What Had Happened Was podcast: Henrique Couto, the ‘weird’ filmmaker behind the Salvador Dali-ish moustache

The completely sober dude with the Hawaiian shirt and Salvador Dali moustache is proving that you can’t judge a book by its cover through his crazy movies.

What Had Happened Was podcast host Amelia Robinson sat down with Dayton-based independent filmmaker Henrique Couto (Henflix.com) for the podcast's latest episode.

The high school dropout with hustle in his blood  has a slew of comedies, horrors and other films under his belt including "Marty Jenkins and the Vampire Bitches," "A Bulldog for Christmas," and the feminist western "Calamity Jane's Revenge."

>> 7 things to know about local director Henrique Couto

The Martin Luther King loving, self-proclaimed mama's boy took Amelia to his shooting range after she mentioned on Facebook that she didn't get the appeal of guns.

>> That time I fired an AK47: Shooting to learn what’s so great about guns

Henrique and Amelia dish about the times he was spit on in grade school, his tougher-than-nails mama, saying “nah” to the hate and what it is really like to march to the beat of your own ukulele rock song.

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"What Had Happened Was" is a podcast for Dayton, powered by Dayton.com. You won't believe the stories that come from right here. Host Amelia Robinson shares the best tales from the Gem City, Land of Funk and Birthplace of Aviation: Dayton, Ohio.

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Credit: Amelia Robinson

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