I met Israel in a kinda curious way. I was walking near the Carolino building and i heard (who i thought was) a woman singing opera, that deserves a picture, i thought. I got near and saw Israel, i was surprised that it was him who was singing in such high pitch. Israel is from Zacatecas and he learned to sing opera because his mother is a soprano. Although his mom didn't wanted him to learn to sing opera, because life is very hard as a soprano. For the portrait i aske him to sing, his very expresive. The folder his holding is everything for him, because he keeps all the songs he sings there. A Israel lo conocí de una forma un tanto curiosa. Estaba caminando cerca del edificio Carolino y escuché (a quien pensé que era) una mujer cantando opera, pensé que eso merecñia foto. Me acerqué y vi a Israel cantando, quedé sorprendido que fuera él quien estuviera cantando en un tono tan agudo. Israel es origninario de Zacatecas y aprendió a cantar opera por que su mamá es soprano. Aunque su mamá no quería que él aprendiera a cantar opera porque se lleva una vida muy difícil como soprano. Para la foto le pedí que cantara, es muy expresivo. La carpeta que sostiene en su manoes todo para él, ya que en ella guarda toda las canciones que canta. This picture is #12 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com