Angel Munoz
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 Angel Munoz speaking at a CPL Event |
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| Born: | March 6, 1960 New York City, New York |
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| Occupation: | Founder and President, Cyberathlete Professional League |
| Spouse: | Karin Munoz |
| Website: | www.thecpl.com |
Angel Munoz (born March 6, 1960 in New York City, New York) is the Founder & President of the Cyberathlete Professional League[1].
Through the years, Munoz has been an outspoken advocate[citation needed] for videogames and has emphasized their positive effect in the areas of intelligence, logic, reflex, reaction time, and problem solving.[2]
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Munoz Background
Munoz' parents immigrated from Puerto Rico to New York City in the 1950s. In 1969, when Munoz was 9 years of age, they returned to the island of Puerto Rico, where Munoz lived for ten years. As a child Munoz was interested in science, literature, electronics and the arts. In 1980, after completing his second year at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, Munoz moved to the United States to continue (but did not finish) his college education.
In 1995 he became a self-titled stockbroker and eventually became president of a small Dallas based investment banking firm[citation needed]. In 1993 he was introduced to a game called Doom. He was so impressed with the game that in 1995 he joined the video game industry, leaving behind a career in finance.[3]
Munoz and Video Gaming
In 1995 Munoz founded NewWorld.com, Inc., Munoz is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of this company.[4]
In 1996 he launched The Adrenaline Vault web site [5], which bills itself as "one of the most respected online sources of uninfluenced and unbiased videogame information."[6]
In June 1997, he launched the Cyberathlete Professional League [7] (CPL) as its president in order to organize, promote and sanction videogame tournaments as a professional sport. Munoz registered the term Cyberathlete[citation needed] as a trademark.[8]
In 1999, Munoz reported to the local Dallas authorities that redirects from search engines were being used to lead visitors to his site to internet pornography sites instead. This case would NOT become sensationalized until MSNBC would fall victim to this eventual hoax as well, causing the FTC and the U.S government to sue two foreign nationals from Australia and a company operated by them. [9][10]. The outcome of the trial would eventually be the one hundredth prosecution for the U.S Attorney and the Federal Trade Commission against those who deceive others on the Internet.
In 2001, he acquired the online league Domain of Games, and co-founded the Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL) with owner Frank Nuccio. CAL now has over 500,000 registered members and year-round online leagues and tournaments.[11]
Munoz has been featured in numerous interviews, TV broadcasts, documentaries and publications. In the March 2000 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, Munoz was selected as one of the "Top 25 Most Powerful Texans in High Tech" along with Michael Dell, Chairman of Dell Computers, Thomas Engibous, Chairman of Texas Instruments, Edward Whitacre, Jr., CEO of AT&T (formerly SBC Communications), and Leonard Roberts, former CEO of Radio Shack. [12]
In 2005, journalists Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby, featured Munoz in the fourth chapter of their book Smartbomb. The book is described as "the mavericks, geniuses, and geeks behind the videogame revolution." [13][14]
Munoz and the Arts
In addition to his role in the video game industry, Munoz has had an active role in the arts.
In May 2003, he wrote the foreword for the book "Monster Gaming" published by Paraglyph Press [15].
In the music industry, Munoz has hired the band Another Now [16] and Superstring [17], which staged several music concerts at CPL events.[18].
In the visual arts, Munoz co-owned{fact} the art gallery Reflection Fine Art [19] and helped promote several Dallas artists, including the Reflectionist artist JD Miller [20].
In 2006, Munoz had a small acting role in the movie Bloodlines (recently renamed "Striking Range"), in a scene that was inspired by the video game Counter-Strike. More information on the movie is located at the Bloodlines website [21].
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