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PEDRO JARQUIN

About the Artist: Born in Managua, Nicaragua, Pedro was born with poetry laced into his bloodstream. At an early age some of his family members began calling him “Darillito,” after the great Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, due to his love of reading, reciting, and writing poetry. He grew up in the Washington D.C. area and spent most of his life on stage, whether in choir, theatre, learning and teaching dance, or performing poetry. Coming to the US, he learned English by listening to Rap and Hip Hop artists, like Bone Thugs N Harmony, setting the foundation for his seemingly effortless rhythmical freestyle future.

Now a resident of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, he has behind him a long list of accomplishments in the spoken word world, including opening for Russel Simmons’ “Def Poetry Jam” at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center; organizing the first local poetry based Ticket Master event in Tampa Bay ("Foolish State") with his troupe of artists, known as the Nation of Poetry; as well as planning, hosting, and performing at various venues around the Bay area and beyond state lines as well. Amongst many, he has done shows through the Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, where he currently hosts a monthly poetry and mixed medium open mic night, a yearly week+ long poetry festival called “Say What,” celebrating the Spoken Word, and is one of the places where he has put on a few original Spoken Word plays. His shows are too numerous to mention; please see the attached resume for a longer list of performances.

Pedro has experience in film in addition to his extensive spoken word work. He has appeared as the likeness of Christ in Martita Contreras’ film installation, “Via Crucis.” He provided lyrics and vocals as part of the Purple Burble for Bob Barancik’s acclaimed film “Torn Asunder,” which has traveled the country.

About the CD: Pick Your Poison Currently the artist has aspirations to record a two-disc CD entitled “Pick Your Poison.” The album would contain a disc of spoken word poetry and a second disc of Hip Hop. The dueling art forms are sure to be successful.

Accolades: The film Torn Asunder featuring THE PURPLE BUBBLE, has received awards and is featured at such places as the D.C. Indie Film Festival in our nation's capital 2008. "Torn Asunder is a fascinating short film with thought-provoking content relevant for this period of political unrest. It's well-crafted with an impressionistic collage of images and a potent sound track designed to heighten the message. The best films are always about storytelling; and creator Bob Barancik effectively captures the frayed American national psyche. This award-winning little film could become one of the most watchedfilms on the internet." Thomas Baker, Ph.D., Coordinator, Accolade Competition. For more awards, information, and to view the film, check out: www.creativeledge.com


Samples of Pedro's spoken word poetry
El Problema
El Adios
Just A Penny



Photo courtesy of Sarita