VOTE for Angel! Merman of the Month!!

That's right! Kiddies! Vote for Angel The Little Merman for Merman of the Month! It's easy as slicing a Key Lime Pie! Just visit the Merman Minerals facebook page and look for the picture below and simply like! The winner will be announce in July 1st!https://www.facebook.com/pages/Merman-Minerals/117515955025498

Angel The Little Merman in his first interview!!

The new product Merman Minerals from the makers of the organic health care product Mermaid Minerals had launch their new blog post on to their website in honor to the merman in the community! And guess who got their interview post?http://mermaidminerals.com/mermaids/2013/merman-on-stage-interview-with-angel-the-little-merman

Angel The Little Merman is coming to Tamarac, FL

NOTE: At this point all blog post will be all announcements and news! Friday, April 26th Daniel Caraballo is Angel The Little Merman! In a experimental theatre production of: Reliquary of Saturn: La Simulacra At the Tamarac Theatre of Performing Arts 7143 Pine Island Rd Tamarac, FL 33321 954-726-7898 About the Show: Please join us for a one night only experimental theatrical performance. This is a performance art piece inspired by Dada, Surrealism and the work of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. The performance employs mixed-media (dance, live music, acting and visual art) to explore the elusive realms of the collective unconscious and dream logic. Run time about 1 hour. Key Words: Dream-logic, Dada, Surrealism, Jungian Psychology, Symbolic Interaction, Mythology, Performance Art, Experimental Theatre Tickets: $15.00 Adults; $10.00 Seniors/Students Silent Auction: Original art work will be created during the show and will be available for purchase during a silent auction. All proceeds from the sale of the art work will go the Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. Winning bidder will please make check payable to the Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation at the end of the auction. For more information please contact: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation 3711 Garfield Street Hollywood, FL 33021 954-265-3435

I was the rising actor in the young theatre community until....

NOTE: This post is devoted to any aspiring artist or anyone with an inspiration to remind you that it's okay to make mistakes and to have a downpoint in your life, it's only a test to move forward with your goal. 2007 After my second year in high school while I show people all the gus I got by joining the drama department, I looove Broadway musicals since I was a child living next to NYC, the shows that got me into live theatre was Les Miserables and Jekyll and Hyde, but they never really give me a impact of me wanting to be in musicals it wasn't until in sixth grade I was introduce to one of the most daring and very out there, over the top musicals to date, a roller skating locomotive theme musical called: Starlight Express.

Okay now I bet you're wondering why is a singing man fish choose his dream job to be in a over the top, rock musical, where you could more broken bones as Spider Man on Broadway. Well that's the thing it's because it is different and daring and it's being done so physical and it's still has a that undertone of hope in it, so like many aspiring actor I join the drama department. Originally I started in 2006 but I was still learning the ropes of it all and my God I did! I went on to get supporting roles after fighting about being an understudy to a ratter brainless fool (sorry, but true) but I took over and from one performance I got notice and that what got me notice from other drama departments, because I made myself proud and my teacher who I will gladly point out this quote: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Angel! Do you want to be in Starlight Express or not!?" my reply: "yes" her response: "then work harder!" and I did because of that I got to join Districts and performed at one the largest regional theatre's in South Florida and later on that year I was request to do any performances for any theatre events the department was having and boy my ego went out of control but because of this simple class I feel I at top of my game even at the beginning of the new year I was one of the very few students of 2008 to recieve an honor award my was for "Most Dramatic" I still carry that title, I really was on top of the world and boy that was an understatement. 2008 After months and months of getting ready for a new production of The Wiz, over budget cost, misleading cast, delays of recieving props and costumes cause this magical urban fantasy from Oz into one overwhelming nightmare that it came to the point the show would NOT open, behold a FLOP!! My dissapointment with The Wiz cause me to explore into different areas and that all lead to a small company know as: The Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre!

What was the reason? Well... "I already becoming someone so I could be in whatever I want!" yeah, I was a brat big time. The production they were doing was the famous children's flop: Seussical! Yeah you know Dr. Seuss, well I went at the very last day of auditions and the song I sing was "This is the Moment" from Jekyll and boy did I leave the impression five days later I found out I'm in the show. Well it was a complete joy for me but in terms of school it wasn't, after the production of Seussical had ended I found out I wasn't walking down the stage for Graduation it was hell for me. Everything I had going all chewed up and spit right in my face, I was alone in the world, nobody didn't give me a clear answer of what I need to complete so I was full of pure hate and I went to have a public job which means I would get yelled at and face one of the wack out people I have ever seen, I really did feel I walked into the gates of Hell. Sounds bold, but that's how I felt. 2009 I was not in a happy place at this point I started smoking alot, hanging out with the wrong people cause I really felt lost, everything I had going I blew it cause of my ego! And I have people downing me all the time! And one audition after another didn't turned out well I really was in a downpoint, until I did a audition for a production of Hello Dolly where I found out I did got the job, but I got a cyst which means I was in bed for three whole months, it wasn't a happy time for me, honestly I wished many times to myself I was dead. 2010-to-2011 I really was in a downhill turn. Nothing went right! I fail one audition after another I people were turning againist me, I hate the job I was working, it came up to the point where I just lock myself in my house just beating myself up on all the mistake I made regreting everything I did. But you know what I'm still here, and there is a reason for me to be here still, I had enough! I went to present myself as the merman Angel and that's how I got notice and I decided it was crush time for me, I promoted myself up and down like no tomorrow and I met people I know there's a reason for this, and on a plus side I went to write my own musical which I'm still working on, it's my proudest creation yet! I knew I have alot going to this point and it still is. 2012 and the aftermath I decided to go back and study theatre but more importantly I want to put the bottom of the high school nonesense and I did, only to find out I need freaking HALF a credit all that touture for nothing! Since then things have slowly been picking up for me more and more despite all the mistakes, the naysaying, all of it became dead to me cause in such a long time I felt I became my old self again, and that became more so when I became Angel: The Little Merman and that made a whole new chapter in my life and there's so much I'm doing now that I want to share! The purpose of this I want you to understand anyone could have a downpoint it's alright to make mistakes just don't give up, always follow your heart no matter how bleak thing's are getting take it as test and always stay caution! Also the Starlight Express dream is still going to happen mark my words! It will happen!

