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Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman exploited as a sideshow attraction in life and grotesquely exhibited even after her death because of her appearance. Her story is part of the dark history of the Victorian 'freak show'. Anthony tells Maddy the story.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and researched by Phoebe Joyce.
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Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman exploited as a sideshow attraction in life and grotesquely exhibited even after her death because of her appearance. Her story is part of the dark history of the Victorian 'freak show'. Anthony tells Maddy the story.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and researched by Phoebe Joyce.
You can now watch After Dark on Youtube! www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit
Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.
You can take part in our listener survey here.
All music from Epidemic Sounds.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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