Ricardo Conte-Oro was born in Penonome, a small town in Panama. He was raised together with two brothers and a sister and lived there until age 13 when the family moved to Panama City, where he finished high school and then graduated as an Electro-Mechanical Engineer at the Panama National University. His has been an interesting life, full of mischief, adventure, and odd situations with people and animals. His seclusion during his teenage years made him develop a particular view of life that sometimes doesn't fit well with others. Nonetheless, he has managed to lead a successful and productive life where he has maneuvered and made changes from the back seat.