doms. As a father and a husband,
there are questions I ponder such
as: Could I move forward knowing that my son was lost because
of a war? Would I be able to give
my life for a brother in arms? How
would I respond under horrific violence and could I recover?”
These questions I feel should be
asked by everyone so that we can
have a better understanding of
our veterans and their families. I
believe we have a duty to tell their
stories and to hear their stories so
that we can honor them and help
them.
grateful to be an American and to
feel honored and proud that I am
an American.
My father was an immigrant from
Argentina who recently passed
away. He was self made and se lf
taught and every day he would tell
me that this country was the greatest country in the world. He loved
the United States. When I think
about where I came from, being
the son of immigrants and being
able to get a college education at
Ole Miss, to have worked with the
incredibly talented and famous
artists I have worked with and to
be on TV, film and to grace some
Do you think being the son of His- of New York’s most famous stages,
panic parents and living in South
I would say that only in America
America helped give you a better could all of this happen. Thank
sense of what it is like to be Amer- you Dad!
ican? Has your upbringing helped
you to be the voice to those who
Finally, a little about yourself. Your
are silent?
bio says taking on huge challengYes. Great question! I think it
es is in your DNA. You’ve been a
has helped me very much. It has
boxer, ran marathons, climbed Mt.
taught me to feel empathy, to be
Kilimanjaro, and ran with the bulls
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