Ricardo “Rico” Abdel Aviles. Richard "Rico" was
born, raised and educated in Puerto Rico. At a young age Rico was part of FBLA and was also trained and utilized as a Spanish translator for his high school. Competing and representing the island of Puerto Rico in improvised oratory at the age of 17. Rico is a lover of languages. A veteran of the Army after serving 5 years in the military as a military police man who served in Iraq from 2008-2009, special reactions team and patrol officer. Rico has also earned the military outstanding volunteer service medal for service to his community as well as participating in the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, MO in 2011. A purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Brian Stuebner, Rico can defend himself with more than just words. As a comedian he has opened and performed with names such as Kevin Farley, Ian Edwards, Shayne Smith and many more. He is also host of the Rico Podcast , a podcast on iHeartRadio that has hosted guest such as Michael Wart, Roli Delgado and Tommy Chong. Rico is also an avid gamer and anime enthusiast since an early age.
You can watch it here:
https://youtu.be/geIg5Yo_aesYou can listen to Rico on: Rico Podcast on iheart radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-rico-podcast-85237529/