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Welcome back to Me through Daily.
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I'm Daniela and I'm Alejandro,
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and yeah, so she's Daniela.
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Jay's not here today,
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guys. Sorry, sorry you guys.
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I love having you in the mix.
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Thank you. I appreciate it.
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It's great, good to be up here.
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Hey, by the President's Day.
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What does President's Day even mean?
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So you're watching this.
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Go do something fun after the episode.
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Take a buzz ball with you while you're at it.
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Well, let's get into the news so we can get out
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of here. Mana is making history by being the first Latino
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group to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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All I'm gonna say is this was long overdue.
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I'm really happy they're getting their flowers.
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Yep. So they are the first Spanish language band to be
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nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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what song is your favorite?
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Y'all are bangers. Or yeah.
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And like let's be real,
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they've been around for a minute,
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but those songs, every time my kids sing those songs and
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if they don't, they're not my kids.
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Oh shit, damn well she said with a chest.
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And they've been real ones.
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They've worked hard. For their success,
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and they always make sure to get back to the community.
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For sure, and like they said on business to like remember
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the Nicky Jam stuff a few years ago or last year like
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a few years ago but it was literally last year,
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she thought, but no,
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yeah, like right away they post like we're not cool with
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it, and they took all their music and it collabs and
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they're like, peace out,
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Girl Scout. They're actions,
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Why not that. So yes,
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and the band actually dedicated this historic nomination to immigrants who are
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suffering right now. That's what's up.
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Like, look, so just to go back to this whole
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nomination thing, so there's 14 artists nominated including Oasis,
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right? Carry, Billy Idol,
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and Outkast. And keep in mind that only half of the
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artists nominated actually get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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so. We'll see if it happens come April.
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I mean, I'm feeling good.
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I'm putting it out there.
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They're gonna make it.
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The energy is that we're in April and we're reporting they won
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They're in the Hall of Fame.
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That's it. That's it.
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We're putting it out there,
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you guys, as a Latino community,
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got it right for them,
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ride from Mana. That's what's up.
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So stay tuned. April we'll report back with the nomination win
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So you know we get ads at gas stations.
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So now Jeeps are actually showing ads in the cars as well
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Like, like on the screen like.
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the the parent company was the Stellantis,
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that, so they own Jeep,
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Dodge, Chrysler, Ram,
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all that. They introduced full screen pop-ups on the infotainment systems
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So while you're stopped,
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oh hell no, absolutely not.
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I'm sorry, but that is literally a nightmare.
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Like I'm sorry, they just pop up on the screen,
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full screen, no consent.
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They was like, hello,
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I didn't sign up for that.
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Exactly. If you pay the car off,
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like that's pretty messed up.
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That's but I don't know.
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So look, so Gers are reporting that the intrusive ads appear
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to be. Coming up every time the vehicle stops and it
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disrupts the GPS and any other functions,
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oh cool, let me reroute to I don't know,
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Noah's Bagels, right?
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hold on, there's an ad.
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no, respectfully, if I ever,
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if I ever have to click out of an ad to get
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to my GPS, I'm calling a lawyer.
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I don't even have a lawyer,
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but I have a lawyer because absolutely.
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Not. I will crash out and cash out if I have
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to. Well, I don't blame you,
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dude, because this is some BS.
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A spokesperson said that it's a temporary software glitch that affected the
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ability to instantly opt out of a few isolated cases,
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though instant opt-out is the standard for in-vehicle messages.
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So typically you are able to just X out,
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but I guess a glitch doesn't let people,
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Sounds like damage control.
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I'm just gonna say it.
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It sounds like they were trying to just.
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Exactly. Exactly. Let's see who complains about this,
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But like imagine you was driving to the airport like in my
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hey mom, I'll take you to the airport for your flight
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so are you like talking too quick?
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You need Bluetooth. It's just like.
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Your mommy's just it's like I don't know,
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so that confirms I'm never buying a Jeep.
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sorry, Jeep. Hous was actually a glitch,
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and this isn't something that comes out to any other cars because
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The way she's going now,
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it's like that's what I'm saying they're ideas.
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And then everyone else is like,
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Now I'm thankful for my 2007 Lexus cause,
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cause you know what,
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I was rushing to save and I was like,
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I want one of those cars with the carplay,
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you know, I want to see where my map is.
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No. Suddenly, I'm fine.
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My car's vintage now.
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It it it is free of advertisements and,
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and that keeps me sane.
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There you go. I like that actually,
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that that mentality. Let's let's in with the old and out
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with the new. Perfect.
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A proposed law in Colombia's Congress seeks to ban the sale of
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merchandise and celebrates former drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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The bill wants to ban the Escobar merchandise to help put an
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end to the glorification of the drug lord who was big in
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the global cocaine trade and widely held responsible for at least 4000
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killings. I can see why the government wants to stop the
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glorification of Pablo, right?
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But do you think that like locals that make a living off
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like any Pablo merchandise and like the tours and stuff,
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like how do you think they feel about this?
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I think. It's definitely gonna hurt,
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but they just have to reshape their,
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their model of business,
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and I think that's very easy to do considering the amount of
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celebrities, singers like Shakira,
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Camilo that they can just replace merch wise,
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Colombia isn't cocaine. I'd like that to be made clear.
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Colombia is not cocaine.