The Beginning of the new year

Well the holidays is now completed and it's time to begin the new year that is 2013 and I would assure I have lots of plans awaiting. 2012 was just the beginning and I really the beginning for me in terms MerPalooza, my first gig, and the tail making and of course the fan page from facebook. But I said to myself I don't want to remain a rookie this upcoming year, first off I'm a performer and always have, I always have a theatre background maybe yes, I didn't shine like I use to but you know what it's time to go back doing what I love doing and this time it's gonna be a FULL time act. In 2013 I promoting my merman creation that is Angel to the fulliest and also I planning to hire a manager to help get more bookings also in the acting business, one of my dear friends is working with me on musical project which I will not give away at the moment, I'm getting for my online shop and video blogs, which WILL have restrictions all due to those lovely trolls. Working on new tails and planning to return to Mer-Palooza this upcoming year. Gosh so much to do but at the end I feel it would be worth it so far everything has been a blessing for me so I'm greatful for that. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year, can wait for 2013!

Looking Back on Halloween and the event behind it.

This past week was Halloween and during this festive holiday I was in the middle of doing a local appearence at the local grade school in my area,t how I landed this was mainly because of the fact that after appearence at the Mer-Palooza I became well know for that convention so one of the PTA staff who is also a dear friend of my told me I should do a appearence at the school's Family Fun Night on the week of Halloween and of course I feel I have to do this to live up the future of this title I created. So in my whole month of September and October I spend working on this one event making a new costume buying tons of props and LOTS of candy all for one night it was very long and very daunting cause as a artist I feet I should take of time in my hands.

On October 30th I finally let the people in my neighborhood to give a taste of what Angel is, it was clear that the reaction I was expected was indeed what I was thinking of most of the people and their children were in for the ride already asking questions about gigs and making tails, and the whole idea of performing as a mermaid/merman and of course there were some, SOME mixed reactions and I feel this art form is so misunderstood when people see someone like me dressed as a merman they take it a complete gender confusion but in fail to see their everyday life has mermen around them: King Neptune, Mermaid Man, Aquaman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and that Nick JR show with the Mer-kids, lol. What I hope is to let people know more about the art form and myth behind the merman and of course mermaids, I don't think it should no longer be a shock factor since we been shock so much now, unless if someone is a complete skinhead or just close minded.

I think from this gig people would show more respect to the artform and maybe would get into it more, overall looking back at my Halloween was something amazing cause I feel I finally let people see the real me and what I love to do as a living if I'm call a freak and such then so be it cause I know I'm not the only one and hey, I get paid for doing this! Lol. But you know what I love every moment of it.

The laptop issues and the lessons and tails behind it.

In the middle of the month September I had a sudden issue with my laptop computer which in my part is a tragic moment since I use it as my main source but instead of me moaning about it I choose to go further of doing what needs to be done, which means prop shopping and more tail making. Halloween is coming up which means costumed theme events and most of the ones I'm attending requires me to appear as my merman counterpart Angel, so durning the never ending journey of putting the laptop issue together I was working on two fabric tails one for swimming and one for walking (harness accepted) and while I was working on my tails I exploring another a somewhat related artform, the world of sideshow. Freaks, human oddities, taboo performers, and it got interested of exploring the art form more so I decided for every Halloween I will set a mock up sideshow display as a living Fiji Mermaid! For those who don't know what a Fiji Mermaid is, they're what we would call a Gaff freak which means a fraud and they would take the skeleton of a fish and a monkey and form them together and present them as a proof of a lost mermaid, it's always something that amuse since I was a child but I use these past weeks to explore the art form. The laptop issue is that it's old, it's five years old and when I call the company they just flat out told me to buy a new one and you know what they are right so everyday I always think of it as a new beginning and that's how it should always be. The tails that I'm making are works of pure theatrical art, the fabric water tail explores the art form of mermaiding of the early years of the 50's and it does still being use but seen very rare now due to popularity of silicone and latex tails so I chose to explore this art form and let me tell you it's a test alright when I think I'm finish it turns out I'm not and the walking tail is in fact inspiried by the costumes of Bob Crowley for the new revamp production of Disney's The Little Mermaid which I fallen in love with equal. Just to put this short durning these past weeks I did felt I've been learning more about this art form and it's alright to get out of the Cyberworld every now and then, and that's how I feel about it all.