WEBVTT - Tigres Del Norte: Corridos from El Campo

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph, you know what, our next icons really got.

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<v Speaker 2>Me thinking, like deep thinking. Uh oh, I know it's

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<v Speaker 2>never a good thing, never a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so here's the deal.

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<v Speaker 2>We have covered family bands, I think just one other

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<v Speaker 2>time on becoming an icon, right.

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<v Speaker 3>M kids aka Selena elsnos, but most people have played

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<v Speaker 3>just for Selena.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's be real.

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<v Speaker 2>But our next icons that we're about to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>are a true group act, which kind of makes me

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<v Speaker 2>wonder if you had to start a family band with

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<v Speaker 2>your siblings because you've got a lot or maybe your cousins,

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<v Speaker 2>so I know you have a lot of those two

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<v Speaker 2>who is making the band?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my god? You know what? Can I pick my

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<v Speaker 4>extended family?

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<v Speaker 3>Because my brothers' way like they're not going to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to I think I would be a one man show?

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<v Speaker 4>Or can I pick you? You would be good at drugs?

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<v Speaker 4>Who would be yours? I'm curious?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, my brother is definitely not in the band. He

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<v Speaker 2>cannot carry you to and he cannot play an instrument,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he's not he could be like the tour manager, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like he'd be really really good at that. First of all,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm starting a band, my mom is one of nine,

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<v Speaker 2>which means that I have six fias that are all crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>I am putting all the theas in my band.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, wait, hold on, that's good.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait, but what kind of music are you guys going

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<v Speaker 3>to play?

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<v Speaker 2>Goombias av Okay, we're going to do some bombas.

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<v Speaker 1>We might do like some corridos. I don't know, but

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<v Speaker 1>probably just a lot of kubias like oh like what

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<v Speaker 1>they like to lance to, how they get turned up

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<v Speaker 1>at the Kingses.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh god, oh god, I love that.

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<v Speaker 2>If Santiago gets into his teen year okay and he

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<v Speaker 2>decides that he wants to be a pop star. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way, check my instagram because he was singing Sabrina

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<v Speaker 2>Carpenter's Espresso and it was so cute. Point is, if

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<v Speaker 2>he does take the stage as a superstar, then you

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<v Speaker 2>know you're doing his glam Oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait wait wait, honey, I already started on those palants

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<v Speaker 3>since he was born. Honey, I'm ready to hit the road.

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<v Speaker 4>Jack.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going on tour, y'all in twenty fifty, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>but today we are going to take you back in

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<v Speaker 2>time with some genuine, genuine heroes, especially folk heroes. When

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to Spanish music, and that is all about

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<v Speaker 2>Los gres.

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<v Speaker 3>Ver Noejorque, Ernand Eduardo Luis and cousin Oscar.

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<v Speaker 4>Five icons for the price of one.

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<v Speaker 1>We're so budget friendly, I know.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Los Vegas are beloved by Mexicanos all over the world,

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<v Speaker 2>even non Mexicanos.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, they're part of that same generation as the icon

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<v Speaker 2>who kicked off the season of becoming an icon, Juan Gabrielle,

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<v Speaker 2>and like him, their rags to riches story is like

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff of legends. It's inspiring, it's irresistible, and we

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<v Speaker 2>cannot wait to share it with you.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, it's true, but hold on, it's minus the looks

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<v Speaker 4>of Hongi's let's.

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<v Speaker 2>Not okay, but sometimes their suits do pop off when

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<v Speaker 2>they add a little colore. Okay, But the point is

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<v Speaker 2>their story is truly the stuff of music industry fairy tales.

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<v Speaker 4>Mm hmm. It's got everything.

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<v Speaker 3>A magical childhood, a tragic accident that sends the kids

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<v Speaker 3>on the road, a big break, an agent with a

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<v Speaker 3>hidden agenda who threatens to ruin everything, disapproving authorities, and

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<v Speaker 3>millions of adoring fans like us.

