LARIOS

Imagine falling in love and having your relationship a secret. In a small town secrets don't last long. Herminio and Tere were an item celebrated by their friends and denied open face to face communication. In a time when no social media or even telecommunication access existed the only way for two young love birds to exist was mainly through letters. For three years they wrote to each other w...

Poema del Dia Que alegria celebrar tu presecia en esta vida Compartir un tiempo y darte lo que pidas Sonreir or plear pero siempre contigo Encontrar mi paz en tu voz tan seguido Te encantaba vestir a tu nina y jugar con tu mona viva Con vetidos de holanes y mi cabello en colitas apretadas sin compasion Sin necesidad de usar hair spray pues habia limon. En el norte en esos dias Sin internet Sin tel...

One of my greatest fears growing up was the thought of losing my parents. I believe I have grown out of that terrifying fear & now look at the world sometimes with a nostalgic thirst. My parents are still with us but my childlike fear has transitioned into a romantic remenisence the symbols that remindme of them. Where I see both my parents all over the world as if preparing myself, no trainin...

Reflections on my mother’s experience versus mine. Birthday poem and gratitude

We have recently experienced the loss of family members. This chapter is not so much to tell a story, but rather to share some thoughts, as I’m getting prepared to create the next chapter and the next stories. I’d love your feedback on this podcast you can push the button to provide it and share it, these are scrambled thoughts and ramblings really trying to make sense of the loss and incorporate...

Recorded in Spanish: What is it like to wait for your father only to see him 2-3 months out of the year? What was it like to see him leave every time? Herminio was 4th in birth order but the first male and therefore inherited the role as the man of the house. My grandfather would spend 9 to 10 months working in California and the remainder at home in Zacatecas with his family. This went on for ove...

New stories: Romance Culture Traditions Travel Rediscovery Stories

The undertone is about time. Hope you enjoy. This is in Spanish.

A short blurb about aging and watching my mom deal with this sudden illness that has us all adjusting and reflecting on her warrior spirit.

Julia’s dolls

what brings a Family together? A name? A place? And experience? the one minute version of when Leocadio and Chicho became each other‘s keepers.

If you would like to collaborate I will be sharing between episodes a series in your voice and your parent's voice. Hear me out...

Leocadio and Julia were two kids in the heart of southern Zacatecas Mexico growing up during the great depression born toward the end of the great Mexican Revolution.  Needless to say it was a terribly difficult time for most in that region.  Intro to their love story as it pertains to a beautiful legacy that they could never have imagined back then.  Join me in their journey as we...

Food. 5 minute short story: so what do you do when you’re craving Mexican food in a predominantly white neighborhood in the 50s and there are no MEX cuisine close by?

The Bracero Program was the largest guest worker experiment in American history with over 4.2 Million mostly men brought in from Mexico to work the fields while the US was at war.  This created links and life lines that are present to this day and families affected on both sides of the border.  My grandfathers both participated and were braceros.  Once the program ended in the 60's all men were gi...

An introduction to this podcast. A series of interviews and stories of a beautiful love story, incredible sacrifice, and the commonality of it all in many immigrant families. This is the story of an All-American girl first generation Mexican American child of actual soulmates, child of immigrants. Live interviews from the people who lived it taken from the child who is observed with incredible pri...