-
I can't remember exactly the first time I went to the movies. However, cinema has profoundly influenced my life.
When you go out to see a good movie, you see that the rest of the spectators and yourself, are with their surprised looks, the magic has just happened in front of you. -
When I was a 6 year old boy, my mom took me to the library for the first time, it was a special library in the city of Manizales; its name was "Rafael Pombo, Children's House" -
When I was 9 years old, my father bought me many scientific books. People said that they were not suitable for my age, but I devoured them. One of the ones I remember most fondly is Cosmos, by the great Carl Sagan. -
By chance I met Pink Floyd, from a very young age and it changed my life. From that moment I knew that I wanted to learn music and my mom bought me my first guitar. I still have it... -
Biology changed my life: I have traveled and known amazing places, lived the traditions of indigenous peoples and received their wisdom and this marked my life. I was in contact with their traditions. For example, I lived with the Kofán for a year and experienced their powerful yagé many times... -
I was lucky to have a teacher. He was also a father figure, he was my botany teacher, my friend and my inspiration. He always wore an iraca hat. The last one he had, I gave it to him. When he died, at his funeral, that hat was on the coffin, with a sprig of an orchid: I cannot describe in words the sadness and desolation I felt. A badly taken photo is all that remains of our great friendship...