Salvis Unidos Podcast

La gente camina por las calles con máscaras, las reuniones públicas están restringidas, y los hospitales están llenos de víctimas de la pandemia cuando Angel Lopez, un Salvadoreño, cruza la frontera de México a Texas en el año 1918. En este primer episodio hablamos con Bernie Lopez cuyo padre empieza un siglo de historias contadas por Carmen Molina Tamacas en su libro: Salvi Yorkers.

I'm Carlos Guadron, a Salvadoran-American living in New York. I'm on a journey to meet remarkable Salvadorans around the world. I want to see what makes us tick, not as individuals, but as a culture.

What happens when you take a Salvadoran out of El Salvador? How do we confront the world and how does the world perceive us? I want to see all the amazing things Salvadorans have accomplished and how our culture has helped us or held us back.

Welcome to Season 3 of Salvis Unidos Podcast! This season we'll bring you more amazing stories, in Spanish and English, about El Salvador and its people. We'll talk about Salvadoran food, history, culture, music, triumphs and failures.

Join us on this journey and discover how diverse Salvadoran culture can really be.

Music in this episode:

• Manos Arriba by Reyes del Bajo Mundo
• Salvi Nation by Crooked Stilo
• See You Soon by Amnesica

In season 2's last episode, we talk to Cáthia, an accomplished Salvi singer that has traveled the world and shared the stage with big names like Prince Royce and Jennifer Lopez. She talks to us about her career, her parent's influence, and growing up Salvadoran in the multicultural neighborhoods of New York City!

In today's show, we talk with two professionals in the mental health field about the importance of maintaining a healthy headspace, seeking help when you need it, and dispelling the stereotypes about therapist offices. We also discuss the stigma with mental health in the Salvadoran community.

In episode 18, Eileen Markey tells us about Maura Clarke, one of four U.S. women killed in 1980 by the Salvadoran military. Her radical solidarity with the Salvadoran people ultimately led her, Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan to share the same fate as so many Salvadorans. The killing of the churchwomen drew the attention of North Americans to the struggles of Salvadorans and forced many to face the U.S. role in the war.

En el episodio número 17, Ricardo B'atz nos cuenta del proceso para crear "Hoy," una película independiente en El Salvador. También nos cuenta del reto para encontrar fondos, los que critican la representación negativa del Salvador, y como empezó su carrera en el cine.

In season 2's episode number 16, Prevail talks to us about breaking, the origins of hip hop and his efforts to highlight Salvadoran culture in something we've always been a part of. We also talk about breaking making it into the next Olympic games and why you should never call someone a "break dancer."

In this episode we talk with La SalvadoReina, a Salvi creative. She tells us about her father's work helping people back in El Salvador through music, her challenges with producing music and her creative outlets of singing, songwriting, and fashion design.

The 1932 massacre of indigenous people nearly brought an end to our ancient language and culture. In the shadows, our matriarchs preserved and took care of our connection to our past. Noemi and Luz say it's now our turn to take care of them. In this episode learn about the work these women are doing to pass our culture on to a new generation.

El Salvador has almost a century of film history. In episode 13, Gladys, a film history hobbyist, will take us through the country's involvement in film from the late 1800s to 2020. Whether it's Salvadoran acting talent, directors, or on-location filming, our Pulgarcito has a long history on the silver screen.