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JOE VS JONAS Boyband to Model

Richard Avedon Portrait of an Artist

Marvin Cortes

Modeling Portfolio

BOLD, DISTINGUISHED, EDGY, & EXPERIENCED The very first magazine all about men. Guapo covers fashion, art, travel, and so much more. One of Guapo’s main focus is to cover menswear, high end fashion, from various views of notable male celebrities that come from a wide range of different backgrounds.

You can truly find the who’s who in Hollywood in the pages of Guapo.

Founded in 2015 in Downtown Los Angeles, Guapo proudly serves the everyday fashion concious man who is looking for style adivce, trying to find his ideal outfit, or to see all the spectacular photography that is in the pages of Guapo.

Guapo is sophisticated, bold, edgy, distinguished, and experienced. Guapo is a monthly magazine that will help you connect with our “Guapo Guy” every month. Be sure to go and pick up a printed copy or even download a copy on your smart device.

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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S SUMMER? Dear Guapo Readers, I’m so excited to share our amazing cover story with the talented singer, songwriter, actor, and model Joe Jonas! Our cover story was so much fun to do. From all of the amazing clothes we got to use to being on set with the photographer and watching Joe do his thing.

I was so excited to share some of my personal photos for the commence section of Guapo. From the delicious raviolis I got to try to my amazing weekend getaway to Las Vegas.

I also got to give a shoutout to the amazing window displays featured at the amazing FIDM Downtown Los Angeles campus.

One section I think you’ll enjoy a lot is the story on Richard Avedon and his amazging photography. He worked with some of the best in Hollywood. Photographing people like Marilyn Monroe, Cher, Twiggy, and Audrey Hepburn just to name a few. His photographs are iconic pieces of art the will forever be a part of history.

I hope you all enjoy this wonderful Summer issue of Guapo. It is packed with style adivce, things to help you pick your perfect outfit, and beautiful photography.

SOPHISTICATED, BOLD, EDGY, DISTINGUISHED, AND EXPERIENCED.

Joseph Guevara Editor-in-Cheif

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Introducing Guapo Magazine Summer 2015

Guapo’s product page that has highlights

by Editor-in-Cheif Joseph Guevara.

amazing clothes, shoes, and accesories for the fashion concious man.

9 MMM RAVIOLI

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Prepare for your tastebuds to be tingled! We

Former Jonas Brother’s frontman Joe Jonas

will give you all the details on what we consider

sits down to talk about trasitioning from boy

makes for an amazing ravioli dish that you will

band member to full time model.

die for.

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We will take you to Downtown Los Angeles

Fahey Klein presents a major insight on the

and vist the FIDM Campus and take a look at

world renowed photographer’s work.

their beautfiful 5th floor window displays that were created by their talented students.

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Want to know where to go on your next

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 runner-up

weekend getaway? How about Vegas? We will

Marvin Cortes has sure racked up an amazing

share some information on what to do while in

modeling portfolio since his season ended. We

Vegas and give you our top pick for the best

take a look at his amazing portfolio.

hotel choices.

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dine • culture • travel

MMM RAVIOLI light, airy, & delicious

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ut of all the rich, to die for, & delicious dishes that

Every Italian restaurant has ravioli on their menu. It really

make up Italian cuisine, ravioli is one of the most is one of the most popular pasta dishes behind spaghetti and beloved and one of the most popular food items. Fettuccine Alfredo. Buca di Beppo is regarded as one of the

One whiff from a plate of steaming parmesan cheese ravioli in best Italian restaurants and has a very delished and well liked a creamy tomato sauce, is enough to entice your taste buds. ravioli dish on thier menu. Their are so many different ways to This type of pasta is either squarish or rectangular in shape, make ravioli, but Buca di Beppo’s version is pretty amazing. looking like a little pasta pillows. It doesn’t matter if they’re Wherever you eat raviloi, it’ll probably be delicious. baked, boiled, or fried, you can’t resist them!

– Written & Photographed by Joseph Guevara

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dine • culture • travel

fjdm’s current 5th floor window displays take you into the world of pop culture Written & Photographed

by Joseph Guevara

FIDM’s 5th floor window displayes never dissapoint. The

current window displays that line that walls feature various influences from pop culture. Each one showcases one pop culture is all about.

From Andy Warhol’s famous Marilyn Monroe paintings, to Coca Cola cans, Campbells soup cans, comic book inspired signs, and even a McDonald’s happy meal box covered in glitter. Each window uses very bright and bold colors that just pop!

