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Gang Sign Thespian

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From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique life growing up hard-of-hearing in the 'hood. Once a lost and mischievous youth embraced by the brotherhood of his urban clique, Gabriel grudgingly faced incident after incident of disreputable violence, mistaken identity, and inadvertent miscommunication. Spot Gabriel on the street nowadays, and you might mistaken him as a criminal, a perpetrator, or even a gangbanger, but he’s left his life as a gangster to play one on TV.
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  • Sinister
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      Sinister  
    • Being a gangster in real life is not a path we want for our kids too follow. We want for our kids too have a awesome life and not seeing them into drugs cause that is not a good choice and life to follow. I seen kids that start dressing up has gangsters and thinking there in a gangs. I will say to myself what kind of parents do they have, cause my parents never let me dress up has a gangster when I was young. But then I realize that kids today want too follow the foot steps of there older brothers. Like myself being the oldest in our family my 3 younger brother's want too follow my foot steps. An they see I don't dress up has a gangster. My brother that just turned 15 years old starts wearing baggy pants and shorts. He gets pissed off at me when I tell him too raise them up. The second and third youngest of my brother's like seeing me on Television or Films playing roles has a gangster. Has an actor I play the roles of being a gangster in film and shows. I been acting for 5 years now, but I first became a pro-wrestler for 6 years. Which in total it's 11 years I been in entertainment. It's awesome having a successful career of playing something on film, which I'm not in real life. I get paid too transform myself into a gangster character. One time we where some part of the city in Los Angeles, and we seen gangster talking smack about the deaf kids passing by. I seen one young teen go up too this deaf kid walking home. Telling him from what barrio was he from. Now the deaf kid being deaf couldn't answer he's question. That day we where filming a short film near by. Well I just got too the set and I told the security there what was going on. Well 10 of us actors went too stop that teen's from what he was doing. He got pissed off at us telling us off. Well one of our crew staff walked the kid home making sure nothing else will happen too him. A other time I was hang out with my actor friend Mariano Mendoza and my friend that lives near by me. We where hanging outside where out of nowhere these 2 gangsters come up too us telling us where we were from. An the reason why they stop is cause my friend was dressed has a gangster. Myself and Mariano wasn't! After they took off Mariano told my friend if your going too start hanging with us stop dressing has a gangster. He even told him that myself and him play the roles of gangster on film. Which is very true! That's why watching this video clip about my friend Gabriel is all true. He hit me up on Myspace telling me about the film he wants too film. He told me a bit of the story and I told when will we start filming. It's a awesome real life story he will be filming. An I can't wait till we get on set too film this project. Gabriel's story is a unique and important one, a tale from our barrios that calls our attention. So Gabriel congrats on the video and see you in May at the Deaf Expo in Pomona, California.

      Check me out on Myspace at www.myspace.com/sinister3000

    • 3 years ago
  • DonQ
  • mousie
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      mousie  
    • HEY, ROYAL ... I LOVE UR THE STORY TRUE ... I AGREE WITH U PER100% ... I HOPE THEY RESPECT N MUCH LOVE EACH OTHER TOO... I AM GLAD U GOOD VERY WELL N CONGRATS WINK... U 'R VERY LUCK MEET SOME ACTOR TALKING DEAF'S LIFE ... U TEACH KID'S LIFE THE FUTURE ... I LOVE THE PLAYING A GANGSTER IN THE MOVIE N GANGSTER IN REAL'S LIFE SHOW ... I HOPE THE CHILDREN LEARN FROM U THE VEIDO...UR FAMILY PROUD OF U ... GOOD LUCKY WINK ...
      PS. RESPECT N LOVE MAUHZ...
      GOD BLESS U N UR FAMILY N WIFE!!!

    • 3 years ago
  • louis909
  • cherrue
  • anargonzo
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      anargonzo  
    • i like the notion of playing a gangster in movies and people playing a gangster in real life. i wonder if they tend to influence each other, as with children copying things they see on TV, or TV copying things they see in life. and maybe it becomes a snowball of copying back and forth that causes this play to continue.

      it makes this life superficial at this point, right? like a picture of a picture of a picture. i wonder if really young people are just playing at this point. I like this video a lot, because it says stop "playing" in the streets. go play in the "playground."

    • 3 years ago
  • DonQ
  • rlopeomar22
  • babydollElina
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      babydollElina  
    • awsome I love your work as a friend and fan ..
      I used to be around gangs And my big brother was in one too so I know all about gangs how they are treated even if someone dress up style look like one they are treated bad.
      deaf or not deaf we all need to be heard..

    • 3 years ago
  • InfamouzBlue
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      InfamouzBlue  
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    • babydollElina:

      AT IS VERY TRUE . I PLAY A GANGSTER ON TV, TOO. I GET DIRTY LOOKS FROM THE COPS, BUSINESSES, AND THE PUBLIC. AND I'M JUST LIKE "I CAME TO GET A HAMBURGER."

      I DRESS NORMAL OUTSIDE OF WORK, BUT THEY DESPISE ME. IS IT MY TATTOOS? IS IT BECAUSE I'M MEXICAN? IS IT MY CAR? MISINTERPRETATION. A DEAF PERSON IN THE HOOD HAS IT WORSE, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE MISCOMMUNICATION.

