Let's Start off with how the nickname "The Butcher" originated?
Back in 1998 I was with Jake
Phelps and Phil Shao at Jake´s office, and they asked me if I had a
nickname back in Argentina. I told them that some of my friends called
me “labucha”, and since it sounded like “Butcher” they said,
“That’s perfect, when you skate your hands look like Butcher’s
knives and you love meat, you are ‘The Butcher’”
I remember when
I first started seeing you in the mags, you kickflip back tailed Hubba
back in the Think days. How have things changed since those days
and how did Toy Machine come about?
Some things are still the same.
I can still do kickflip back tails, and I can still skate, but switching
to Toy Machine made my skating better. Skating with Ed and the rest
of the guys made me push myself even more. Getting on Toy Machine happened
after I went on a trip to Argentina with Ed, Austin and Caswell (the
whole team back then), and realized that Think wasn’t my place anymore,
so I told Ed how I felt and after the trip I left Think and got on Toy.
I know that you’re
into photography. How long have you been shooting photos for, and do
you remember your first published photo you had in a magazine?
I have been shooting photos
for about 15 years since I went to the University back in Argentina
and studied graphic design. One of the classes was photography, and
I learned how to develop and print B&W photos. That was great. After
that, I kept shooting on every trip that I have been on. Over the years
I bought better cameras and got more serious about it. Now I’ve been
shooting skate photos, and it’s really fun. My first photo published
was actually in Thrasher back in 2001. Luke Ogden shot the cover of
Steve Bailey doing a FS ollie over some latter, and I shot a double
angle. It was really small, but after that I got some stuff published
in Kingpin and then Thrasher.
It seems like for
a while Osiris had their OG Storm crew going strong and then you and
a couple of others got on. When did you start riding for Osiris, and
who was the one that hooked that up?
I got on when Chris Pastras
was the team manager. He called me up one day and told me that they
wanted to change the team and that they wanted me to be part of that
change. That was back in 2003.
You’ve been living
in Barcelona for a minute now. What would you say are the pros and cons
about being a pro for American brands and living in Europe?
The pros are that I can skate
everyday without getting in my car, and the cons are that I’m not
around for all the shop signings and little US trips.
Throughout the years
of skating, what are some of the videos that influenced you growing
up in the past and present?
Hokus Pokus, Video Days, Questionable
and Welcome to Hell. I love all the Cliché videos. Fred is my favorite.
A few years back
you ended up in the finals for the es’ game of SKATE against Koston
and P-Rod. Pretty sick! What’s one of your go to moves when your playing
SKATE?
SW BS 180 late front foot flip.
What would you say
are some of the differences in growing up in Argentina skating compared
to growing up in the states skating?
Rough spots and sketchy dudes
stealing your board.
Hypothetically speaking,
If you were riding for Osiris in the Storm days and had to room with
one of the riders from back then, which one would it be?
Jerry Hsu or Louie Barletta.
Out of all the
countries that you’ve been to thus far for skating, which one would
you say you enjoyed the most?
ESPAÑA
Alright last question.
If you had to choose one, would you rather back 180 the Sports Arena
triple set that Jeremy Wray ollied or wear a pair of bright red D-3’s
for a month straight? Which would it be?
BS 180 the Sports Arena wearing
the bright red D3s
