QUIERO with Kevin Arbouet: How He Picked Up the Phone and Made His Career Happen

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Welcome to QUIERO! A show about LatinX who want it all. Today's guest is Kevin Arbouet: Kevin Arbouet is a writer, director, producer and film executive whose career has been about expanding the idea of what diversity in filmmaking really means. Formerly the VP of talent at Lee Daniels Entertainment, Kevin's own filmmaking breakthrough came in a quintessentially 21st Century way: with a viral video that exploded overnight to 100 million views around the world. In 2007, Arbouet and his friend Larry Strong answered a Craigslist ad and … later that day, began a 6-hour shoot in and around New York City landmarks for “I Got a Crush … On Obama,” featuring the now famed “Obama Girl,” A comedy phenomenon, the video tapped into a cultural moment, with Newsweek naming it a “Top 10 Meme of Decade” and the Webby Awards honoring it with “Top Web Video of the Decade.” Fast forward to 2016, the year began with the airing of his Superbowl ad for Icelandic Glacial Water, featuring Instagram darling, Brock O'Hurn in Arbouet’s own twist on the famous "Diet Coke Break" commercial. Read More about Kevin here: austinfilmfestival.com/screen... Make sure you follow his journey on: INSTAGRAM: @kevinarbouet TWITTER: @kevinarbouet Stay tuned for more interviews like this every FRIDAY. You can follow us on INSTAGRAM: @quierotheshow PODCAST: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/q... TWITTER: @quierotheshow FB: facebook.com/quierotheshow/ Original Music by: Katherine Huet @ninagracemusic ??