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            &lt;p&gt;From humble beginnings as a rebellious mass of hydrogen and helium at the center of a star, I have magically transformed into a very lucky carbon-based life-form. I took my first breath during the summer of 1970 in Mexico City, and have somehow managed to keep my name, even as I was unable to retain a single atom of my original body.
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            &lt;p&gt;I studied graphic design at the Universidad Iberoamericana, photography at Centro Cultural Arte Contempor&#225;neo, direction at the New York Film Academy and visual arts at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. That said, most of what really matters I have learned from those who call me &#8220;Gigio&#8221;, &#8220;Flaquito&#8221;, &#8220;Topo&#8221;, &#8220;Topil&#8221;, &#8220; Flacucho&#8221;, &#8220;el m&#225;s malcriado de todos mis hijos&#8221; and &#8220;Bijo&#8221; (for a full list of nicknames, please contact my friends and family).
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            &lt;p&gt;Since 1993 I have created art for more than 70 cds working with latin celebrities such as Luis Miguel, Man&#225;, Aleks Syntek, El Tri, Fey, Ricardo Arjona, Paulina Rubio, Ximena Sari&#241;ana  and Caf&#233; Tacuba.&lt;br /&gt;For this work I was invited, as a screening committee member, to the first two installments of the Latin Grammys.
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            &lt;p&gt;Parallel to my commercial work I am continually delving into the nature of perception, representation and reality. Through research and creative experimentation, this practice has evolved into the work I share with you on this website.
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            &lt;p&gt;I am inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Antoine de Saint Exup&#233;ry, Maya Angelou, Octavio Paz, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Al-Khwarizmi, Albert Einstein, Fritjof Capra, Richard Feynman, David Bohm, Leonard Susskind, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, The Dalai Lama, Ch&#246;gyam Trungpa, Matthieu Ricard, Martin Luther King Jr., Jane Goodall, Lawrence Lessig, Mike Reynolds, Muhammad Yunus, Warren Buffet, Bill Strickland, Constantin Br&#226;ncu&#351;i, Emily Carr, Rufino Tamayo, Anish Kapoor, Bob Dylan, Caf&#233; Tacuba, Chet Atkins, Beck, Leonard Cohen, Sam Cooke, Silvio Rodriguez, Neil Young, Brazilian music, Futurama, Pixar movies, documentaries, traveling, sunlight, Canadian geese, japanese prints, tasty soups and, above all, silence and acts of kindness.
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            &lt;p&gt;I spend most of my time between Vancouver and Mexico City, but aspire to become a citizen of the World.
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			&lt;p&gt;From humble beginnings as a rebellious mass of hydrogen and helium at the center of a star, I have magically transformed into a very lucky carbon-based life-form. I took my first breath during the summer of 1970 in Mexico City, and have somehow managed to keep my name, even as I was unable to retain a single atom of my original body.
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			&lt;p&gt;I studied graphic design at the Universidad Iberoamericana, photography at Centro Cultural Arte Contempor&#225;neo, direction at the New York Film Academy and visual arts at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. That said, most of what really matters I have learned from those who call me &#8220;Gigio&#8221;, &#8220;Flaquito&#8221;, &#8220;Topo&#8221;, &#8220;Topil&#8221;, &#8220; Flacucho&#8221;, &#8220;el m&#225;s malcriado de todos mis hijos&#8221; and &#8220;Bijo&#8221; (for a full list of nicknames, please contact my friends and family).
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			&lt;p&gt;Since 1993 I have created art for more than 70 cds working with latin celebrities such as Luis Miguel, Man&#225;, Aleks Syntek, El Tri, Fey, Ricardo Arjona, Paulina Rubio, Ximena Sari&#241;ana  and Caf&#233; Tacuba.&lt;br /&gt;For this work I was invited, as a screening committee member, to the first two installments of the Latin Grammys.
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			&lt;p&gt;Parallel to my commercial work I am continually delving into the nature of perception, representation and reality. Through research and creative experimentation, this practice has evolved into the work I share with you on this website.
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			&lt;p&gt;I am inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Antoine de Saint Exup&#233;ry, Maya Angelou, Octavio Paz, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Al-Khwarizmi, Albert Einstein, Fritjof Capra, Richard Feynman, David Bohm, Leonard Susskind, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, The Dalai Lama, Ch&#246;gyam Trungpa, Matthieu Ricard, Martin Luther King Jr., Jane Goodall, Lawrence Lessig, Mike Reynolds, Muhammad Yunus, Warren Buffet, Bill Strickland, Constantin Br&#226;ncu&#351;i, Emily Carr, Rufino Tamayo, Anish Kapoor, Bob Dylan, Caf&#233; Tacuba, Chet Atkins, Beck, Leonard Cohen, Sam Cooke, Silvio Rodriguez, Neil Young, Brazilian music, Futurama, Pixar movies, documentaries, traveling, sunlight, Canadian geese, japanese prints, tasty soups and, above all, silence and acts of kindness.
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			&lt;p&gt;I spend most of my time between Vancouver and Mexico City, but aspire to become a citizen of the World.
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