Students at FIDM work so hard to make these amazing

window displays. Everytime, the window displays never dissapoint and they always have such an amazing theme. They’ve done the periodic elements, colors, and flowers. But what a better choice for this quarter than pop culture! Who isn’t influenced by it? So if you haven’t seen the 5th floor window dispkays, head on over to FIDM and check them out.

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dine • culture • travel

vegas or bust fabulous las vegas is a perfect weekend getaway to explore the vegas strip Written & Photographed

by Joseph Guevara

Las Vegas, Nevada - Planning on taking a trip to Vegas? This city

is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainment.

It is also one of the wealthiest cities in the country. There are so many things to do on the Vegas Strip. First of all, there are over 20 world renowned hotel and casinos on the strip. Each hotel and casino offers so many amazing things to do. From watching Britney Spears or Shania Twain to seeing the Blue Man Group live!

Vegas has plenty to do 24/7. One highlight of Vegas is the

Las Vegas Neon Sign Museum. This museum has the beautiful neon signage from past iconic Vegas hotels. If you head North down the Vegas Strip, you’ll hit Freemont Street. This street includes the “Freemont Street Experience” with a giant screen covering the street with videos. Some people consider Vegas all about gambling, but there is so much to do in Las Vegas!

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FROM BOY BAND TO RUNWAY SHOWS......

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nless you’ve been living under a rock all season long, chances are by now you already know about the Jonas Brothers breakup that happened earlier this

fall. The news was everywhere-I mean, it basically broke the internet-and for good reason.

Not only was the announcement a shock in general, but the boys were just finishing up a huge Fashion Week whirlwind, where they hit up shows and parties and basically reminded everyone exactly why the ex-Disney trio has staying power. Which made the timing of the whole thing even more unexpected.

They cancelled their fall tour and deleted their Twitter in early October, but before all that went down? We got sushi. And yeah, it was pretty fun.

Just as Fashion Week was wrapping up, I went out for dinner with Kevin, Joe and Nick in Soho, along with Guapo’s Editorin-Chief Joseph Guevara and Guapo’s fashion assistant Gaby Maciel. Although the Jonas Brothers were still very much a band then, the guys were obviously very different.

From the get-go it’s clear that Kevin is the guy to talk to about tech stuff. Nick filled us in on his acting gigs and 21st birthday plans, and Joe talked fashion--and ordered sushi for everyone, since he’s the biggest foodie of the bunch. While they’re all super polite and friendly and everything that you’d hope a band crush would be, it’s clear that these three have varied interests, and just hearing about their schedules--Nick was set to go to Hawaii to film Hawaii Five-O and Kevin was preparing for the birth of his baby-you sort of wondered how they’d be able to do everything at the same time.

Now the breakup makes a lot more sense, right? And after chilling with them at dinner, we got to hang out with Joe even more for the new issue of Guapo Guys. In the story, the middle Jonas brother fills everyone in on exactly what went down last fall and why he’s pumped to do his own thing. He told Baker that he’s working on a solo music career (he likes hip-hop, indie, dance music, and pop) and is getting serious about acting. And all this isn’t even touching on his fashion cred, which, judging from his photoshoot alone, he’s got in spades.

Earlier this year, Joe Jonas almost fell into a life of crime.

On a sunny May afternoon in Los Angeles, the middle Jonas Brother and I are wandering through “Art in the Streets,” Jeffrey Deitch’s massive street-art extravaganza at the Museum of Contemporary Art. He’s telling me about his fascination with the work of Banksy and Mr. Brainwash when we come upon a small piece, nearly hidden over a doorway, by Invader, the French artist known for his tile mosaics depicting characters from the old-school video game, Space Invader.

