Logger!: A Three-Act Play

In Act One (37 seconds), Emilio is raised to the top of a tall tree that is subsequently chopped down to the call of "timber." Emilio asks to repeat the experience ("uno mas, no mas") and then loses control of his senses.

At the start of Act Two (64 seconds), Emilio--apparently in control of his senses-- asks to be given one more opportunity to indulge the timber-induced madness that he now calls "blah, blah, blah." Pacing the bed while delivering a non-sensical speech, he collapses as if through a trap door. He then discovers that he cannot give up his addiction to these matches with the invisible wrestlers who surround him.

In the third and Final Act (168 seconds), Emilio returns to the top of the tall tree, falls, and then mysteriously disappears. All that remains is a disembodied voice that asks "Donde esta Emilio?" Then a hand appears . . .

Emi Wants to Direct

It may be a cliche that all actors want to direct, but as the following video shows, the directing bug bit Emi on this day. Though the scene called for the young performer to offer his rendition of "Summertime," he soon went off-script, resorting to a meditative improvisational scat that was only loosely tethered to the Gershwin tune. Something about this process convinced him that he would rather be on the other side of the viewfinder and he promptly made these desires clear.

A Joint Production

Eventually, we agreed to co-direct and co-star in the following short:

Big Bro, Lil Sis, Much Love

Sixteeen Tons

Emilio loves to transport groceries from the hall to the kitchen. He prefers to take each item out of its bag first, though (making this a long-ish video). It's like Christmas all over again.

Silly Grandmother and the Six-Sided Puzzle Cubes

Having mastered the intricacies of the single-sided puzzle, Emilio has recently taken on the challenge of six-sided puzzle cubes. He also likes to mix and match his Spanish and English vocabularies. For those of you who are not used to these linguistic contortions, "esta" means "this one," and "aqui" means "here."

Grandmother tickles, Emilio giggles