DE LA CRUZ
SKATEBOARDS
delacruzsk8@hotmail.com
WELCOME TO THE HOME SITE OF DE LA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS AND SKATE GEAR DESIGNED BY
JULIO DE LA CRUZ
Julio De la Cruz started his professional skating carrier in Los
Angeles California at the age of 16 skating for Milk Skateboard
products started by legendary Christian Hosio then moved on to
The New Deal ( known now as Element) . Sponsers during his
carrier included Vans, Airwalk, Etnies Axion shoes, thunder trucks
and spit fire wheels. His most recent sponsers were Pit Bull energy
drinks and  Polanti luxury watches out of Beverly hills.

At the age of 18 Julio started neighborhood skateboard company
to help non english speaking people to become pro in the US and
not to metion make a little money on the side. Among those he
supported through Neighborhood were Danny le Bron, Jesus and
Alfonso Fernandez and  Luypa-sin who are now some of the top
skate boarders in Europe.

In 1995 Julio started his clothing company Stamina after owning
Central Clothing company who sponser people like Mike Carroll
and Carl Watson. Through Stamina Julio helped kick start the
carriers of Lee Smith, Enrique Lorenzo, and Stevie Williams who is
currently has a multi million dollar contract with Rebok.

Julio also became the first Hispanic to start his own skateboard
brand including the manufacture of wheels and boards and one of
the top skate board clothing designers in the US.

In 2005 Julio left the United States and the skate bussiness  and
moved to Mexico  to be closer to his wifes family and take a long
awaited two year break from skating and the skating world.

Now he is back with a new line of skate gear under the brand De
La Cruz and is using his designs from the States and
manufacturing and marketing in Mexico.
Julio De la Cruz empezo su carrera de patinador profesional
en Los Angeles, California. A la edad de 16 anos empezo a
patinar para Milk Skateboard products, compania empezada
por la leyenda Christian Hosoi. Luego subio a la compania
de New Deal que ahora es Element. Los patrocinios durante
su carrera incluyen: Vans, Airwalk, Etnies, Axion shoes,
Thunder Trucks y Spit Fire Wheels. Sus patrocinios mas
recientes son: Pit Bull Energy Drink, Polanti relojeria de lujo
de Beverly Hills. A la edad de 18 anos empezo su propia
marca: Neighborhood Skateboards Company, para ayudar a
patinadores de habla hispana y patinadores que no hablan
ingles, para ser profesionales en estados Unidos, y no nada
mas para hacer dinero, algunos que ayudo y patrocino por
la marca Neighborhood eran: Daniel Lebron, Jesus y
Alfonso Fernandez, Luypa Sin y Eiji Yamanishi, que ahora
son de los mejores patinadores de Europa y Japon.

En 1994-95 Julio empezo su propia marca de ropa Stamina,
despues de cerrar su antigua marca Central Clothing que
patrocinaba a gente como Mike Carroll y Carl Watson. Por
Stamina Julio inicio las carreras de Lee Smith, Enrique
Lorenzo y Stevie Williams que ahora tiene un contrato
multimillonario con Reebok.
Julio tambien fue el primer mexicano en comenzar sus
propias marcas de patinetas y manufacturacion de tablas,
llantas, trucks y de diseno de ropa de Estados Unidos.

En el 2006 Julio dejo Estados Unidos y el gran negocio de
patinetas para moverse a Mexico cerca de la familia de su
esposa y para tomar 2 anos de vacaciones de larga espera
del negocio y del mundo del patinaje.

Y ahora a regresado con su nueva marca y linea de ropa
con el nombre De La Cruz Skateboard Company disenada y
manufacturada en los Estados Unidos para el mercado
mexicano.