After riding the waves for nine years and competing in numerous competitions, he received a call that would change his life.
"My dad would push me in the waves and so did my mom. It was cool to bring me in the surfing world and teach me everything I knew," said Santucci.
"Oh my gosh, I am so proud to see his hard work has paid off! Filipinos: we stick together! We stick like rice, you know," laughs Navarro."And we support each other and we're all super stoked!"
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