Interview with Tony Lugo

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston speaks with Los Angeles based filmmaker and writer Tony Lugo. In this conversation PMS and Tony are back and recording live in the studio! In this broad and engaging conversation, Tony talks about his experience growing up in Austin Texas, joining the Marine Corp, working for the Postal Service, losing his brother before going to film school in Los Angeles, working odd jobs in the film industry and beyond, writing and directing, his award-winning short film Midnight, working with Jaime Saginor, being selected as a Latino Scholar and Leadership Fellow, practicing the Japanese art of Kintsugi, healthy balance, gentrification, and much more. Don't miss this interview with the one and only Lugotron! You can discover more of Tony's work and read more of his story on his website (https://www.lugotron.com), or his Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/_lugotron/). You can also watch many of the shorts that we reference in this episode, including the interview with me, Steve Molter and the Eff It mug, right here (https://www.lugotron.com/work). For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit https://www.pmsartwork.com, or follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pmsartwork (social media everywhere @pmsartwork). You can also now subscribe to his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/pmsartwork. Thrilled to announce that Artwork Archive just included The Living Artist on their list of the The Best Art Podcasts of 2021! Check it out. You can now support the Podcast. Go to https://www.pmsartwork.com/podcast to check it out. Huge thank you to Feedspot for choosing The Living Artist for their list of the Top 30 Art Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. It is a huge honor to have made this amazing list (coming in at #8) with so many other wonderful podcasts. Big thank you to Feedspot! You can check out this list and more of Feedspot at https://blog.feedspot.com/art_podcasts. Podcast theme music: "Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com"