Edinburg North grad does Matrix-style stuntwork

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Gabriel Peña

Hometown: Edinburg

Age: 24

What He Does: Stunt double

Where he lives now: Edinburg

Online: www.myspace.com/actionactorgabrielpena

Three favorite movies: Forbidden Kingdom, The Dark Knight, 300

Hours a day spent training: Six hours on hard days, where he does gymnastics, weight training and running. Two hours on days where he needs to recover.

Most difficult stunt move: Standing gainer off of objects. For this move Gabriel moves forward and pulls a backwards flip.

Martial arts training: Third degree black belt.

Academic training: Graduated Edinburg North High School in 2002, and the University of Texas-Pan American in 2005 

Future aspirations: Moving to California to pursue stunt double rolls in bigger films.

About his current project: Templar: Honor Among Thieves is a sci-fi film helmed by award-winning writer, director and producer Rene Hinojosa. The director describes his work as paying tribute to the "spaghetti western" while set against an inter-galactic backdrop. The movie is set to begin filming this year at a studio in Austin. Edinburg native Peña will do stunts for the main character in the film.