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<v Speaker 2>It kind of sounds a little bit like a made

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<v Speaker 2>for TV movie like maybe on Netflix. I don't know which,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, is appropriate, because their songs have even

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<v Speaker 2>inspired Beelen novelas and countless.

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<v Speaker 4>Films, no less than forty movies, get that, ip Pigres.

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<v Speaker 2>They are the biggest performers of Corrido's on planet Earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Punto don't come at me with this like zoomer stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like punto okay, And they helped transform the genre of

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<v Speaker 2>a relic of yesterday to a vital piece of migrant culture.

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<v Speaker 4>And from day one they've stuck up for the little

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<v Speaker 4>guy and.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes one to no one boo.

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<v Speaker 2>Los Digres started from nath and their story itself is

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like a Corrido MM.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's why we're wearing matching suits to my listeners

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<v Speaker 3>can't see. Also, this tub talk doesn't really fit me, y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>You're really missing out because Joseph in a smarge tube

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<v Speaker 2>top is a site to behold.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Lillianavoska.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm Joseph Carrio and this is becoming an.

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<v Speaker 5>Icon weekly podcast where we give you the rundown on

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<v Speaker 5>how today's most famous.

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<v Speaker 1>Latin V stars have shaped pop culture.

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<v Speaker 4>And given the world some extra couple.

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<v Speaker 1>Sit back and get comfortable.

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<v Speaker 4>Because we are going in the only way we know

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<v Speaker 4>how with Buena vis When Lisas.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of opinions as we relive their greatest

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<v Speaker 2>achievements on our journey to find out what makes them

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<v Speaker 2>still iconic. Before we wisk your way to Los Digre's

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<v Speaker 2>hometown in Sinaloa, Mexico, let's meet the band. And while

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<v Speaker 2>members have come and gone over the years, the original

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<v Speaker 2>OG band was a group of four boys.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh shit, this is going to be like an astrology

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<v Speaker 3>lightning round. Hold up, I got to get the essential oils.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. Are your chakras all lined up like.

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<v Speaker 4>They're waiting for example sale? All right? Hitting Okay, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start with the oldest head, nandas brother, which would

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<v Speaker 2>be now he was going to become the head of

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<v Speaker 2>the band, lead vocalist, the accordion player Avvy and his

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<v Speaker 2>birthday is August seventh, nineteen forty nine.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, So this is a Leo

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<v Speaker 3>Sun Aquarius moon. It's giving natural leader and a showman

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<v Speaker 3>ambisious determine self assured, yet unconventional and eccentric. Big main

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<v Speaker 3>character energy but with a strong sense of responsibility, especially

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<v Speaker 3>towards children or mayhaps younger siblings.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Next Okay, then there's Raoul Hernandez, a company vocalist and

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<v Speaker 2>bajo sextel player. Now, he was born sometime in late March,

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<v Speaker 2>but for some weird reason, his birthday isn't listed anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>on the Internet, which, by the way, like send me

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<v Speaker 2>the people that can scrub your birthday from the World

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<v Speaker 2>Wide Web. But apparently there is a video of his

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<v Speaker 2>seventieth birthday party that was posted on March twenty eighth.

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<v Speaker 4>So you do the mathay, investigative journalism at its finest.

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<v Speaker 4>You're welcome.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I'm going to go with the aris son. So

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<v Speaker 3>that's a little headstrong, bold and direct.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting since he would end up going solo in the nineties.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Spicy could be a Gemini moon wanting to try

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<v Speaker 3>something new, or a Leo moon looking for some more

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<v Speaker 3>creative glory, or maybe a Scorpio moon embracing change in

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<v Speaker 3>confronting the self.

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<v Speaker 4>But hey, we're just speculating. Next.

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<v Speaker 2>Next, El Primo cousin Oscar the drummer, because of course,

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<v Speaker 2>the cousin is always the drummer.

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<v Speaker 4>I was going to ask you to be our drummer, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean drummers, by the way, very important role in the band.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he was born May twenty seventh, nineteen fifty.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Gemini's son Libra Moon. Curious and sociable. He's a

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<v Speaker 3>jack of all trades, but that sense of balance keeps

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<v Speaker 3>him from being a master of none. All right, boo,

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<v Speaker 3>bring us home?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Last, but not Lesvana the baby brother ed Nan Ernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>bass player and a companying vocalist, born nearly nine years

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<v Speaker 2>after the eldes nandas brother on June twenty second, nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>fifty eight.

