DonFrijote

I am a long time fan, and I had 2 questions.

The first. I met you at a signing of The Fall in Manhattan and I asked you if it was true that you used to hang out in my grandfather's rotulos (sign paining) shop on Ninos Heroes in Guadalajara. You confirmed, saying that yes you used to borrow paints from him. This was a huge revelation for me because my grandfather always swore it was you. One of my earliest memories is seeing grotesque clay monsters in that shop and I'd ask him about them, he would tell me not to touch them. Later he told me you were the one who made them. I wanted to ask if you had any recollection of this because these clay monsters inspired me (no joke) to be an artist and draw robots, monsters, and creepy things of my own for the rest of my life. Whether or not this is true I wanted to say that you had an impact on me since I was little and I grew up watching your films from Cronos on. (I actually grew up above that shop and my family and I can verify that it was haunted as fuck!)

My second question: other than The Book of Life which you produced, do you think you will ever make a major film which explores Mexican folklore? Maybe La LLorona, or maybe some interpretation of the many horror tales in Guadalajara or Guanajuato?

Thank you so much for your time!

I will ask my grandfather if he has any pictures. I really doubt any exist, but I still have hope that I possess an early Del Toro original. I will definitely hunt you down at Comic-Con with any updates. Thank you so much for your reply, you've given me hope!!!