Arte Agave

Maria shares her personal story--what it was like to live in El Salvador during the civil war, some of the cultural challenges and opportunities of moving to the U.S, and we discuss how the letter "X" made its way into mainstream when describing the Latino community.

Miguel operates a theater on the Lower east side of Manhattan. We discuss artists, performers and musicians + how Covid-19 is effecting the performing arts. 

George is advocating for Puerto Rican statehood. We deep dive into the pros of Puerto Rico becoming a state and why is there push back. 

We have a conversation around Covid-19 and what that means for the Latin community + her work in the food kitchens and Philanthropy around Latin Culture. 

Michael talks about growing up as one of a very few  Latinos in school, what inspires him to do what he does + how he is eating Almond flower pancakes during the pandemic :)

Jorge talks about his passion for music at a young age and how it keeps calling him through out life. Sit back and grab a tequila and hear the story about how a kid from Colombia during the Pablo Escobar days, got out and followed his music dream all the way to the Grammys. 

Gigi talks about the Trauma of families from Latin America and their move to America. This podcast goes beyond Language differences and deep dives into culture + WHY families had to move. 

John smuggled Mezcal over the boarders for years until his bar Cafe No Se got very popular and the demand for his product grew to levels he never thought would happen. This entrepreneurial story isn't you typical business school story. Sit back, grab a mezcal and take a trip to Guatemala.

Ivy gives us her story of a 19 year old leaving Vermont to Guatemala. Spirits of Latin America is her new book and she deep dives into the culture & cocktails and what Makes this vast area so amazing !

Gringo in Latin America is 1 persons journey to discover all things  Latin culture.  I create events in the latin culture space and the more I learn the more I realize, I have no clue! I will  talk with artists, chefs, mezcal brands, historians, musicians and more to try and get a better understanding of the Latin America.