“Oh, his stuff is great,” Jonas says, snapping a picture with his iPhone. Then this Disney Channel superstar tells me about the night a few months ago that he and his friends came this close to stealing an Invader piece from its perch on the side of a Melrose Avenue apartment building. “We didn’t take it, though,” Jonas adds, “since we figured if we got caught the cops might

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“I want to be recognized for fashion and not just for performing.” think we were the ones who put it up.”

and gasoline.”

that was really honest, to not be afraid to

A brush with vandalism isn’t the only

Steering a black Audi convertible down

go there.” So advised, Jonas gave into his

sign that Jonas, 21, is growing out of his

Sunset Boulevard on our way to the

longtime love of electro-beats, as well as

kiddie-pop past: In September the singer

museum, Jonas says he didn’t hit upon

his desire to reveal more of himself in his

will release his highly anticipated solo

Fastlife’s style right off the bat. He started

lyrics. “I used to be afraid of letting go of

debut, Fastlife, on which he leaves behind

out working in a Michael Bublé vein, which

the fragile part of me,” he sings in “See No

freshly

More.” That’s no longer the case.

scrubbed boy-band sound in

“I think it’s good that he tried

favor of a darker, club-ready

out a few things to see what

dance vibe. “I came to shut this

felt best,” says Jonas’ younger

thing down,” Jonas brags in a

brother Nick, who last year went

hard-thumping tune called “Love

solo himself with the soul-bluesy

Slayer,” and what’s crazy is that

Who I Am. (Older brother Kevin

you almost believe him.

recently got married, but give

the

Jonas

Brothers’

“I was surprised he reached

him time.) “As Joe has grown as

out to me,” says Nate “Danja”

a man, it’s been really interesting

Hills, the frequent Britney Spears

to see how that’s influenced his

collaborator and producer on

sound. And now he’s landed in

the album. “There’s such a gap

a real sweet spot. When we all

between what I do and what the

heard the music, right away it

Jonas Brothers are. But that’s

was like, ‘This is where you need

the excitement -- it left us an

to be.’”

As we pass the Palladium,

opportunity to create something of

where Jonas points out with

scaring off JoBros fans with this

enthusiasm that the reformed

more adult approach. “They’ve

Cars are playing tonight, I ask him

all grown up with Joe, so they’ll

about Justin Timberlake, whose

be able to understand where

2002

new.”

Danja

isn’t

afraid

solo

debut,

Justified,

he’s coming from,” he says. “And, really,

satisfied the singer in Jonas but not the

makes for an easy (and apt) comparison

he’s a star no matter what he does. If I give

songwriter. “I don’t mean to name-drop,”

point for Fastlife. “He’s absolutely an

him something people can move to on top

he says, “but about a year-and-a-half ago

inspiration,”Jonas says of the former ‘N

of his natural charisma, that’s like dynamite

I met Bono, and he told me to write music

Sync star. “I look up to Justin so much. He

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pretty much created his own lane.”

A space for himself is exactly what Jonas is after these days, in the professional sense as well as the personal: After sharing homes with his family and with friends, he’s currently living alone for the first time, in a Hollywood high-rise near the Jonas organization’s corporate headquarters. (In addition to music, these guys are involved in TV, movies, merchandise, you name it.) At MOCA, when we see an installation piece littered with empty Tecate cans, Jonas laughs knowingly, admitting how relieved he is to finally not have roommates.

Steering a black Audi convertible down Sunset Boulevard on our way to the museum, Jonas says he didn’t hit upon Fastlife’s style right off the bat.

He started out working in a Michael Bublé vein, which satisfied the singer in Jonas but not the songwriter. “I don’t mean to name-drop,” he says, “but about a year-and-a-half ago I met Bono, and he told me to write music that was really honest, to not be afraid to go there.”

Still, he’s quick to clarify that the emphasis on Fastlife hasn’t resulted in a loosening of family ties. Indeed, the Jonases recently vacationed together in Hawaii, where Nick and Joe somehow ended up having lunch with Mick Fleetwood. “My brothers and I, we’re like each other’s best friends,” Joe says, “and I think it’s that foundation that makes me feel like I can really do this on my own for a second.”

From sold out shows.... to runway shows. Joe Jonas has got an amazing voice and definely has an amazing fashion sense. Since breaking up with his brothers, Joe has released his solo album “Fastlife”, Joe has gone to do runway shows all over the world.

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RICHARD AVEDON A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST Fahey Klein presents a major retrospective of the photographers work.

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What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante,

was immediately recognized by the

Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O’Keeffe,

public and the celebrities themselves.

Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and

Many sought out Avedon for their most

Lena Horne have in common? They were

public images. His artistic style brought

a few of the many personalities caught

a sense of sophistication and authority

on film by photographer Richard Avedon.

to the portraits. More than anything, it

For more than fifty years, Richard

is Avedon’s ability to set his subjects at

Avedon’s portraits have filled the pages

ease that helps him create true, intimate,

of the country’s finest magazines. His

and lasting photographs.

stark imagery and brilliant insight into

Throughout his career Avedon has

his subjects’ characters has made him

maintained a unique style all his own.

one of the premier American portrait

Famous for their minimalism, Avedon

photographers. Born in New York in

portraits are often well lit and in front

1923, Richard Avedon dropped out of

of white backdrops. When printed,

high school and joined the Merchant

the images regularly contain the dark

Marine’s photographic section. Upon

outline of the film in which the image

his return in 1944, he found a job as a

was framed. Within the minimalism of his

“All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.”

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photographer in a department store.

empty studio, Avedon’s subjects move

Within two years he had been “found”

freely, and it is this movement which

by an art director at Harper’s Bazaar

brings a sense of spontaneity to the

and was producing work for them as

images. Often containing only a portion

well as Vogue, Look, and a number of

of the person being photographed,

other magazines. During the early years,

the images seem intimate in their

Avedon made his living primarily through

imperfection. While many photographers

work in advertising. His real passion,

are interested in either catching a

however, was the portrait and its ability to

moment in time or preparing a formal

express the essence of its subject.

image, Avedon has found a way to do both.

As Avedon’s notoriety grew, so did the

Beyond his work in the magazine

opportunities to meet and photograph

industry, Avedon has collaborated on a

celebrities from a broad range of

number of books of portraits. In 1959

disciplines. Avedon’s ability to present

he worked with Truman Capote on a

personal views of public figures, who

book that documented some of the most

were otherwise distant and inaccessible,

famous and important people of the

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century. Observations included images of

Avedon has collaborated on a number

Buster Keaton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Pablo

of books of portraits. In 1959 he worked

Picasso, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer,

with Truman Capote on a book that

Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mae West.

documented some of the most famous

Around this same time he began a series

and important people of the century.

of images of patients in mental hospitals.

Observations included images of Buster

Replacing the controlled environment

Keaton, Gloria Vanderbilt, Pablo Picasso,

of the studio with that of the hospital he

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, Frank Lloyd

was able to recreate the genius of his

Wright, and Mae West. Around this same

other portraits with non-celebrities. The

time he began a series of images of

brutal reality of the lives of the insane

patients in mental hospitals. Replacing

was a bold contrast to his other work.

the controlled environment of the studio

Years later he would again drift from his

with that of the hospital he was able to

celebrity portraits with a series of studio

recreate the genius of his other portraits

images of drifters, carnival workers, and

with non-celebrities. The brutal reality

working class Americans.

of the lives of the insane was a bold

Throughout the 1960s Avedon continued

contrast to his other work. Years later

to work for Harper’s Bazaar and in 1974

he would again drift from his celebrity

he collaborated with James Baldwin on

portraits with a series of studio images

the book Nothing Personal. Having met in

of drifters, carnival workers, and working

New York in 1943, Baldwin and Avedon

class Americans.

were friends and collaborators for more

Throughout the 1960s Avedon continued

than thirty years. For all of the 1970s and

to work for Harper’s Bazaar and in 1974

1980s Avedon continued working for

he collaborated with James Baldwin on

Vogue magazine, where he would take

the book Nothing Personal. Having met in

some of the most famous portraits of the

New York in 1943, Baldwin and Avedon

decades. In 1992 he became the first

were friends and collaborators for more

staff photographer for The New Yorker,

than thirty years. For all of the 1970s and

and two years later the Whitney Museum

1980s Avedon continued working for

brought together fifty years of his work

Vogue magazine, where he would take

in the retrospective, “Richard Avedon:

some of the most famous portraits of the

Evidence”. He was voted one of the ten

decades. In 1992 he became the first

greatest photographers in the world by

staff photographer for The New Yorker,

Popular Photography magazine, and in

and two years later the Whitney Museum

1989 received an honorary doctorate

brought together fifty years of his work

from the Royal College of Art in London.

in the retrospective, “Richard Avedon:

Today, his pictures continue to bring us

Evidence”. He was voted one of the ten

a closer, more intimate view of the great

greatest photographers in the world by

and the famous.

Popular Photography magazine, and in

Avedon died on October 1st, 2004.seem

1989 received an honorary doctorate

intimate in their imperfection. While many

from the Royal College of Art in London.

photographers are interested in either

Today, his pictures continue to bring us

catching a moment in time or preparing a

a closer, more intimate view of the great

formal image, Avedon has found a way to

and the famous.

do both.

