Authors Verónica Bayetti Flores (AKA Vero) and Miriam Zoila Pérez (AKA Pérez) of Radio Menea join FavyFav and Babelito to catch up and talk about their new book, Muévelo: The Enduring Legacy of Latin Music Across Borders.

And stick around: later the group dreams up four theme parks, each built around a different iconic Latina/e/o singer.

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ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Verónica Bayetti Flores is a queer Venezuelan writer and activist. She has bylines in Rolling Stone, Crack Magazine, and Remezcla. She is a co-host of the podcast Radio Menea, and is the co-founder of the Center for Advancing Innovative Policy, an abolitionist grassroots policy firm. http://veronicabayettiflores.com

Miriam Zoila Pérez is a queer Cuban American writer. Their non-fiction writing has appeared in outlets like The New York Times, and anthologies like Roxane Gay’s NYT bestseller Not That Bad. Their TED talk about racism and maternal health has been viewed over a million times. They are the author of the young adult novel Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters, and Muévelo: The Enduring Legacy of Latin Music Across Borders with Verónica Bayetti Flores. They live in Washington, DC and are obsessed with bachata and houseplants in equal measure. https://instagram.com/miriamzperez

BUY MUÉVELO!

Muévelo is available for purchase from the publisher https://tinyurl.com/3t4tcrw3 or wherever books are sold.

CATCH RADIO MENEA’S PLÁTICA AND MUÉVELO BOOK SIGNING IN LONG BEACH!

Nov. 1 @ 7:30pm at Werk Long Beach, hosted by FavyFav!

more details and rsvp: https://instagram.com/p/DekN24OHHgD/?dlrf=eTAyMmUyajJ3NmI4

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FavyFav and Babelito are back and they catch up about reconnecting with their roots and fiestas en el rancho. Favy purchases the old cine del pueblo chico and tries to keep it under wraps pero oop! burnt en el infierno.

Plus: It’s a rancho “Que Show Que Show ‘n Tell”!

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