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<v Speaker 3>A cancer sun and virgo moon Ednancito lives in his

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<v Speaker 3>feelings introverted to a fault and a bit critical, but

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<v Speaker 3>he's a realist who supports his loved ones. I love

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<v Speaker 3>a cancer okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So how does that all add up?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what?

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<v Speaker 4>It doesn't. But it's family, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there has never been a truer statement told.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so true, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't add up.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't know how it works, right, And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>do I need to pay you a bonus for all

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<v Speaker 2>those readings?

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<v Speaker 3>I literally feel like I just did a face off

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<v Speaker 3>on an astrological family feud, like I'm on a sky

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<v Speaker 3>high vibration.

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<v Speaker 4>Somebody gave me my weed pin.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay, let's slow things down a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm going to take you on a little trip

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<v Speaker 2>back in time across the border to a little town

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<v Speaker 2>in Sinela, Mexico named Rosa Morada.

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<v Speaker 4>Hmmsda. Sounds like a place for a retreat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, probably not quite, because this is a town with

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<v Speaker 2>a population in the hundreds, hundreds, hundreds.

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<v Speaker 4>Like, Okay, we're gonna keep this retreat real short.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, but don't forget.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to take in the sites because Rosa

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<v Speaker 2>Morada is marked by miles of ranches back dropped by gorgeous, rolling,

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<v Speaker 2>distant hills.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, Julie Andrews are there?

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<v Speaker 5>Sounds thank god, we're an audio format, right, Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>gonna let.

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<v Speaker 1>Hernandez tell you about it. Here's what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>In the ranch, there was nothing. You wake up in

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<v Speaker 2>the morning and all you hear are the little birds, doves, sparrows, cardinals.

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<v Speaker 2>I found it very curious when the birds started singing

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<v Speaker 2>all at the same time. I thought it was marvelous.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to imitate little birds. That's how you start

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<v Speaker 2>to learn music through sounds. I understood it after I

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<v Speaker 2>was taught the musical notes from the birds trills.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, now it's giving snow white, like did these birds

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<v Speaker 3>help them get dressed?

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're confusing that with Cinderella, and no, not

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<v Speaker 2>quite and as idyllic as we're making ros somewhat out

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<v Speaker 2>of sound. It's not to say that things were perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>This is still rural farm country in Mexico, Like.

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<v Speaker 4>There are more cows than there are people, farm country.

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<v Speaker 2>Bingo, And when there's more cows than people, families end

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<v Speaker 2>up using the kids as farm hands, the Ernandas boys.

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<v Speaker 2>Dad used to tell them school comes first, but we

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<v Speaker 2>also have to work. So after class, the boys went

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<v Speaker 2>straight to the tomato fields. Then they'd come home.

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<v Speaker 4>And play literally with what energy? I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>I asked myself the same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But like kiddos literally run on fumes, like they don't

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<v Speaker 2>need sleep, they don't need food, They just.

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<v Speaker 1>Have kid energy.

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<v Speaker 4>I love you, Santhia.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So none of this boys worked and played hard,

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<v Speaker 3>but they didn't just learn music from the birds like

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<v Speaker 3>a Disney movie.

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<v Speaker 4>No, they didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>You can imagine these kids didn't have any money to

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<v Speaker 2>buy instruments, so it was the cousins who came through.

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<v Speaker 2>One cousin, Jose Angulo, bought Forrge his first guitar, and

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<v Speaker 2>another cousin, Jove, taught him his first guitar chords.

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<v Speaker 4>Damn. The only thing my cousins ever taught me was

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<v Speaker 4>how to flip someone off.

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<v Speaker 2>That's, by the way. The only thing my cousins ever

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<v Speaker 2>taught me was how to chug a sema and not vomit.

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<v Speaker 4>Ooh you no, no, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to chug a zema a zima wine clothes?

