Efren

Leaving the hardships of the days when he peddled his work himself, Efren is now sought after by galleries here and in Puerta Vallarta.

Efren Gonzalez: artist in Ajijic and Puerto Vallarta 2007

Leaving the hardships of the days when he peddled his work himself, Efren is now sought after by galleries here and in Puerta Vallarta.

Efren Gonzalez: artist in Ajijic and Puerto Vallarta 2007

He said they could include a rebel leader, Luis Eduardo Lopez Mendez, alias Efren Arboleda.

BBC News - Home 2011

While in 2005, an ex-Canadian Army soldier, `William,' was reported to have led the team for Grayworks that were tapped by Mayor Efren Piñol, Sr., to train the mayor's private army with a force of 12-15 men.

David Isenberg: PMC = Philippine Military Contractor David Isenberg 2011

Efren and other volunteers load donated items into a vehicle to begin distributing them to families in need throughout Cavite, Philippines.

‘Paying it forward’ – recovery in the Philippines 2009

Efren Peñaflorida's Dynamic Teen Company offers Filipino youth an alternative to gangs through education.

CNN Hero: Efren Peñaflorida 2009

My partner Don and I, along with our friends John and Efren, were so energized and invested in Barack Obama's campaign for the Presidency that even before his election, we arranged hotel and travel to be in Washington D.C. for his inauguration.

Steven Stamstad: Out of Many, One: A Collective Moment of Goose Bumps That Will Empower a Nation 2009

You see John, Efren, Don and I also campaigned for No on Prop 8, the hateful and hurtful California state proposition that overturned the State Supreme Court's ruling that gave Don and me the right to marry - as we had done on June 29.

Steven Stamstad: Out of Many, One: A Collective Moment of Goose Bumps That Will Empower a Nation 2009

Efren says one of the best rewards of doing the mural is that his children will know that it was a contribution made by their father.

Ajijic's answer to the historical mural 2007

And John, Efren, Don and I will answer the President's call to service, to be a part of something greater than ourselves, because we believe in what this country can be and because we want to help us get there.

Steven Stamstad: Out of Many, One: A Collective Moment of Goose Bumps That Will Empower a Nation 2009