Estevan Oriol
Acting
Biography
Estevan Oriol is an internationally celebrated professional photographer, director and urban lifestyle entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a hip-hop club bouncer turned tour manager for popular Los Angeles-based rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, Estevan's passion for photography developed while traveling the world. With an influential nudge and old camera from his father, renowned photographer Eriberto Oriol, Estevan began documenting life on the road and established a name for himself amid the emerging hip-hop scene. Nearly 20 years later, Oriol's extensive portfolio juxtaposes the glamorous and gritty planes of LA culture, featuring portraits of famous athletes, artists, celebrities and musicians as well as Latino, urban, gang, and tattoo counterculture lifestyles. He has photographed Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper, Marissa Miller, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Floyd Mayweather, and Lance Armstrong amongst others. He has also produced shoots for internationally-acclaimed photographers such as Ellen von Unwerth for Sang Bleu and Luca Babini for GQ Italy. In addition to shooting campaigns for companies including Cadillac, Nike and Rockford Fosgate and directing new media projects for My Cadillac Stories, MetroPCS, MTV and Apple, Estevan has designed album covers and/or directed music videos for artists including Eminem, Cypress Hill, Blink 182, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit. His work has been showcased in select galleries and institutions-such as Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Petersen Automotive Museum, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles' Art in the Streets exhibit-concluding with a best-selling book of his work: LA Woman, capturing the dangerous and alluring beauty of women shot in his uniquely provocative and raw style. His photography has been featured in Complex, FHM, Juxtapoz, GQ, Vibe, Rolling Stone and other publications, with appearances on popular television shows such as, HBO's Entourage and Last Call With Carson Daly.
Known For
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Photographer Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon turned their Chicano roots into gritty art, impacting street culture, hip hop and beyond.
LA Originals
A smoke-filled journey across the lives and the careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. Their unique sound, influenced by their Latin roots and West Coast upbringing, was built on a movement rooted in true authenticity: from cultivating the flower, to smoking it, to rapping about it, their influence is forever burned into the musical landscape of Hip Hop as they continue to stay relevant after 30 years.
Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain
Art is what you make it. And these self-made artists can't fake it. See how their creative vision is colored by the vibrant communities and cultures of Los Angeles. Step into their world and see yourself on your own creative path.
The Canvas: Los Angeles
An all-access documentary film of the people living the lifestyle and responsible for the artistry behind low riding - SUNDAY DRIVER is an incredible portrait of a community working together to build the ultimate customized vehicles while struggling to legitimize their lifestyle under close scrutiny of the cops. With an upfront look at the guys behind the chrome, SUNDAY DRIVER exposes the origins of the club by describing in interviews, what it really means to be a Majestic. Dedicated to creating a vision of the ultimate modified automobile, the Majestics come together like no other community to help each other realize their dreams.
Sunday Driver
A rough cut of an unreleased DVD documentary featuring footage from blink-182’s performances for U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf during the Iraq War, the band recording their untitled album at Conway Studios, and their 2004 European tour, which included a special guest appearance by Robert Smith (The Cure). The documentary was shelved following the band’s indefinite hiatus in February 2005 and was never completed.
Blink 182: The Documentary
Blink-182: Greatest Hits DVD was released on November 1, 2005, and features 13 of Blink-182's most popular videos. This DVD was released at the same time as their Greatest Hits album, and the DVD is also available as a bundle with the CD. The DVD does not come in an explicit format. 1. "Dammit" (Directed by Darren Doane, Ken Daurio) 2. "Josie" (Directed by Darren Doane, Ken Daurio) 3. "What's My Age Again?" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 4. "All the Small Things" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 5. "Adam's Song" (Directed by Liz Friedlander) 6. "Man Overboard" (Directed by Marcos Siega) 7. "The Rock Show" (Directed by The Malloys) 8. "Stay Together for the Kids" (Original Version) [Directed by Sam Bayer] 9. "First Date" (Directed by The Malloys) 10. "Feeling This" (Directed by David LaChapelle) 11. "I Miss You" (Directed by Jonas Akerlund) 12. "Down" (Directed by Estevan Oriol) 13. "Always" (Directed by Joseph Kahn)