Yes, make time to see Carlos Almaraz, "Painting With Fire," on Netflix. Born in 1941, he lived fully, precariously, fluidly, preceptively, voraciously up until his passing in 1989. His work always caught my eye, in its motion, luminosity, honesty, freedom, and scale. Many of us knew his work, his LA context, yet the documentary elongates who he was, his New York art period and sexually fluid experiences that art historians/books did not, would not illuminate. "Painting With Fire," captures him, in total which ultimately includes his especially joyful life period with artist and wife Elsa Flores Almaraz and their daughter Maya. Thank you Elsa Flores Almaraz and Richard Montoya for your work and tenacity creating this important, "first voice," cultural documentary. It is much needed, and certainly inspiring, on so many, many levels.—Lorraine Garcia-Nakata, October 7, 2020