bio

An alumnus of Georgetown University School of Languages and Linguistics, 
Cuba-born José Balido, also known as Paul Balido, has written for both 
travel and entertainment media since 1987.

On the travel side, he has worked primarily with Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
and Diversion magazines, both of which have also published his photography. He 
also co-wrote HarperCollins' Access Gay USA with David Appell.

On the entertainment side, he has written scripts for daytime television programs
such as All My Children, Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live, and  ECTV's European 
soap, Riviera. Most recently, he executive-produced and wrote the story for 
Sony Pictures Mexico's acclaimed box-office hit Niñas Mal. 

Truly bilingual in English and Spanish, José also speaks French and Italian fluently,
communicates in Czech, and can startle the staff at Chinese restaurants.

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