Ben CortezBen Cortez:

From the arm pit of Southern California Ben is constantly finding new ways to create art through motion...

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NAME: Benjamin William Cortez

ALIAS: Ben

DATE OF BIRTH: September 27, 1989

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Chino, CA

LOCAL HOOD: Ayala skatepark

PREFERRED MIRAMAR SKATEBOARD: what is Miramar?!

FAVORITE TERRAIN TO SKATE: street

MUSIC: mostly Hip Hop, Alternative, and instrumental.

MOVIES: Forrest Gump, Half Baked, How High.

FAVORITE BEER: hmm .. at the moment i would have to say blue moon

FAVORITE FOOD: fruit .. all kinds.. that shit is BOMB! oh and sushi

FAVORITE BOOK: the tao of wu

WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WEREN'T SKATING: probably play video games or my guitar, and chill with the homies

BIGGEST INFLUENCE: in skateboarding? .. probably the tech guys like Joey Brezynski, Marc Johnson, Daewon

PETS: 3 fat ass cats a hamster and two turtles

FEARS: heights, getting stabbed, and nuclear war

FIRST FIGHT: never been in one .. i guess you could say im a pacifist

LAST FIGHT: ??? are you deaf?

WORST INJURY SKATING: hmm ive had a few .. the worst is probably when i smashed my toe .. that shit hurt like hell

MOTIVATION: skateboarding

WORDS OF WISDOM: "one only learns how to do by doing"

FUTURE PLANS: hopefully skateboarding my whole life... but if that doesnt work out... i was thinking about stripping