Be Somebody

Join us in welcoming our friend and the first guest of 2024, Hector Cortez. Hector is a musician, composer, and audio engineer. We talk about life, school, moving to Los Angeles, and more. Thanks for taking the time to tune in! - - Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network of enthusiasm, and impact the lives of those in our communities and of those we hold close. - - Intro + Outro by Ethan Duff a.k.a. Aisle Seat: spotify.com/artist/752JL0IAOQyVNrc22f9YkB?si=LmAfzbSbSXKe0B2n-R3E6g

Happy New Year! 2024 is a leap year, which means we all have an extra day. How will you spend yours? - - Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network of enthusiasm, and impact the lives of those in our communities and of those we hold close.

This special episode features our friends Diego and Isaac, fellow creatives and co-hosts of their own podcast, Friends with Benefits. They were in LA visiting us for the first time, and had a lot to say about their experience. Enjoy!

The podcast continues its new momentum in 2023 with a recap of lessons learned throughout the year before, and more. Thank you for taking the time to tune in!

This week's episode details our second month in Los Angeles. We talk our new pad, Japanese voice acting, Liminalala™ and life's purpose in our personal nutshells, and more. Enjoy!

We've moved! Hear (most of) everything we've been through these last several weeks after moving to Los Angeles, California.

Boys are back in the USA and getting ready for yet another major life change. Hear our closing reflections on our international trip, our ideas for what's to come, and the reverence for our forever home.

This episode concludes the international series with a full circle moment, reunited in Madrid, talking through it all at El Retiro Park.

Welcome back to our journey in Europe. This weeks episode we are in Venice, Italy. Enjoy! 

Welcome to the bustle and flow of the city of Madrid, Spain! We talk in depth on the incredible (and life-threatening) journey to this destination, what it was like in the city on our very first day, and much more. Enjoy!

We're super hot this week. Summer's on the arrival, and with the shift in seasons comes that familiar shift in personalities, values, passions, and attitudes. Talking it all over, that's what we're here for.

This week's special guest, Levi Lobo, is an actor, director, screenwriter, and model. He talks life in Los Angeles, the ups, downs, ins and outs of the entertainment industry, bringing ideas to life, the importance of suits, and more.

This week's special guest is Keara Anderson, a director, screenwriter, model, photographer, and born and raised Alaskan. She goes in detail on her opportunity to produce an original short film alongside Netflix and Adobe for The Great Untold contest, growing up and pursuing art in rural Alaska, moving to the "lower 48" states, and much, much more.

This week's episode is a little here, a little there, a little everywhere! Big topic's include the incredible power of nitro cold brew, staying productive through the pressure, and a quick SPOILER FREE review of HBO Euphoria's second season.

This week's episode captures the essence of our podcast and the trajectory for the future.

This week we welcome our friend and US Air Force Lieutenant, Nick Montaño, an Albuquerque native and fellow alumni. He talks ROTC, rising the ranks, falling off the course, and keeping an unbreakable sense of commitment. Enjoy!

Thank you for taking the time to tune in. This week's episode goes into detail on auditioning for actors, taking a "good" risk, and when to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. Enjoy!

This week's episode is on cars, Enrique's job in film production and developing his own works, building a lifestyle, and Amadeo's latest fashion collection. Enjoy.

This week we discuss our positive COVID test results, Enrique's experience on a one-of-a-kind film set, and overcoming creative blocks while looking forward to the future.

Our second-ever guest, Eric Barragan, is an actor, director, screenwriter, and model. He talks in depth about moving to the contiguous United States, going to school, and finding his passion in acting.

Let's catch you up in our lives since our 1 year hiatus.

Welcome back to Be Somebody. Quick notes, new topics, and big news.

This week's episode covers in-depth conversations about our short-lived travel plans for 2020, our past best & worst travel experiences, and where we'd like to go when the time is right. Enjoy!

This week's special episode covers our recent university graduation and the impact the virus had on the final days of our undergraduate education. We also discuss our legacy and our hopes for the future.

This week's episode covers our beloved childhood pets, and the ways we've been filling up the days. Enjoy!

This week's episode covers motivation, procrastination, healthy goal-setting, and constructive self-reflection. Enjoy!

This special episode covers the ongoing crisis and how it has affected our personal and academic lives, as well as Enrique's directing of an award-sweeping short film, featuring Amadeo in a supporting role!

Best friends and the people we've come to know, as well as the art of constructive critique—these are this week's topics!

This week's episode covers Enrique's time at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, as well as our imminent graduation in May!

In this episode, we converse with our very first guest: singer, songwriter, and producer Ethan Duff, a.k.a. Meraki!

In this episode, we discuss our year 2019, a recap of the holiday season, and Amadeo's first anxiety attack.

This episode talks about the duty that we owe ourselves to enjoy our time through what we do and to make a change, however difficult, if what it is that we do only serves to drain us.

From Finals Week to Black Friday, Disney+ to first jobs! We discuss what our professional life has taught us thus far. . .

Hey, how are you? Good, how are you? Good, how are you? Good, how are you?—The extended search for meaning and authenticity. When to party, when to sit back and take a moment to yourself, to those closest to you. Make the most of a moment, and the most of the people surrounding you, whether strangers or slight acquaintances. We all have a lot to offer.

Resist the sensation of setback from a setback, keep a positive perspective, and be good to yourself.

Stress and stress management, full plates, and keeping up.

Compassion, consistency, and what is personally important—explained.

School, success, self-confidence, and the American film industry.

Booby bracelets and party poppers, garden clubs and professional chefs—our school was quite unlike any other, while being just like every other one. We explore our middle school memories and emotions and come to sound conclusions about the pimply past.

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Enjoy.

A casual introduction to the two of us, our voices, our backgrounds, bite-sized bits of topics that will be further articulated in later episodes. Thank you for taking the time to tune in!