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Audio Mío: 'El misterio de Alejandro Velasco' by Diego Boneta

Welcome to Audio Mío! On this episode, Diego Boneta joins us to discuss his thrilling audiobook 'El misterio de Alejandro Velasco'. Tune in to learn more about Diego and the inspiration behind this murder-mystery, sexual thriller!
Show transcript
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Cristina, yes, I killed your mother with this racket.
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Welcome to Audio meal.
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I'm your host Ana Barraza,
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and today we're joined by the author of the thrilling audiobook El
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Mysterio, the Alejandro Velasco.
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Please help me welcome Diego Boneta.
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Right now I want you to summarize your audiobook in 15 seconds
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A murder mystery sexual thriller set in San Miguel de Allende
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story of Julian who comes to a family saying he's someone
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that he's not. Oh wow.
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OK, that was good that was tough.
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I'm sensing murder romance.
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You're absolutely right. This isn't the first time we've met.
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I saw you at an undisclosed burger spot that only has like
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3 things in the menu.
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You were so sweet.
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I remember that day perfectly because it was after an event it
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was a charity event and now we're working together if your audiobook
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was. To be a three course meal.
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Set the vibe. The appetizer,
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an amazing tuna tostada.
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I would also have that with sangrita,
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tomato juice, Maggi sals rea,
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and it looks like blood.
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Main course a Oaxacan mole.
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It is mi favorito and it's kind of spicy and just like
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the audiobook and then tres leches for that like ending to you
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guys gotta listen to the audio book because you're gonna know exactly
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The little sound board we're gonna test your knowledge on your
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own audiobook. I'm gonna play a sequence of sounds you're gonna
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tell me what scene is describing for sound.
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This one's tough. OK,
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this is after the incident which could be murder,
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could be suicide of Alejandro Vasco ding ding ding ding.
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Oh, I, I really want to explain this sequence.
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It's definitely a spoiler.
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You're not gonna see this coming.
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We're not gonna talk about it right here because you're gonna listen
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to the audiobook and now we're gonna do improv.
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Oh, I am your doubles partner and you have to break
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up with me right before a tournament.
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But this is a telenovela ready?
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I'm gonna call out action.
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My mother, right before she died,
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she said, you gotta play tennis in this big tournament.
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That's my only dying wish.
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You're the best partner ever.
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Cristina, I killed your mother.
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With this racket, with that racket,
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and with that racket.
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I also had an affair with her.
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So I don't think we can play together anymore.
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Unless you want to hold the weapon that I killed your mother
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with. Wow, that was good.
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You got me there.
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You got me a telenovela.
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That's all I had to say.
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What themes in the book were personal to you?
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My dad was like an amazing tennis player.
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He was number one in Mexico,
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played junior's Wimbledon scholarship to Texas A&M.
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That's how he met my mom.
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So like literally I wouldn't be here without tennis and I wanted
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Tennis to also be in there not just like literally but
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metaphorically how can we make tennis a part of the story and
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woven into the whole murder mystery sexual thriller.
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The murder we don't have to get into it but you can
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tell me backstage. I am fascinated.
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By Mexican high society and how they.
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Their dynamics, you know,
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it's almost like it's very particular and it's almost like an oligarchy
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the way they. Behave in situations and how they live their
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life and the bubble that they live in right is like very
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interesting so we're like why don't we put a family in a
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Crazy situation right? and and how would they behave there?
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And that's how it is in Mexican high society your name is
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everything. Is there a message you want to leave your listeners
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with? Dedicating this to my mom and dad,
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my sister, first and foremost Glasstown,
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Josh, Audible, Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios.
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This came from my heart,
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so hopefully you'll enjoy it.
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And it'll make you wanna go to San Miguel,
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and I'll be your tour guide.
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You bet. All right,
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make sure to check out El Mysterio de Alejandro Velasco only on
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Audible. Thank you so much,
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Diego, for joining us at Audio meal.
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Resume the audiobook. Wow,
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la mortes onto privado no queres.