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<v Speaker 4>You know I did. I used to. I used to

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<v Speaker 4>witch all rangers.

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<v Speaker 1>This is why you don't need brothers and sisters, because

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<v Speaker 1>the cousins are up to no good. All right, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will say what you were taught.

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<v Speaker 2>Joseph, who does come in handy on a playground, It

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<v Speaker 2>does anyway, with holdhands learning his way around the sixth string,

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<v Speaker 2>the other Nanes brothers Raoulin or Nunn started to sing

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<v Speaker 2>with him just for fun, and Joseph, you just might

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<v Speaker 2>know what kind of music they were playing?

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<v Speaker 4>Who me? Yes you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's flash back quickly to our very first Selena episode.

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<v Speaker 1>The melodies and vocal sensibilities of the Hannel drew from

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<v Speaker 1>generations of farmhands who enjoyed the songs of traveling musicians.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh okay, I see. All I needed was to know

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<v Speaker 4>where I fit in the story.

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<v Speaker 1>You're the wandering musician in my past life.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that we played together in that way,

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<v Speaker 1>like maybe I was your accompanist, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Were one hundred percent and you followed me around with

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<v Speaker 4>an accordion. Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, So basically you and I invented the Hannel music.

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<v Speaker 4>You're welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>You are welcome people.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, damn, I didn't know we were doing past life

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<v Speaker 4>aggressions on this retreat.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to book this way in advance.

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<v Speaker 4>You literally do so much for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen. I am a working mom. I can handle it all.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>So no Mexican music or came from generations of traveling

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<v Speaker 3>musicians singing songs that told stories AKA us and our pastors.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Hano music, which we learned about from Selena

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of just an evolution of Northeno music.

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<v Speaker 3>Which means the poka, accordion and guitars are all there,

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<v Speaker 3>but none of these boys are A long way from Texas.

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<v Speaker 3>So they're not hearing American rock like Selena's dad did, No, sir, these.

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<v Speaker 2>Kids are growing up hearing traditional music at Fiesta del Pueblo,

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<v Speaker 2>like gatherings when like the whole town would gather up

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<v Speaker 2>and turn up.

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<v Speaker 4>Come on, Rosa Morada. I know they know how to

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<v Speaker 4>turn up.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh huh, Mexicanos, we know how to do that shit, right.

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<v Speaker 5>I knew the whole town was getting the kids up

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<v Speaker 5>on stage to play facts and music was just a

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<v Speaker 5>part of life for the boys. It was their role

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<v Speaker 5>within the community.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, when there's more cows than people, community is lital

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<v Speaker 3>really all you have. But honestly, I'm loving it, Like

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<v Speaker 3>maybe this is my trackwive.

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<v Speaker 2>Season, I kind of love that for you. But as

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<v Speaker 2>we know, the Ananda's brothers wouldn't stay in Rosamada forever,

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<v Speaker 2>and unfortunately the thing that would pull them away, No,

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<v Speaker 2>don't say it would be tragedy.

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<v Speaker 4>This big tragedy always crashing my fiestablo.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, actually that's literally what happened the Ananda. This boy's father,

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<v Speaker 2>Don Eduardo, was something of a volunteer sheriff and Rosa

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<v Speaker 2>Morad that was you know, the boonies and in Mexico,

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<v Speaker 2>it means you don't have federal officers for better or

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<v Speaker 2>for worse.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, in this case, it was for worse.

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<v Speaker 2>One night, Don Eduardo was checking in on a Fiesta

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<v Speaker 2>del pueblo, just like the ones his kids would play

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<v Speaker 2>music at, when he noticed an argument escalating between a

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<v Speaker 2>few party goers.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh oh, and Big Don, being the sheriff, had to

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<v Speaker 4>go break it up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so he approaches them and without warning, guns are drawn,

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<v Speaker 2>shots are fired, and Don Eduardo is hit in the

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<v Speaker 2>spinal cort. He makes that alive, but he's immobilized and

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<v Speaker 2>a full recovery requires an operation that costs ten thousand bassos,