      THIS VIDEO SAYS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID FROM THE DEAF AND THE HOMIES AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS TREATED LESS. I'M BLASTING THIS ON MYSPACE. - MOROZCO/BLUE

    • 3 years ago
  • InfamouzBlue
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      InfamouzBlue  
    • babydollElina:

      AT IS VERY TRUE . I PLAY A GANGSTER ON TV, TOO. I GET DIRTY LOOKS FROM THE COPS, BUSINESSES, AND THE PUBLIC. AND I'M JUST LIKE "I CAME TO GET A HAMBURGER."

      I DRESS NORMAL OUTSIDE OF WORK, BUT THEY DESPISE ME. IS IT MY TATTOOS? IS IT BECAUSE I'M MEXICAN? IS IT MY CAR? MISINTERPRETATION. A DEAF PERSON IN THE HOOD HAS IT WORSE, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE MISCOMMUNICATION.

      THIS VIDEO SAYS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID FROM THE DEAF AND THE HOMIES AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS TREATED LESS. I'M BLASTING THIS ON MYSPACE. - MOROZCO/BLUE

    • 3 years ago
  • InfamouzBlue
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      InfamouzBlue  
    • babydollElina:

      THAT IS VERY TRUE . I PLAY A GANGSTER ON TV, TOO. I GET DIRTY LOOKS FROM THE COPS, BUSINESSES, AND THE PUBLIC. AND I'M JUST LIKE "I CAME TO GET A HAMBURGER."

      I DRESS NORMAL OUTSIDE OF WORK, BUT THEY DESPISE ME. IS IT MY TATTOOS? IS IT BECAUSE I'M MEXICAN. IS IT MY CAR? MISINTERPRETATION. A DEAF PERSON IN THE HOOD HAS IT WORSE, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE MISCOMMUNICATION.

      THIS VIDEO FINALLY SAYS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID FROM THE DEAF AND THE HOMIES AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS TREATED LESS. I'M BLASTING THIS ON MYSPACE.

    • 3 years ago
  • donkeyfly69
  • RoyalG
  • BooksBrown
  • brimleal
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      brimleal  
    • video shows only so much, when you meet him in person he truly is a great man. Gabriel you have a good heart-i got your back for life

    • 3 years ago
  • RoyalG
  • ericson1471
  • RoyalG
  • BABYGIRL30
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      BABYGIRL30  
    • I LOVED IT GABRIEL.. THATS GOOD THAT YOU TEACH THE KIDS TO BE SOMETHING AND THAT THEY CAN DO SOMETHING N NOT INTO THE DRUGS AND OTHER STUFF...CONGRATS!! ON THE MOVIES...STAY POSITIVE AND I KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS PROUD OF YOU...I AM REALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT CLIP... YOUR NUMBER 1 FAN BABYGIRL....

    • 3 years ago
  • RoyalG
  • DonQ
  • friendlydeafangel
  • RoyalG
  • tami79
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      tami79  
    • Royal G!!! this story need to be made! cuz it soo true what we are going thru im gonna pass the word out there for u!!!!!!!

    • 3 years ago
  • RoyalG
  • BooksBrown
  • BABYGURL31
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      BABYGURL31  
    • hey gabriel, this is a nice video its so true people see me in my wheelchair and they automaticly think i was in a gang and i got shout but people have to stop putting lables on each other and ask questions & say " hey may i ask what happen too you or why are you using your hand" thanks gabriel this is actually what i am trying to get at people thats why i am promoting to make this a better place...

      www.myspace.com/babygurlpromotions

    • 3 years ago
  • RoyalG
  • BooksBrown
  • DonQ
  • DonQ
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      DonQ  
    • Gabriel's story is a unique and important one, a tale from our barrios that calls our attention. It has its place in the world for many reasons... too many reasons. I know you will give it your whole-hearted seal of approval.

    • 3 years ago
  • RoyalG
  • BooksBrown
  • RoyalG
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      RoyalG  
    • THIS IS REAL LIFE THAT I BEEN THRU, NO LIE I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT IT LIKE TO BE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING PERSON IS AND HOW WE FEEL. WE ARE DEAFNESS AND NEED TO ALERT ALL HEARING PEOPLES LET THEM KNOW GO EASY ON US AND DONT FEEL RUDE THAT WHEN WE WALK AWAY IT JUST THAT WE CANT HEAR AS WELL. JUST TAPP US ON OUR SHOULDER OR WAVE AT US SO THAT WE KNOW UR GETTING US ATTENTION. if u have my space please add me there go on search then find me on myspace e mail rolleninmy62@yahoo.com

    • 3 years ago
  • BooksBrown
  • MiSSLOkS13
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      MiSSLOkS13  
    • RoyalG:

      Yeah I get understand, Deaf Can Do it && Hearin Of Heard Still Can Do it that life of the world
      they're still gangs that right.
      its all good.
      lucky you're gonna to Some A Famous Lol
      i wish i Can There For East LA California
      i Want to sayin showin a love & Respect =)

    • 3 years ago
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