El Salon Chronicles

Dimelo Linda! 

Live from 5 Salon & Spa it's Season 2 Finale with Ona Diaz The Hair Saint.

In this live episode the ladies discuss Dominican beauty standards and the pressures of being good enough in the Dominican community.

Ona shares her journey from growing up at the salon helping her immigrant mom, to interning at the salon and spa she now owns.

She candidly discusses the vulnerability women experience when sitting in her chair and deciding to transition into their natural selves. Mari, shares the beautiful experience of her natural journey as well.

Ona, a former singer/songwriter, discusses her own personal journey through relationship, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and Christianity.

Liz explains the psychological effects of never quite feeling like enough and Zuly encourages us all to support our community.

The Ladies of El Salon close out the season, the year and decade with love and gratitude, thanking everyone that has supported this little podcast that could. 

SEASON 3 COMING JANUARY 9, 2020 SO SIT BACK, RELAX, GRAB YOUR CAFECITO AND GET READY TO LAUGH, MAYBE CRY, BE INSPIRED AND FEEL EMPOWERED BY THE LADIES OF EL SALON CHRONICLES!

Dimelo Linda!

In this episode, the ladies are joined by the 1st LatinX Hall Of Fame podcaster, Danny Pena.

Danny breaks down how he started podcasting and how he turned his passion into a career. He shares the stories of his humble beginnings and how it all led to the wildly successful Gamer Tag Radio.

Of course, the ladies pry but Danny is a pro and can handle the heat of El Salon. So sit back, relax, grab your cafecito, and get ready to laugh, maybe cry, be inspired and feel empowered with the ladies of El Salon Chronicles.

Dimelo Linda!

In this episode, the ladies of El Salon welcome The Brujas of Brooklyn to the show. Miguelina and Griselda are two Afro-dominican identical twins Miguelina and Griselda, PhDs, social science brujas.

El Salon gets steamy as the ladies discuss womb wellness and  popola/pussy power.

The Brujas explain the magic of menstrual cycles, and how they help folks heal from generational trauma, specifically; women and the trauma we have lodged in our womb through yoga and woke womb work.

Sit back, relax, grab your cafecito and get ready to laugh, maybe cry, be inspired and feel empowered.

Dimelo Linda!

Our special correspondents cayeron de paracaidas to spill the cafecito at El Salon.

Our favorite millenials Genesis aka _octobersveryown_ and Alex give us their perspectives on the Amanda Seales and Shaun King feud over the Rodney Reed death row stay. 

We also debate the Apryl Jones, Lil Fizz and Omarion love triangle amongst other juicy topics.

So don't forget to sit back, relax, grab your cafecito and get ready to enjoy another episode of El Salon Chronicles.

DIMELO LINDA!

In episode LUCKY 13 the ladies of El Salon and special guest Ana from Bellea Collections, discuss T.I.'s misogynistic behavior toward his daughter, Instagram's decision to take away the like button amongst other things.

Ana explains the process of starting a business, the highs and lows of Belleaa Collections, entrepreneurship, and community support. Ana also opens up about her journey with her sister since her mother's passing and her beautiful blended relationship.

So sit back, grab your cafecito and get ready to enjoy la chercha de las mujeres del salon.

This episode is sponsored by Miolo Wines.

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Dimelo Linda!

In this episode the ladies sit down with their favorite attorney, Omar Almanzar and discuss the movie Motherless Brooklyn and the story of Robert Moses.

Now do you know who Robert Moses is and what he means to New York City? Well Omar did and he's here to break down the good and bad of this iconic figure but also explain the basis for Ed Norton's new film Motherless Brooklyn.

Of course Mari had her chancletazo for some pendeja asking dumb ass questions about her man's child. Zuly blew a gasket with her daylight savings rant. WTF is daylight savings anyways? And Liz reminded us that it was election day amongst all her other current events.

So sit back, relax, grab your cafecito and get ready to be entertained with this mixed bag of bochincheros.

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In this episode the ladies of El Salon try new segments. Mari gives SouthWest Airlines' pilots a chancletazo, Zuly rants about germ infested coworkers and Liz brings us up to date with her current events.

Liz discusses the deeper meaning in the Joker movie and why we should go see it. Zuly shares a scary childhood incident with a clown and how Halloween is her favorite time of the year. Mari discusses the links between brujeria, santeria and it's origins.

So sit back, relax and grab your cafecito and enjoy.

Dimelo Linda!

In this episode, the girls test out their new segments. Mari gives Sallie Mae a chancletazo for taking over 100 of their employees to Maui on an all expenses paid trip to celebrate 5 billion dollars in student loan sales. Sin verguenzas!

Zuly's rant is all about bathroom etiquette. Doesn't everyone know about the courtesy flush??!! Zuly bout to throw some Poo-Pourri at the next person that chooses the stall next to hers to do their business. Y lavate la mano asquerosa!

Liz shares current events. Clearly we're all sad the Yankees lost but not so much about the Jets ... Gangreen has but 1 fan in El Salon. 

The ladies also discuss monogamy vs open relationships. Are we really wired to be monogamous or does someone inevitably step out? Is monogamy and evolutionary biology manufactured and are we buying it because of societal pressure? If so, then why do we have difficulty with open relationships?

Sit back, relax, grab your cafecito and get ready for this fun conversation.

Besos,

Qlona Perez

Dimelo Linda!

The ladies of El Salon are joined by the beautiful and young author of Malcriada & Other Stories, Lorraine Avila.

As an Afro-Kiskeyana born and raised in The Bronx, Lorraine's center the process of healing through rupture of silence.

So sit back, relax, grab your cafecito and get ready to laugh, maybe cry, be inspired and feel empowered by the ladies of El Salon Chronicles.

Dimelo Linda!

In this weeks episode Liz and Zuly find themselves holding down the fort while Jae is still in Florida taking care of mommy duties, and Mari is faced with one of the toughest challenges a mother could ever face. Having a child admitted to ICU with an aneurysm. She takes a step back from work and the Podcast remaining by her son's side with little to no sleep, in effort to see him well again. With a strong sisterhood the ladies divide and conquer, and face all their challenges head on! "Porque no hay Mal que por bien no venga"-"Every cloud has a silver lining" 

As if nothing else could go wrong, the scheduled guest cancels due to unforeseen circumstances, and Liz and Zuly decide to speak a little bit about everything and their lives growing up as primas(cousins). With Miolo's Chardonnay Wine in hand the ladies let the Chercha (good times) begin. 

As discussed in the episode please check out Hispanic Federation to learn more about voting and making your voice count! www.hispanicfederation.org. 

So grab your cafecito, sit back, relax and get ready to laugh, maybe cry, feel inspired, and be empowered by the ladies of El Salon Chronicles. 

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