Nevada.FM: Stories, Songs and Secrets

Mambo Dancer Loses Presidential Bid, Buys Tonopah Brothel Instead (Season 2, Episode 1)


Listen Later

Chi Chi Fazzari, once a famous mambo dancer, ran for President of the United States in 1988 because she said she was disgusted by conventional politicians. As history tells us, she did not win. So, what would any red-blooded American do after a presidential defeat? Buy a brothel in Tonopah, of course! This is the story of Chi Chi, the self-proclaimed “Cuban Fireball,” who fought to reopen a historic venue featuring the desert’s famous ladies of the evening.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Nevada.FM: Stories, Songs and SecretsBy Richard J. Dalton