About me

I turn events into stories people can't stop retelling.

Whether it's a boardroom, a conference stage, a gala, a bachelorette party, or a private dinner for twelve, my job is the same: create a moment so unexpected and so personal that your guests walk away saying "you will not believe what just happened." Think James Bond, if Bond did close-up magic instead of espionage: elegant, sharp, and always one step ahead of the room.

I work with people who want their event to be the one people talk about for years, and with private clients (milestone birthdays, engagement parties, galas, intimate dinners) who want an experience as sophisticated as the occasion itself. Different rooms, same standard: make you the person who found the entertainer everyone else wishes they'd booked.

Don't take my word for it. My Google reviews are full of people describing exactly that feeling. 5starsmagic.com

How I got here

I grew up in a small town in a third-world country, the middle of three kids, with no real roadmap for how to build a different life. What I did have was stubbornness and curiosity. I paid attention to whatever small opportunity showed up, and I took it.

Magic found me first. Design and 3D animation found me next. I fell into both obsessively, practicing for hours, treating limitation as something to work around rather than something to accept. That habit, digging into a craft until you actually understand it and not just perform it, has shaped everything since. It paid off in two very different worlds:

In animation and design, I worked as a 3D animator and effects artist alongside some of the top studios in the world, and won a Golden Bell Award for an animated short, The Magic of Cinema. That work also taught me something I now build every performance around: the psychology of attention, how people actually watch, feel, and react, and how small details change the entire experience of a moment.
Video: “The magic of cinema” An animated short that transports us to a magic kingdom where fantastic characters work hard to create a superior experience for the movie viewers.

In magic, I spent years performing at resorts, private events, and small stages while building an audience online. In 2010 I launched a YouTube channel and website teaching magic in a new way “Aprender Magia Gratis”. It grew to nearly 1,000,000 subscribers. Discovery Channel called me one of the most influential magicians in the Hispanic magic community, and in 2015 I broke a Guinness World Record in Rimini, Italy. I've since lectured for some of the world's most respected magic circles.

Along the way, I also spent time inside one of the tech world's most public moments: working alongside DJI's Colin Guinn and team in 2012 and 2013, helping launch the DJI Phantom, the drone that changed how the world thinks about aerial video, and taking home top honors at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, one of the largest media and technology conventions anywhere.
Video: This is one of those moments in history when life and magic collide. In 2013 DJI changed forever the way creators can express themselves allowing them to capture a new perspective of the life and giving them a magical tool to share their vision of world.

What I actually do well

Two things: storytelling and connection. I take a complicated idea or emotion and hand it to you as a single, clear, unforgettable moment, the kind that creates real intimacy in a room, not just applause.

I've built a meetup tour across multiple countries (over 800 people showed up in Mexico with less than ten hours' notice), taught tens of thousands of students, and performed for audiences ranging from corporate stages and conventions to intimate private dinners for a handful of people. The scale changes. The standard doesn't.

If you're planning something, corporate, conference, or private, something that needs to feel like nothing your guests have seen before, point me in a direction, and I'll bring it to life.

I believe a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.