurilio & Rose) live here in Houston. Mother is an HISD teacher, father is a semi-retired contractor. Younger sister Sarah is a teacher for HISD also and youngest brother Daniel works for UPS while attending college.

I went to Waltrip High School (Go Rams!).

I am a fan of Houston teams, even when they do badly (Go Texans! Woop! Woop!). I love the Astros in spite of them getting swept.

I currently serve on the Board of Directors for Mission Houston, an organization that seeks to be a catalyst for true God-inspired change in the city of Houston.

I am an avid film buff, but not a film snob. In particular, I like action/adventure, comedies and Oscar bait. I am, however, very difficult to go see movies with because I do not believe in the 'perfect film' and I will dissect the film shot-by-shot if you let me, thereby ruining the film-going experience for you.

I am currently working on both a screenplay and a novel (separate stories). The novel is called The Lifer and is about, you guessed it, a youth minister.

I enjoy weight-lifting, going to the MarqE, hanging out at Starbucks with friends and reading a good book.

I have actually appeared in one of the films I worked on. I was 'Angry Camp Counselor' in Sterling: The Secret of the Lost Medallion, available on DVD. (where it's available, I couldn't tell you, though I have copies of it)

I enjoy music by David Crowder Band, Robbie Seay Band, Coldplay, Grits, Othello, T-Bone, Jeremy Camp, the Newsboys and orchestral scores for a ton of motion pictures.

I enjoy the following television shows; 24, Lost, CSI and the original versions of G.I. Joe and Transformers, not the new junk.

I enjoy books by John Grisham, Michael Crichton and Frank Peretti. I also enjoy reading comic books (graphic fiction sounds more mature, but slightly weird) and I firmly believe that some of the best fiction being written today is being done in "the funnybooks."

I come from a Catholic background and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior at the age of 16 at the local Baptist church.

I went to University of Houston, same as my folks, and majored in Communications - Media Production. That encompasses digital film-making, production techniques in and out of the studio and web-work. I can make a movie, dissect the aesthetic symbolism in it, build a website to promote it and explain why film-making as an art-form is a necessary part of inter-human communication. Ahhh, the innumerable benefits of a college edjumaction.

Additionally, I serve with SPAMARAMA (a multi-church, youth outreach in Houston, TX), Super Summer (leadership training of teens in Texas), and with the UBA in various capacities, as needed.