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Colombia exports over 70% of the flowers that you can
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actually find all throughout the United States.
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So thank Colombia for your Valentine's Day gifts this year.
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Additionally, we are one of the largest exporters all around the
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world when it comes to caffeine,
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coffee beans, and emeralds.
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So out of those three,
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Of people around the world rely on coffee.
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With that, obviously there's not this fun fairy tale nautical narrative
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that comes, but I wanted to ask you,
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when it comes to the Narcos in Mexico,
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are they glorified the way they are in Colombia?
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I mean, I feel like the closest thing would be a
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chapo and articles like you said in general.
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I mean, there is music,
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right in the corridos and like,
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yeah, I also come chapo,
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like, but I feel like Pablo's in the whole like global
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level just because again narcosa show went worldwide and just.
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Yeah, you see his picture everywhere like the one from the
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White House and stuff so I think it's on a different level
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some might say, why are you erasing history?
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it's history, but for many it's reality.
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Pablo Escobar didn't happen too long ago.
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There are many family members.
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Around the country that suffered the consequences of Pablo Escobar and are
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still going through them,
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so I don't think there's anything about him to be glorified anymore
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and I think there's many beautiful interesting culturally important things about
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Colombia as a country the world can learn.
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Sometimes our compass can be quite unexpected.
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Like our boy Hermit who loves Latino culture through food,
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music, and the people.
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I love how his content brings people together.
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It's yeah, let's put you on.
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Welcome to Me Too Daily,
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Hermit. Hi. It's so nice to be here.
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Thank you for bringing me on.
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Oh, it's nice to finally meet you.
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Seeing you through all over TikTok.
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It's honestly your content is so wholesome.
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We love it. We're big fans.
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Thank you. That means a lot.
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And I wanted to ask you,
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how did you first become interested in Mexican and Latino culture?
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At first I started through,
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video game streaming.
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I worked my way up from streaming on my phone until I
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worked until I had a PC.
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I had little knowledge about video editing.
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doing reaction content was extremely easy to do.
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So I was just checking out,
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hip hop and stuff like that,
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doing,, music reactions.
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And very quickly I was led to Houston.
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And,, through samples from some of the Houston hip
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hop artists, I learned of cumbia.
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Oh. With a song like this,
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the party never quits.
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Yeah I fell in love with the music and the people were
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leaving such beautiful comments when people are so kind to you,
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you can't help but be kind back to them.
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And I've always appreciated other,
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cultures. I learned how beautiful and vibrant and everything
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about,, particularly Mexico's culture.
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I fell in love with the people because everybody's so kind.
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Yeah, and you know what it's like I feel like when
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we see someone appreciate the culture we're like,
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oh, that's so genuine.
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They're like, that's so cute.
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Like I love it like I love how much they're loving it
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you know what I mean?
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because people are quick to like,
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on social media people could be mean sometimes to or or.
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Or they go in and be like,
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oh he's appropriating. No,
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he's appreciating. There's a difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation
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and I feel you're the prime example of appreciation.
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When I first started.
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You know, slide off my back and I just kept doing
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what I was doing because the vast majority,
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it was only like 5% negativity.
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And how do you make sure you're embracing Mexican and Latin cultures
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respectfully? Big thing is to surround myself with people who are
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knowledgeable, wise people surround themselves with smart people when they're not
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personal friends, Carlos,
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Jose,, they are very in tune with indigenous and
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Chicano cultures and stuff.
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They tell me what's respectful,
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what's disrespectful. So I,
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I try to always educate myself and do my research beforehand.
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And I remember your reaction videos early on,
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like, I think you're trying a quesairria or something.
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Like, what's the Mexican dish and like how did you discover
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it? Pillaquiles are phenomenal.
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I eat breakfast, lunch,
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or dinner, it doesn't matter.
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I love them. Red or green?
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I'll, I'll take either.
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I prefer green because green tends to be a little spicier in
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Michigan, but out in California,
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red was definitely spicier.
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Damn. And who are your favorite Latino actors,
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actresses, comedians? or music artists.
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I get names wrong a lot,
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so I apologize if I pronounce any names wrong.
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I love him. He was one of the first cumbia artists
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I started doing reactions to.
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I love how he plays the saxophone.
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The first song I listened to by him was through a sample
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raw by that Mexican OT,
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and I, I checked out Cumbia de la Cobra and Oh
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dude, that it was done.
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It was done. He has so many.
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Rest in peace. So bangers.
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I actually had a video go viral around the time he passed
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away and his family reached out to me and they sent me
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a letter, they sent me a CD.
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I still have the CD right here actually.
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Oh, here's the letter too.
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Power of the internet.
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There's some good. I was told that I have the taste
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of an older woman when it comes to music.
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When people come into my live streams,
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I'm ready to clean the house.
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It's like Saturday morning.
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That's what I'm gonna playlist classics like that's it.
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Well, he's definitely gonna marry a Latina for sure,
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right? Are you gonna are you gonna marry a Latina?
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I don't know if my girlfriend would approve of.
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But once again, Hermit,
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Before I let you go,
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what's your at so people can find you?
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I go by Hermit on most platforms.
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I go on Herm Eats on YouTube.
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Nice. Thank you so much.
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Thank you, thank you for having me.
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I appreciate it. Thank you,
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Primo. Yeah, he is a primo.
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You're the primo now.
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