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<v Speaker 2>which might not sound like much, but remember this is

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<v Speaker 2>a small family of farmers in Sineloa.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so basically it's like a good jillion dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>And with Don d Wado in his condition, Jorg who's

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<v Speaker 2>still a minor, becomes head of the family, and as

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<v Speaker 2>head of the family, he makes a decision. They're going

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<v Speaker 2>to leave town and or money as musicians to save

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<v Speaker 2>up enough money to pay for their dad's recovery. Wait, what, Joseph,

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<v Speaker 2>can you imagine being twelve years old your father has

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<v Speaker 2>just been shot in the spine, and now you have

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<v Speaker 2>to leave home to make money to make sure.

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<v Speaker 1>That he gets the care that he needs.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that is a massive amount of weight for anyone,

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<v Speaker 2>let alone a tween.

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<v Speaker 4>That is a start to a really good novella.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever we make of their sense of judgment. And remember

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<v Speaker 2>all of them are under age at this point.

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<v Speaker 4>I was about to say they're like kids.

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<v Speaker 2>They're literally kids making very adult decisions. We know it

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<v Speaker 2>was going to turn out for the better, but it

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<v Speaker 2>would just take a while. And their first up on

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<v Speaker 2>the road Mexicali, capital of Baja California, home to farmers

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<v Speaker 2>and factory workers.

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<v Speaker 4>We're knocking on doors of bars and restaurants, begging them

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<v Speaker 4>to let us play. It's giving a little bit of

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<v Speaker 4>Selena and her siblings and a little bit of Santana

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<v Speaker 4>and his dad.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, with one obvious difference.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, there's no Abraham Pintania here calling the shots being

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<v Speaker 2>all Abraham right. And it's not Carlos Santana getting dragged

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<v Speaker 2>to the red light district by his dad.

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<v Speaker 5>Jorge, Ernan, Raoul and cousin Oscar were in a new

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<v Speaker 5>city all on their own as kids. I mean, these

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<v Speaker 5>boys had never left Rossa, Murada before.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, it's almost a little home alone too, but without

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<v Speaker 3>rich daddy's credit card. You know, these kids are out

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<v Speaker 3>here fending for themselves, and little Jorgie has to fill

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<v Speaker 3>their dad's shoes. But at least they like to play

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<v Speaker 3>music together.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, right, and the Hernandez boys weren't unoscomemierdas. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they were all serious about helping their dad. They hustled hard,

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<v Speaker 2>and they love those cash tips, girl fan. They would

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<v Speaker 2>save up that chip money and rush to the telegraph

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<v Speaker 2>office every week to send it back to their family

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<v Speaker 2>in Drosamorada.

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<v Speaker 4>Soon enough they didn't have to bang on doors anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>They had a rotation, a reputation, and a band name

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<v Speaker 3>Lost Chiwawa.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's a little long, kind of a mouthful.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we could workshop it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it doesn't quite hit like Los Thiga is. But

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<v Speaker 4>the new name was.

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<v Speaker 1>Honest, along with a very unique opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>One fateful day in nineteen sixty eight, the boys went

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<v Speaker 2>to the telegraph office like us, and there they would.

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<v Speaker 4>Meet my Stroleo Nides.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that the kind of name that needs a drum roll?

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<v Speaker 4>Literally, El Maestro was a local fixture in Mexicali.

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<v Speaker 3>He was one of those guys that had the tea

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<v Speaker 3>on every building on every block in town, who lived

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<v Speaker 3>there and when, who got married at were church?

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<v Speaker 4>Who cheated on who with who?

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<v Speaker 1>And per his nickname.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a music enthusiast who helped write a local

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<v Speaker 2>column about Mexican classical music. And when he met the

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<v Speaker 2>then Northaniels the Chihuahua, he offered them a record. You

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<v Speaker 2>m no more like a once in a lifetime opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to travel to play a single then mile celebration show

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<v Speaker 2>at Solidad Prison in sunny San Jose, California.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, Okay, no disrespect to Almeestro, but this is beyond.

