After about 12 years of litigation in courts, Raúl Carbonell Jr. returned to devote himself fully to the field of entertainment, as an actor, singer, songwriter and writer.
“I have to thank God for being active, ideas keep coming out and I keep creating. I will continue to create and for the audience that supports me, I appreciate it, ”said the artist.
Regarding the law, he spent a year practicing immigration law in the state of Florida.
“I am dedicated to the creative part, writing, composing music, in what I enjoy. I have paused the process, but I will stay tuned. Anytime I can help the country with my knowledge as a lawyer, I will say present ”, he said THE SPOKESMAN.
His current charity initiative is selling masks depicting the image and popular expressions of his characters. These are: Papo Swing (“Ahhh, what did he show!”), Israel (“And this is going on?”), El Veterano (“Completely out of control!”) And Pupe (“Let’s drink and some the fuck?… ”) He will donate some of it to the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, they can be reached by phone (787-508-3300) or at the Ticket Center.
“It is a foundation that identifies other non-profit organizations and distributes the funds in different ways. I understood that this way of working was interesting and more in institutions that have elderly people, especially with this situation of Covid-19, ”he communicated about the foundation.
On the other hand, Carbonell continues to develop various projects.
“In addition to being in Puerto Rico filming a movie (as an actor), I am translating my first novel into English entitled Rescate in the Caribbean which is also in Spanish and we are waiting for the translation in both languages. “, He mentioned.
It’s a historical adventure novel, “we want it to be a movie or a series, but I wanted to (first) make it a novel.” It tells of the rescue that Puerto Rican mega cruise ship captain Tomás Busto made, after hurricanes María, Irma and José, in Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint Martin.
In addition, he refines the adaptation of the film he wrote four years ago, entitled Frankie Aquavella or The Phantom of Swing.
“It’s about drama, musical, comedy, adventure. It’s a very interesting story from a New York singer in the late 80’s. It’s not true. It is considered that I star in it. Several attempts have been made to remove it and we hope it can be done this year, ”said El coyote, the lead single from what will become his new album, also salsa interpreter.
On the other hand, the lawyer also gave his opinion on the attacks on the Capitol, by supporters of President Donald Trump.
“What happened is unfortunate, sad and shameful. There are many people who agree with the current president and others who disagree. They put unnecessary pressure on the processes … Respect for the institutions is lost, chaos and anarchy form, ”he said.