Chico Brenes

Rolando "Chico" Brenes is a professional skateboarder from Nicaragua whose stance is regular-footed.
Early life
Brenes was born in Nicaragua and illegally entered the United States (US) in 1985 when he was nine years of age. Brenes has explained that during the Contra war, his mother had been shot in the face and had entered the US, as she urgently required surgery. Brenes traveled by bus with his aunt and uncle, who both eventually relocated to Miami, Florida, US, to reunite with his mother. Alongside Daewon Song, Daniel Castillo, Shilo Greathouse, and Jovontae Turner, Brenes was an original member of the World Industries team, his first sponsor,
In June 1997, Brenes appeared on the front cover of magazine executing a trick known as a "backside tailslide", after first traversing a gap.
In 2011, Brenes released a shoe model with one of his major sponsors, DVS Shoes; the shoe was released on Cinco De Mayo (May 5) of that year, in recognition of his children's heritage, as they are half-Mexican. Brenes stated in the period prior to the shoe's release date, "This is probably the best shoe I ever helped design for DVS. I really like the way it looks, feels and skates. Sometimes it's hard to get all those things in a shoe. I'm stoked that we were able to pull that off. Try them; I guarantee you will love them."
In a 2011 interview, fellow professional skateboarder Diego Bucchieri (also known as "The Butcher") informed Brenes that a flip trick, named the "Chicoflip", is named after Brenes—the trick is a "nollie backside heelflip". LRG,, Remind Insoles, Autobahn, and Central. — In his 7x7 part, he is seen riding Adidas shoes and his guest board on Krooked Skateboards.

Central Skate Shop
In 2009, Brenes decided to " back to the country that helped make him who he is" and he opened the Central Skate Shop in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. He aimed to provide affordable skate equipment for locals and to use his celebrity to push for the construction of local skateparks. Brenes' cousin runs the shop, the country's first-ever skate shop,
Personal life
Brenes is a father of two
Videography

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