Avedon died on October 1st, 2004.

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modeling portfolio AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL ALUMNI & FASHION CHAMELEON ...

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arvin Cortes is a total hottie that was blessed with his hunky looks. Using his God-given talents, he’s found his niche and the perfect industry that fits his

requirements. Model from NY, runner up for America’s Next Top Model Cycle 20, and amusement park enthusiast, Marvin packs a lot of personality.

He feels most comfortable in front of a camera where he’s able to show his personality best. He doesn’t like to take himself too seriously, where’s the fun in that? His contagious big, cheesy smile can brighten literally any room.

The reason he chose being a contestant on ANTM rather than going a traditional modeling route was simple. The benefits of being on a show with Tyra Banks, being able to travel the world, and meet incredible minds and celebrities like Katy Perry, Johnny Wujek and many more, is a bargain you cannot pass up.

It shot his modeling career straight into the fast lane, and he’s been busy booking deals ever since. He shares with Annex Mag what a good day on set looks like, “When theirs food for sure.

No, but in all honesty, a great day on set is when everyone is on point. Everyone knows their job and it all flows so naturally because everyone’s work ethic is synonymous. I also love just having conversations with the team. I like it when we are able to talk about more than just fashion. That’s a good day on set: food, being on top of your game, good conversation. That’s it.”

He’s far from where he once was, but not yet where he wants to be. He dreams of someday soon modeling for brands like Dsquared2, Diesel, and Givenchy.

America’s Next Top Model’s male model Marvin Cortes finished the twentieth season as the runner-up during The CW’s finale broadcast of the first-ever Guys & Girls edition.

Marvin, a 6’ 1” 20-year-old sales associate from Bronx, NY, was defeated by Jourdan Miller, a 6’ 0” unemployed 19-yearold from Bend, OR, after Top Model judges Tyra Banks, Kelly Cutrone and Rob Evans evaluated and scored both contestants’ entire body of work throughout the course of the season.

He feels most comfortable in front of a camera where he’s able to show his personality best. He doesn’t like to take himself too seriously, where’s the fun in that? His contagious big, cheesy smile can brighten literally any room.

The reason he chose being a contestant on ANTM rather than going a traditional modeling route was simple. The benefits of being on a show with Tyra Banks, being able to travel the world, and meet incredible minds and celebrities like Katy Perry, Johnny Wujek and many more, is a bargain you cannot pass up.

It shot his modeling career straight into the fast lane, and he’s been busy booking deals ever since. He shares with Annex Mag what a good day on set looks like, “When theirs food for sure.

Everyone knows their job and it all flows so naturally because everyone’s work ethic is synonymous. I also love just having conversations with the team. I like it when we are able to talk about more than just fashion. That’s a good day on set: food, being on top of your game, good conversation. That’s it.”

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America’s Next Top Model’s male model Marvin Cortes finished the twentieth season as the runner-up during The CW’s finale broadcast of the first-ever Guys & Girls edition.

Marvin, a 6’ 1” 20-year-old sales associate from Bronx, NY, was defeated

by Jourdan Miller, a 6’ 0” unemployed 19-year-old from Bend, OR, after Top Model judges Tyra Banks, Kelly Cutrone and Rob Evans evaluated and scored both contestants’ entire body of work throughout the course of the season.

He feels most comfortable in front of a camera where he’s able to show his personality best. He doesn’t like to take himself too seriously, where’s the fun in that? His contagious big, cheesy smile can brighten literally any room.

He feels most comfortable in front of a camera where he’s able to show his personality best. He doesn’t like to take himself too seriously, where’s the fun in that? His contagious big, cheesy smile can brighten literally any room.

The reason he chose being a contestant on ANTM rather than going a traditional modeling route was simple. The benefits of being on a show with Tyra Banks, being able to travel the world, and meet incredible minds and celebrities like Katy Perry, Johnny Wujek and many more, is a bargain you cannot pass up. It shot his modeling career straight into the fast lane, and he’s been busy booking deals ever since. He shares with Annex Mag what a good day on set looks like, “When theirs food for sure.

Marvin Cortes is a total hottie that was blessed with his hunky looks. Using his God-given talents, he’s found his niche and the perfect industry that fits his requirements. Model from NY, runner up for America’s Next Top Model Cycle 20, and amusement park enthusiast, Marvin packs a lot of personality and is so much fun to be around.

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