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<v Speaker 2>Thus I mean correct right like growing up in the eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I am screaming stranger danger, like an old

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<v Speaker 2>strange man wants to send you across the border to

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<v Speaker 2>a prison to play music, and.

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<v Speaker 4>They said yes, Like where is the kid's father? Oh way,

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<v Speaker 4>just kim.

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely the first time in the story where I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh yeah, these are little boys.

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<v Speaker 1>And I should add this show was for free. There

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<v Speaker 1>was no payment.

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<v Speaker 3>We should say this again for the listeners always read

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<v Speaker 3>your contracts, Nikki Jam.

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<v Speaker 1>We should also probably mention that in January of that year,

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny Cash had played his two legendary shows at fulsome

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<v Speaker 1>prison in California, So maybe this was inspired by.

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<v Speaker 4>That Johnny Cash. It's the same difference.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm just trying to give you context, okay, like

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<v Speaker 2>you are learning all about history of rock music Northaniel,

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<v Speaker 2>Like we're giving it all to you, okay. We are

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<v Speaker 2>equal opportunity to share ers of musical knowledge. Either way,

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<v Speaker 2>this was an opportunity to make themselves known in Gringo Landia.

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<v Speaker 2>So they packed up and headed for California, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was there at the border office where, of all people,

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<v Speaker 2>a relentlessly chatty immigration officer gave the band their name.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, whatever gets you over that line?

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<v Speaker 5>Nihak For real, though, this border officer looked them up

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<v Speaker 5>and down and says, say, what's a few youngsters like

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<v Speaker 5>you doing crossing the.

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<v Speaker 1>Border playing music?

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<v Speaker 4>Ugh?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh just ugh ugh I know right, And then he

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<v Speaker 1>like say, you know what you should call yourself? The

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<v Speaker 1>Little Tigers of the North.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure I won't have enough strive here.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I just need this banda stop, like, please

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<v Speaker 2>stop talking to me, right, So the boys are there

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<v Speaker 2>waiting for this rando to give them their papers and

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<v Speaker 2>the green stamp, but the guy just keeps brainstorming their

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<v Speaker 2>band name out loud. Again, no one asked him for

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<v Speaker 2>his opinion, and when he realizes that these boys are

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<v Speaker 2>eventually going to grow up to be men, he decides

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<v Speaker 2>to drop the little from the Tigers.

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<v Speaker 1>Thus los Figres del Norte.

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<v Speaker 4>I love, But Sarah calls, whatever you want, just let

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<v Speaker 4>us cross the border up in this.

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<v Speaker 1>And listeners, what Joseph just said is a direct quote.

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<v Speaker 4>We put up with so much. So the newly christened

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<v Speaker 4>Norte finally get to San Jose and.

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<v Speaker 1>They play a few shows there in anticipation of the

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<v Speaker 1>big show at Sonadad Prison. Then the big day comes.

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<v Speaker 1>The boys arrive and.

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<v Speaker 4>No ones home.

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<v Speaker 2>All the other musicians who had come to play are

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<v Speaker 2>gone vanished, and the promoter who accompanied them across the

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<v Speaker 2>border and helped organize the show is also nowhere to

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<v Speaker 2>be found. These boys are all alone in San Jose.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this is a recurring nightmare I used to have,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I get my biggest client ever and then when

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<v Speaker 3>I show up to the job, they're like, oh, I'm sorry, sweetie,

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<v Speaker 3>you're here for who.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, by the way, this is so off topic, but

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<v Speaker 1>who is your dream client?

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<v Speaker 5>Like?

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<v Speaker 4>Cool? Is that Kate Planchet? I know, I just love

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<v Speaker 4>her and her skin.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to stick my fingers in her mouth

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<v Speaker 3>because she so her skin is so supple, and I

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<v Speaker 3>just want to, like, I don't know, she's so gorgeous.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, your style and aesthetic really vibes because she's so

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<v Speaker 2>minimal and just naturally gorgeous, and you are all about

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<v Speaker 2>really like minimal beautiful, like letting people's features and skin

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<v Speaker 2>be the hero.

