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Madonna of today and then
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June 2017: (Javier Madonna of the past. I would
Plascencia, Daniel Cavanagh, love to have photographed her
Raphael Pimentel, Juan-Pablo in the early 90s. This would be
Guardado, Marlin Davila- during the Erotica album and
Avalos). This was the most probably the
difficult one. It was difficult Bedtime Stories album, like
because when we started to 1992-1995. I loved the way
shoot, it was a sunny morning she was. She was very
and beautiful outside. glamours and I thought she
Everyone was doing their part was at her best and at the
and all of a sudden, a storm height of her looks.
started to come in. The clouds
came in and blocked out the Adelante: What are your
sun. I had to use a studio light goals for the future?
which I had just bought before In 10 years, I want to retire
the photo shoot. It was not from my daytime work. My
charged so when I started to plan is to make sure that I
shoot, the light started to die. I continue with photography as
literally only shot 6 photos. my second or full-time career.
Everyone was feeling it and I
was so sorry because it was Adelante: Any details about
getting dark. This photo is all your life you want to share?
studio lit and it was only six Are you in a relationship,
frames. At that moment, it was have a partner, family, etc.?
one of the worse things I ever I take care of my mom and Iʼm
experienced. It is so difficult to very family oriented. My mom
shoot a group. Pepe wanted is happy that Iʼm doing what I
to have a diverse group of want and for her that is fine.
guys because it was Pride
month. Originally it was Adelante: Do you like
supposed to be just the guy in shooting indoors using
the shorts on the cover. But props or outside with natural
when we talked to him and elements?
explained it was Pride Month, Indoors because I have
he agreed to have others in the controlled lighting. With props,
photo and he actually got the it depends on the concepts.
other guys that are pictured. My goals are to become more
of a fashion editorial photog-
April 2016: (with Austin Leigh, rapher.
Alex Sanchez, Efren Chacon,
David Diosa) The sexiest Adelante: Anything else
group cover was April 2016. youʼd like to say to our
For me what was special was readers?
we had a Columbian, Mexican, I hope that the covers Iʼve
Guatemalan and a mixed produced have entertained
person who is Black and you and that Iʼve captured
White. It was the hottest thing people that you may know
because it represented Latinos and have connections with. I
world-wide. Also, they were all remember when I first saw the
muscular, i.e., Herb Ritts and magazine, I was very
all hot and gorgeous. All these impressed with the photog-
guys are hot. Alex is hot. raphy. Itʼs always been about
Efren (RIP) was also a really photography. Iʼve also been
good friend of mine and he very professional. Iʼm not
looked really great that day. going to say that some of the
They were all my friends and cover models were not
this gave me a chance to work tempting. I bet a lot of you out
with people I already knew there think there is more to the
well.
story. The truth is, there isnʼt.
A lot of these guys are Go-go
Adelante: If you could dancers, so people tip them,
photograph a famous and thatʼs their fantasy of the
celebrity, who would that Go-go boys.
be?
Madonna – the queen. I would
first want to photograph the
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