Accordion 2 Me

Accordion 2 Mi esta semana es en Español y continuamos nuestros aventuras en Los Angeles, California. Hablamos con actor, director y productor Raul Gonzalez. Gonzalez es conocido por su proyectos Las Dos Caras de la Ley (2015), Texas, Huele a Sangre, Mujeres de la Noche y De la misma sangre (2020). Hablamos con Raul sobre su carrera pde actor, y como ha crecido su carrera artistico independiente.

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Accordion 2 Mi esta semana en Español desde Los Angeles, California. Hablamos con actor de novelas, cine y teatro: FERNANDO BANDA. El actor mexicano nos acompaña para hablar sobre sus extraños comienzos en la actuación, y sus actuaciones destacadas en El Señor de los Cielos (2013)como Vitaminas, Dodo (2014) y trabajando con Patrick Stewart en 2002 en King of Texas; tambien vamos a  hablar sobre la escena artística en México.

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(Video podcast available on Spotify & Youtube) Jennifer Peña is the interviewer on this Season 2 Mid Season BONUS episode of the Accordion 2 Me podcast. This spontaneous role reversal took place after we finished Jennifer's Episode (Ep.24), and we talk about my career in the music industry, how I came up with the podcast, my petition to get Freddy Fender inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and so much more. Show some love to our guest host and we will see you all next week when we return from the West Coast and countdown to the final episodes of Season 2 of Accordion 2 Me.

On this week’s episode we chat with singer/songwriter and radio personality Beatriz Gonzalez.  This talented South Texas business woman talks to us about her start in mariachi, her skyrocketing career after her viral video success in 2018, and how she has grown from music to radio personality and balancing that to grow her art empire.

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On this week's episode, we chat with the NEW King of the Carne Asada, the RGV's very own Arnie Segovia, a.k.a. Arnie Tex. With close to half a million subscribers on YouTube; The barbecue enthusiast, competitor and mentor is spreading the gospel of Mexican grilling and cooking and has recently been featured on the Joe Rogan podcast for the company he founded American Pitmaster Company, or APC, a line of barbecue and grilling seasonings that are specifically made for fire. So let's get to grilling on this week's episode of Accordion 2 Me. (Video podcast available onn Youtube) 

 Accordion 2 Mi esta semana en Español. Hablamos con creador de contenido digital, y locutor Jorge Escobedo. Hablamos con Jorge de su carera Mexico y como cambio su vida en el brusco nacimiento de sus hijas gemelas, el dolor de perder un hijo y cómo vive su vida como un aguacate.

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 On this week’s episode we get to chat with South Texas entrepreneur Fatima Gamez (@FatimaFlawless). This multi-hyphenated entrepreneur is an esthetician, promotional model, and  freelance journalist and host on the late-night talk show La Comidilla. Fatima has built herself an empire alongside her family and now is embarking on continuing her journey into TV and Radio. (Video podcast available on Youtube)

(Video podcast available on Spotify & Youtube) On this week’s episode we chat with Sailor Tortilla (aka Aije) one of the top Latina content creators for the beloved 90's manga & anime Sailor Moon.  Whether it's reviewing the latest merch and toy releases for Sailor Moon or traveling out to Japan Otaku's a up close look into the sights and the culture of the country that created our favorite animated shows, Sailor Tortilla has shows the joys that come from Otaku fandom. Sailor Tortilla and I go through our histories of watching anime in English and Spanish, the many different iterations of Sailor Moon from the Manga to the 90's Anime, the Live Action Show, and the divisive Sailor MoonCrystal; as well as geeking out over our shared Otakuness.

 On this week’s episode we chat with International Latin Pop star from Corpus Christi Texas, Jennifer Peña. Peña has cemented herself as the top entertainer in Latin music from accolades by the Latin Grammy's, Premios Los Nuestro and the Billboard Latin Music Awards just to name a few. Now making her much anticipated return to music, after stints on Telemundo’s reality programs  "Asi Se Baila" and Top Chef VIP, we get to chat with Jennifer Peña on life Accordion to her. Going over her rise to fame after her performance in the 1995 Selena Tribute Concert at the Astrodome , to leaving the music industry for a deep life change that brings her back to creating art...creating music.

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DISCLAIMER: This week’s Episode discusses topics that could be sensitive to viewers. Please be advised.

On this week’s Episode we sit and chat with content creator and radio host of the #1 Spanish Morning Show in South Texas Denise Garcia aka La Ronca. We get into Denise’s upbringing as a migrant, and how working in Radio saved her life and led her to be one of the few women in Radio making an impact in California, Texas and Illinois media space. (Video podcast available on Youtube)