We had the good fortune of connecting with jimmy blanco and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi jimmy, do you have a favorite quote or affirmation?
“Chase your Dreams until your feet are bloody, and even then, Don’t stop” this is one of my favorite quotes created by me because it reminds me to never give up on myself, no matter how hard the journey is ahead of me, nothing worth having is given easily.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’ve studied the greats from spielberg to deakins and everyone in between. I intend to be mentioned among the top directors in Cinema someday, It was a long road for me coming from a Music video Background and transitioning into Film, but the transition was seamless for me, I’ve always been a team player and that is needed to be successful in this industry. I Finally made the jump after years of putting of making films by telling myself “no more Excuses” I already had more than what I needed to make a short film so I just made one. I stayed outside my house until 3am filming my first short Film, by myself with nothing but a few lights a camera and a tripod, to prove to myself that it can be done on ANY level. I’ve since shot more than 7 short films and currently working on a TV series Pilot.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Moca Museum for some Art, then il-bellagio for some italian food and wine (my favorite) than then a nice cool evening on the beach enjoying the breeze before we hit south beach for the night life

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
A special Shout out to tammy scott, for being super supportive in everything I do and always pushing me to strive for greatness and believing in me, it doesn’t go unrecognized.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrjimmyblanco

Image Credits
PursuetheGift Photography

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