A Bit About Manuel

Programming

With a full scholarship at UofT, I'm getting a Computer Science Specialist degree by 2021.

Filmmaking

Nonfiction captures my attention both when picking a book, and picking cinematic projects.

Machine Learning

What can be more rewarding than teaching? Teaching a machine, of course.

Comedy

Oscar Wilde said "I am not young enough to know everything". I say I'm old enough to know to enjoy everything.

Data Science

Because understanding a problem is not useful without a way to communicate the insights gained from solving it.

Science Fiction

From Douglas Adams to Liu Cixin, with special mentions to Hideo Kojima and Christopher Nolan.


Formal Education

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Centro de Investigación de Cine

Cinema

Travelled to Argentina to study cinema like my father. Noticed cultural and social forces for the first time, and started a journey into understanding the world around me.

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Instituto Tecnológico de Artes del Ecuador

Theatre

Back in Ecuador, I enrolled myself in a drama program to complement my cinema studies, reflected a lot about myself, and carried this self-scrutiny into acting.

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University of Toronto

Computer Science

Continually searching for opportunities, I landed a full scholarship at UofT where I decided to explore the world outside of my comfort zone.