The road has led me here to  Nashville TN, where I am taking on  a crazy and wild journey with my amazing wife Reina and my boys Diego Alexander and Zion Max Santoyo. What am I doing? Pursuing the things I am so passionate about. The things I was afraid to chase when I was just a kid in Pilsen. This journey has not been easy in any way, shape or form. I have faced some of the toughest moments and challenges ever, but it’s brought on some of the greatest memories that I will carry on in our family. I’ve been inspired, frustrated, rejected and encouraged. I know what it is like to win and to lose. I know what its like to have your heart broken to pieces, but I know what it’s like to have it rebuilt. I am 31yrs and the party is just getting started…
Being here in Nashville has been great. Seems this city is full of aspiring artists. One thing I have learned quickly  is you either get better and be the best at what you do, or just quit. Sometimes it feels like we’re the only Latinos, which is not the case. But coming from Chicago and Miami where the presence of a Latino communities are very strong, it is not the direct case here in Nashville TN. In the end  it is all about pursuing the dreams in our hearts no matter what. Maybe this is what my father felt when he first came to the United States. We love this town and plan on making this city our home.

I am proud to say that I am a Latino, born and raised in Chicago. I realize that times have changed and the Latino voice is being heard and listened to more closely then ever. Though we are becoming a majority in this amazing country, I realize many  still refer to us as minorities. I realize I may still have to work harder then anyone else to prove myself. I realize that I come from parents that were not natives in this land, but are from Mexico. I know almost all the stereotypes attached to being a Latino.  I still eat rice and beans and tortillas. No matter how  long I’ve spoken the English language, I still have a noticeable accent. My birth name is Jesus Santoyo, my nickname “fuser.” The part that out weighs any difference is that I, like every other human being on this earth,  am a child of God. Designed and wired for a specific purpose while here on earth.

I am working on becoming the best husband, father, son and friend. I am working on becoming the best Latino song writer and performing artist I can be. I am working on becoming the best well crafted Latino actor and screenwriter I can be. I am working on becoming the first Latino author in my family. I am working on making a difference in this world through all my creative endeavors. I am working on giving all the glory, honor and praise to God, the one who made me as I am. I am a proud Latino with a dream, a dream my father probably could not see for himself , yet still  had enough faith and a  courage to pursue  for me…

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Me, Reina and Alex are featured on the main page of the BNA talent group representing Latinos in TV and Film here in Nashvillle!