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<v Speaker 1>Not the makeup.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to look like her.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's manifest it, like, let's let's make it happen. Okay, sorry, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>back to Los Vegos. Okay, So to this day, Los

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<v Speaker 2>Digos still don't actually know what happened. It's a genuine mystery.

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<v Speaker 2>So iHeart, if you're listening and you want to make

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<v Speaker 2>a little like mystery show about music, can we make.

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<v Speaker 1>A podcast about what? Yes, let us hold that faithful

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<v Speaker 1>day at the prison?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my god, yes, let us host it. We could

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<v Speaker 4>totally solve this mystery.

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<v Speaker 2>Me and you, I mean I am basically FBI like,

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<v Speaker 2>don't cross me, don't try to hide shit from me,

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<v Speaker 2>like I will find you, I will track you, I

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<v Speaker 2>will use all the computer programs like I have my ways.

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<v Speaker 4>I love that. So Los Digaas found themselves more than

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<v Speaker 4>a thousand miles away from their hometown of Rossamorada, with

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<v Speaker 4>nothing to their name but their clothes, instruments, and savings.

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<v Speaker 4>So like, how could anything get worse?

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<v Speaker 1>I have an idea. How about their passports go missing?

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<v Speaker 4>Shut your button? This is like the se about losing

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<v Speaker 4>your purse.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah okay, So here's what's happening. You are an immigrant,

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<v Speaker 2>a stranger in a stranger land, and in the blink

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<v Speaker 2>of an eye, your one legal lifeline is missing.

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<v Speaker 4>So the boys suddenly find themselves seen Babels La Mia

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<v Speaker 4>right around the corner, like cut down.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to say, I know this happened a long

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<v Speaker 2>time ago, but this feeling of like not having your

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<v Speaker 2>paper as you brought bell as your shit in order,

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<v Speaker 2>like very present today for so many people. Like yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a feeling that goes away, Like by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a US citizen and like if I misplaced my

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<v Speaker 2>passport or if I am going to cross into Mexico,

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<v Speaker 2>like I've crossed in you know, through d Wana, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's close to here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's I still am like.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my god, doesn't it feel so scary.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, are they gonna let me back? I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm going to go to jail.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I feel like I'm just gonna be stuck and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to jail randomly, Like I don't know why

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<v Speaker 3>I would go to jail.

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<v Speaker 4>I just don't have a passport.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you just feel guilty, Like you just feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh my god, what if they don't let me, Like

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<v Speaker 2>when I cross over, like at an airport, or at

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<v Speaker 2>any any checkpoint, any immigration checkpoint, Like when I see immigration,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm scared, Like I don't feel I can be holding

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<v Speaker 2>my passport and I'm still nervous.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my god, we're programmed.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the sad part, right, So imagine this at

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<v Speaker 2>like ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen years old.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, trauma.

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<v Speaker 2>But fortunately for Losgees, an immigrant family took pity on

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<v Speaker 2>them and offered them lodging in their home. So the

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<v Speaker 2>boys went back to playing bars and restaurants, A.

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<v Speaker 4>Dollar here, a quartered there, whatever they could manage for

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<v Speaker 4>Poppy's surgery. They were on borrow time, and they stayed

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<v Speaker 4>on their grind.

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<v Speaker 2>Jote worked as a janitor at San Jose State University

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<v Speaker 2>and took English classes, while the rest of the boys

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<v Speaker 2>worked as gardeners. But as fate would have it, yet

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<v Speaker 2>another mysterious stranger would show up, and this one would

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<v Speaker 2>eventually turn things around for Los Theiites.

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<v Speaker 1>The same year they were ghosted at solad that prison.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait ghosted at sold a Prism. That's to relea my

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<v Speaker 3>debut country on them.

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<v Speaker 2>Losgas de Norte, who are now between the ages of

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<v Speaker 2>ten and fifteen, find themselves singing on a local San

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<v Speaker 2>Jose rai And.

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<v Speaker 3>As we've learned this season, radio in the fifties and

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<v Speaker 3>sixties is legit magic. Putting your voice on the airwaves

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<v Speaker 3>is basically like putting your intentions out in the universe.

