Biography

Gabriel Pontones

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Gabriel (aka Rasta) was born August 13, 1973 in New Jersey to Mexican parents. He lived in the US until the age of 8 when the family moved back to Mexico. On this long road trip he discovered his fathers' 8mm camera and immediately began documenting, writing, shooting, starring and directing home movies and at that moment knew what he wanted to do for the rest of his life: Shoot film and travel. After receiving his bachelors degree in communication and brief affairs working in advertising and radio he left to New York City to study film at NYU as well as directing courses at The School of Visual Arts and acting at Stella Adler Studio and in L.A. other film courses at UCLA and with Judith Weston Studio. His move from "behind the scenes" to "before the camera" came by coincidence when he was chosen to participate in Mexico's first reality show Big Brother, where he was runner-up but clearly the people's favorite. Since then, Gabriel has always been working on both sides of the camera as TV presenter and also as filmmaker and photographer mostly working on travel, adventure and lifestyle projects.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tono Brignalpese

Directed his first commercial at age 16
Moved from New Jersey to Mexico at age 9.
At his University film festival, he won awards for best short film, best short documentary and best music video in his freshman year.
His love for extreme sports is what interested producers to cast him as the Host of Fear Factor Mexico.
His mother was born in Cuba but moved to Mexico just months before the revolution.

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