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BIOGRAPHY |
PABLO SANTOS
Rebel With A Cause The Life and Career of Pablo Santos Take a look at Pablo's gaze: His daring eyes smiling out from under a faux-hawk, saying; "Dream as if you'll live forever." Many pages could be taken up lamenting the loss, not only of a friend, but of all the television shows and feature films that won't be graced by Pablo's cute mug, natural cool, deadpan sense of humor, piercing depth and absolute love for and dedication to his craft. But he would not appreciate that. To be more precise, he would halfway spit through his teeth, roll his eyes and make like he's playing the smallest violin for the saddest song in the world. That's just how he was about life, "and death is part of life, so what's the big deal?" he would say. Thus, instead, this opportunity will be utilized to remind you of what he managed to accomplish in a very short period of time. At the age of 12, Pablo arrived in Los Angeles from Monterrey, Mexico, with no acting experience or any training at all. He began life improvement courses at Celebrity Centre International (the Church of Scientology, dedicated to providing courses and services to people in the Industry in Hollywood). He asked a friend of the family - Aquiles Enriquez - if he would manage him. Aquiles immediately said yes, and with a lot of care introduced him to the red carpet and put Pablo into the industry spotlight and major contacts, including accomplished actor and highly respected coach Gloria Gifford. The combination was a winner. Immediately upon arriving in the States, Pablo landed his first television appearance, on a groundbreaking Showtime TV series called Resurrection Blvd, which tackled serious, universal issues faced by the Latino community. He had already been seen in eight national commercials. His resume from that point includes shows that any professional actor today would be proud to have under his belt: ABC's Alias opposite Jennifer Garner; FX's The Shield opposite Michael Chiklis; PBS' American Family starring Edward James Olmos, Raquel Welch and Sonia Braga; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Boston Public, and the list goes on with projects distributed by major studios. Over 15 television and film projects in all - not too shabby for someone whom, with no former training, began his career a mere seven years ago. But wait, there's more. Pablo was probably the only foreign actor in history to arrive in Tinseltown from his native country and land his very own television show within two and a half years. That show, of course, was Greetings from Tucson on the WB network. Once again, Pablo found himself at the center, laughing at stereotypes and breaking them all at the same time. Being dedicated was vital to the characters he played on television and film, but it was also very important to Pablo in real life that his fellow foreign actors got every chance possible to be accepted in their adopted country. So it's no surprise that, schedule permitting, he loaned his time to the "Proyecto Latino" - a literacy project supported by the "Eduardo Palomo Educational Fund" - which helps Latin people read and write and that teaches people a successful study method; Pablo helped in several ways, mainly partnering with his manager creating powerful associations to benefit this project. On Monday, September 25, 2006 at 6:30, Pablo Santos' memorial service was held at his church, Celebrity Centre International Church of Scientology located at 5930 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, California. Pablo made friends wherever he went and his family and manager invited anyone and everyone considered a friend, or even a friendly acquaintance to come by and wish him the best on his continuing journey through eternity. Interestingly enough, a mere 15 days after Pablo's plane took off, the world acknowledged the 51st anniversary of another premature departure by a talented young man named James Byron Dean. His non-celluloid legacy was an entire culture that lived by his words, "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." Anyone who knew him would vouch for the fact that Pablo Santos certainly did. However, the legacy of inspiration for which all of us, his friends and colleagues, will remember him is contained in this quote by the philosopher and educator L. Ron Hubbard, whom he admired: "He who can truly communicate to others is a higher being who builds new worlds." Recently, his manager finished an interview with these words; "Thanks for making us cry and laugh. In our dreams you will live forever." Descansa en paz, amigo. Text by Aquiles Enriquez and Pati Caron |
This website is dedicated to the memory of Pablo Santos, his film-ography and career as a talented and dedicated young actor. On Friday September 15, 2006 Pablo and a group of friends were flying from Monterrey to Acapulco when the Piper Malibu Mirage in which they were travelling had to carry out an emergency landing at Toluca International Airport in central Mexico, due to a low fuel situation. While on finals, the engine cut out and the plane went down just 2km short of the runway. Five out of seven on board survived the accident.
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