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<v Speaker 2>Just supercharged, and the airwaves carried Los thegis music to

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<v Speaker 2>the ears of someone very unexpected, an expat from Manchester,

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<v Speaker 2>England who did not speak a word of Spanish but

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<v Speaker 2>was fascinated by the Northeno sound of Los Figras.

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<v Speaker 1>His name was Artwalker, but Los Figos like to call

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<v Speaker 1>him Arturo Kaminante.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh cute, okay, so Arturo walks up to them and says, hey, kids,

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<v Speaker 3>I've got a record company and I'm going to up

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<v Speaker 3>your game.

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<v Speaker 5>And even though this sounds like an Amber alert way

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<v Speaker 5>to happen, it does turn out that Arthudle's got the guds.

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<v Speaker 3>I think of all the episodes we've done, this is

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<v Speaker 3>the one that you should absolutely make sure Santi does

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<v Speaker 3>not listen to.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I just finished watching the Nickelodeon documentary. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell you this, my child is not going

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere near the entertainment industry, okay, and my child is

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<v Speaker 2>never going to think that they need the help of

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<v Speaker 2>a strange British Man to make it in any bus

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<v Speaker 2>but definitely not the music business. All right, Now, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the calasting question for you, because this is my favorite

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<v Speaker 2>part of our fake production company. Who should we cast

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<v Speaker 2>to play the strange British man in the Los Fgos biopic.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just gonna say, honestly, Hugh Grant, because he is

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<v Speaker 3>just the quintessential British guy that we all need in

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<v Speaker 3>our lives.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So Hugh Grant delivers on his promise and he buys

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<v Speaker 2>Los Figas all new instruments, gets them studio time and Bam.

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<v Speaker 1>They record their first.

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<v Speaker 4>Album MMMA like ra mora misicos, which can we talk

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<v Speaker 4>about the title for the love of My children like

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<v Speaker 4>they were little boys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they were singing the gorridles that they knew from home.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're gonna get into the history of goridos next episode,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's obviously an ex loastive genre and music right

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<v Speaker 2>now and we want to get into the details.

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<v Speaker 1>But again next episode. For now, let's just go back

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<v Speaker 1>to the boys.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just say that the boy's sound was fresh, but

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<v Speaker 2>still unpolished, and success did not come quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>So the boy's life in Drossa, Morada was go to school,

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<v Speaker 4>pick tomatoes, play music. Now in San Jose it looked

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<v Speaker 4>pretty much the same, only Jorgia had to clean toilets

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<v Speaker 4>and learn English and sometimes they sing in the studio.

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<v Speaker 1>These boys would record four consecutive albums under the wing

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<v Speaker 1>of Arturo Caminante, but as I entered the nineteen seventies,

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<v Speaker 1>they weren't getting much traction and they started to think

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<v Speaker 1>about calling it quits.

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<v Speaker 3>But when Sennor Caminante heard this, he pulled the fire

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<v Speaker 3>alarm and reorganized the band. All the boys switched instruments, except.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they added a saxophone player.

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<v Speaker 2>Named lube Oibo, who had a distinctly Northeniel playing style

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<v Speaker 2>that gave the thiga sound a little extra heat.

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<v Speaker 4>By this point, Jorgio was now a grown up and

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<v Speaker 4>officially the band leader, so art Walker took him to

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<v Speaker 4>US Angeles to meet with a promising songwriter named Angel Gonzalez.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is the songwriter who would show Jorgia the

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<v Speaker 2>tune that would propel Los Figris to heights.

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<v Speaker 1>They've never even dreamed of.

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<v Speaker 4>Wait, can I do it?

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<v Speaker 1>Of course?

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<v Speaker 4>Boo, that's next time on becoming an Icon.

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<v Speaker 2>On the next Becoming an Icon, Contrabando Ytracion finally launches

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<v Speaker 2>Los Figras career along with the Narco Corridon. Becoming an

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<v Speaker 2>Icon is presented by Sonoro and Iheart's Michael Gurda podcast network.

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