In 2012 we decided it was time for our first movie: A roadtrip around Spain skating every road we could find. Was it crazy? Yes. Was it doable? Maybe.
We worked for months trying to bring our schedules together as we all worked or studied and had to find a couple of weeks in summer where not only the riders but also the small production crew could make it.
Jacky https://www.instagram.com/jackymadenfrost/ , Carlota https://www.instagram.com/crmth/ and Valeria https://www.instagram.com/valeriakechichian/ , the female-riding staff members at the time + Monica and Chus http://chusasensio.com who were the rest of the staff, decided to invite our friends Maitane Rascón https://www.instagram.com/maitanerascon/ from Basque Country, Gádor Salís https://www.instagram.com/gador.salis/ from Madrid and, wait for it… two international riders: Amanda Powell https://www.instagram.com/amandapowellwebber/ from USA and Marisa Núñez https://www.instagram.com/cocomarii/ from Peru but living in USA as well.
We would also have guest riders in each chapter while travelling around.
Again, today this is the most common thing. Riders travelling and shooting around the world but back then things were pretty different.
Somehow we made it work and with the few Euros we gathered, we got an old VW T2 (in exchange for advertisement) and started our roadtrip.
In Dickens’ words “it was the best of time, it was the worst of times”
It was so much fun but it was also so hard. We were skating, learning, falling, enjoying, thriving, coexisting… LIVING!
Endless Roads was extremely successful and reached audiences so far away from us. I guess you can see in the videos the amazing adventure and stoke we had during the whole trip.
Valeria Kechichian and Juan Rayos came up with the name “Endless Roads” during another roadtrip and after the shooting was over. They loved 1965’s movie “The Endless Summer” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ehv3uk4SLE , a surf documentary traveling the world chasing the perfect wave. While playing with the words and, if I’m not mistaken, they both screamed at the same time “Endless Roads”! and the rest is history.
Endless Roads was originally premiered in 4 chapters and later relaunched as a complete movie. These videos impacted millions of people around the world and changed the perception forever that longboarding was a male-dominated sport.
Directed by Juan Rayos http://juanrayos.net
MUSIC
TUYA – Cake
JOE LA REINA – Killingberry Blues
CYCLE – Confusion
JOE LA REINA – Appalooza
Second camera operators: Raúl Serrano, Nacho Caribbean
Production team: Mónica Madenfrost, Jesus Asensio, Raúl Serrano
SPONSORS
Sector 9 https://www.sector9.com/ , Red Bull https://www.redbull.com/, Roxy https://www.roxy.es/, Subterfuge Records, WeekendWagen https://www.facebook.com/weekendwagen , In‐Gravity https://www.in-gravity.com/ , Art Surf Camp, Mallorca Film Commission http://mallorcafilmcommission.net/ , Randall Trucks http://randal.com/ , Loaded Boards https://loadedboards.com/ , Caribbean Sport Shop https://caribbean.es/ , Long Rodríguez http://www.longrodriguez.com/ , Daddies Board Shop https://www.daddiesboardshop.com/ , Camping Los Escullos https://www.losesculloscabodegata.com/ , Vans https://www.vans.es/ Youth Hostel 4YOU Denia http://youthhostel4you.com/es/ , Nixon https://www.nixon.com/us/en , Rayne Boards https://rayne.com/ , Orangatang Wheels https://orangatangwheels.com/ & Balearea https://www.balearia.com/ .