We had the good fortune of connecting with Matondo Kiantandu and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Matondo, do you disagree with some advice that is more or less universally accepted?
I’m not a fan of advice in general. No one not even your family really knows you and what makes you tick inside. You may have a dream and they think it’s ridiculous and tell you to go the more conventional route. You may want to date someone and people around you disapprove. It’s your life and you will be the one that’s miserable if you don’t live it. Advice is another way of telling someone what do because it’s what they would do, you’re not me

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
It was tough, from sleeping in the car to tiny apartments and hotel. Working awful odd jobs to scrape and save so I could pursue acting. Then I started creating my own work. That led to representation, auditions then major bookings. My parents were immigrants from Congo so I had to learn all this on my. I was in multiple elementary schools by the time I was ten. Im all about moving forward and learning from the past. The failures are not failures, they’re classes. The best teacher ever is living it. No one can tell you, you have to feel it and experience it.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Dinner, always go eat, good food with good friends is what it’s all about. You go to downtown LA there are 50 places you could try. You could literally flip a coin. Oh in Burbank there’s a street and diner that is exactly like it was in Back to The Future 40 years later. It’s wild. Lancers I think is the place and there’s a place that serves Omeletts and Larry’s Hot Dog ironically has the best breakfast burrito in the world. I crashed in Burbank during those hard times but I ate good. Lol

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
A great actor Fabian Jaime who runs my company with me MGFame Entertainment. My reps Kacie and Matt. Awesome people who get me tons of audios and work. They are both super funny too. I’m blessed to have a Manager and Agent in this crazy town that believe in the kid..lol

Jana Smiley is absolutely brilliant. I call her Young Meryl. She plays off Fabian Jaime our strong lead actor so well. Wayno Sanchez is a frequent collabarotor, great actor and person. Rey Torres and Kayleigh Cook who is so sweet, yet absolutely terrifying in her role as Jamie. Also Luana DeAmorim, a rising star. The  upcoming film is called Night 🌙 Never Fades. A road trip, horror, love story about a night that won’t end while being stalked by an unknown entity.  Brilliant actors and great people.  

Website: mgfameentertainment.com

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