Lust List 09: Mauricio

Salesman at No Mas Hacienda
Age: 40
Status: Single

No Mas Hacienda in artsy Castleberry Hill specializes in objects of Latin beauty – and that applies both to its merchandise and its staff. Mauricio is no exception. His nominator rhapsodized: “Perfect skin, beautiful lips, amazing hair.” The stunningly handsome salesman – who appears to have been bathing in a fountain of youth – is disarmingly sweet, and a little shy as well. Originally from Colombia, Mauricio has lived in Atlanta for 12 years, and has worked with the precious Mexican and South American artifacts at No Mas for four. When we asked him about the worst thing someone can do on a date, he replied in a heavy accent, “I haven’t really been on a date in a while.” Something tells us that’s about to change.

If you could live in any decade, which would it be?

The golden age: the ’50s.

What would you do with $100,000?

Help my family.

What’s your favorite location in the world?

The ruins in Peru, Machu Picchu.

What’s the most you’ve spent on shoes?

$400.

What’s your worst vice?

Eating too much.

If you could live in any movie, which would it be?

Any of those ancient Greek mythology movies.

You mean the Kirk Douglas ones? Like Ulysses or Spartacus?

Yes.

If you could change anything about Atlanta, what would it be?

I’d change it to make it more urban, more walkable.

High school: best years ever or living nightmare?

Anything after second grade were the best years ever.