BETTY JO: Why did you decide to become a magician?

RODRIGO: I decided because magic makes people happy and also makes them BELIEVE that anything is possible. Magic is for all ages.

BETTY JO: What magicians do you admire and why?

RODRIGO: David Copperfield & David Blaine were my inspiration to become a magician when I was about 8 years old. I saw them perform on television and since that day I wanted to be a magician.

BETTY JO: What do you enjoy the most as a magician?

RODRIGO:-Having to tell people that when they believe in the impossible everything can be possible.

BETTY JOty Jo: Have you met any obstacles to your work?

RODRIGO: Absolutely, being foreign many people told me that I woudln’t  make it, and many doors have been closed on me, etc.. but I always believe what my mom tells me, when one door closes ten more will open.  believe in the plan that God has for me. Just like magic I gotta believe in myself and that one day I can say I made it,

BETTY JO: How many magical tricks do you have in your shows and which are your favorites?

RODRIGO: There are many tricks I do depending on the show -- but around 15 tricks on each show. My favorites are always the ones where there is audience participation.

BETTY JO: What is the most difficult magic trick in your show?

RODRIGO:: I don’t think there’s an east magic trick to perform, but I would say that the most difficult is the one I created myself this year. It’s where I make someone’s ring from the audience disappear in their hand and make it reappear in a drone inside a box that has been on display on the stage since the beginning of the act. 

BETTY JO: Where have you performed?

RODRIGO: So far, I have performed in Guatemala, El Salvador, Colorado, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Iowa, Kansas, Florida, Virginia. Etc.

BETTY JO: How do people contact you to schedule your show?

RODRIGO:-Nowadays the best way to contact me is through my social medias, and some websites on the internet.

BETTY JO: Is there anything else you would like to mention about magic or yourself?

RODRIGO: Magic has given me the opportunity to meet beautiful people on the way, and it has taken me places where I never thought I would be. I just want to say believe in yourself plus in your dreams and goals. Today is tomorrow and tomorrow is too late. Enjoy the process.

NOTE: After this interview I was fortunate to see Rodrigo in person. And I am happy to report that he is a personable, humorous and charismatic magician!  

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