{"id":2564,"date":"2016-11-16T09:10:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2016-11-16T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:10:58","slug":"class-of-2009-pueblo-grad-returns-for-visit-very-humbled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/class-of-2009-pueblo-grad-returns-for-visit-very-humbled\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2009 Pueblo Grad Returns For Visit\u2014Very \u2018Humbled\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniela Moreno<\/p>\n

\"rudy-valdez-press-conference-pueblo-journalism-students\"<\/a>Mr. Rudy Valdez, one of the more than 300 Pueblo graduates in the Class of 2009, visited the advanced journalism class \u00a0for a press conference explaining to them what life has been like following his high school graduation.<\/p>\n

Valdez thought he had his whole life figured out, but after attending Pima for a short time after high school graduation, he realized how much more was really \u201cout there\u201d.<\/p>\n

“I was scared at first [to move to L.A.] because I didn’t know what to expect,” said Valdez.<\/p>\n

Prior to moving to Southern California, Valdez could be seen in several local commercials; he also had several promising modeling assignments. However, Arizona is not the place to act and model, Valdez said, because of the very few opportunities available.<\/p>\n

Though he struggled a lot and hit many lows (including living in his car for nearly two months), his persistence allowed him to keep dreaming about \u201cmaking it\u201d in California.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s humbling to admit how rough times became,\u201d Valdez said. \u201cBut I wasn\u2019t returning to Tucson so easily and quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

His perseverance has paid off.<\/p>\n

Valdez has been featured on shows such as Scandal<\/em>, Switched at Birth<\/em>, and Black Code<\/em> and hopes to one day even move into production.<\/p>\n

“It felt so great knowing I finally got here,” Valdez said. \u201cNothing has been easy, and I don\u2019t expect things to stay easy for long. But, I love doing what I am doing\u2014and everybody should love what they do for a living. It\u2019s not just a living\u2014it\u2019s a life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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