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Xavier Vazquez
Xavier (born Luis " Xavier" Vazquez) March 2nd' 1984 in New York City. This young artist was introduced to media at an early age in the United States Island of Puerto Rico by his father Luis Antonio Vazquez "Shanom", a very successful comedian / radio personality who was also a musician / producer. Xavier began to assist in the production as a voice over performer for the now legendary morning show titled “El Meneo De La Mañana” (“The Morning Groove”, this is the show after which most Hispanic morning shows were tailored in the US mainland.) where he took part in many of the famous bits created by his father who obviously took advantage of this young boys disposition. This of course readied him for life as an artist, something that just seemed to happen incidentally. Many remember Xavier as the young kid in the grown up show with that little voice that made you wonder whether it was real or not.

Through the years Xavier became more involved in the Show even singing numerous jingles artist for the morning show. He learned to play various musical instruments and just as his father became good enough to perform live. As a teenager however radio life was more common in the house than anything else and he became the tech assistant in the venture to air the show in the mainland. Xavier started to perform live in some presentations impersonating some artists as part of the parodies the show produced, lucky for them, Xavier was an accomplished dancer and his impersonations of Michael Jackson all went well. But it was drawing and painting what he did in his spare time and that was secret passion. As a child his parents would encourage young Xavier to draw and draw he did. But it was never taken seriously by any of them. Never having an education in painting, it all just came naturally. It probably started when he was just 3 years old and gave his mom a very impressive drawing, but again, it was never taken seriously until later in life, after having had a series of impacting experiences. His drawings began to take meaning and people began to show interest in this type of art more than anything. His varied experiences may have impacted more than just the style, because at just 18 Xavier had already obtained an education in health sciences which exposed him to human nature and made him sensible to man’s fragile nature. All which contrasted with the later soldier he became after having joined and served in the US military. All this and his entrepreneurship in small business would make you believe he was already 50, but there’s the surprise, because Xavier is a 28 year old soldier artist that has much to offer and has an evolving future as an artist. Perhaps his newly found path in life as a married man turned him towards his childhood passion or just the fact that as a grown man he has found his outlet. Whatever it was, we enjoy it. Behold some of the productions and sketches that left more than a few in awe.

References

Shanom

Gilbert Merle

El meneo de la mañana