Theater-maker, voice over and film actor, and Founding Artistic Director of the San Francisco based theater company La Lengua Teatro en Español. Originally from Argentina, she is a founding member of Drakma Grupo Teatral.Back in her country, s

Curanderismo and Brujeria: My Conversation with Erika Buenaflor

Oct 23rd, 2022 41m 31s

Join our host, Rob Rocha, for this unique and interesting conversation with Erika Buenaflor. She is one of the leading experts on Curanderismo (folk healing) and Brujeria, and is, herself, a practicing curandera for over 20 years. She hails f

They Call Him ”FREGON!” - My Conversation with Dr. David O. Bowles

Sep 19th, 2022 51m 25s

Tune in to the latest episode in the Tejano Life y Cultura series of "The Bridges & Borders Podcast," for my conversation with Dr. David O. Bowles. He's a writer, poet, professor, translator of the Nahuatl (Aztec) language and has translated sc

The Power of Poetry: My Conversation with Tammy Melody Gomez

Sep 3rd, 2022 46m 5s

Tune in to the latest episode in the Tejano Life y Cultura series of The Bridges & Borders Podcast with our guest, Tammy Melody Gomez. She is an accomplished poet and her works have been included in many anthologies and collections. She also

The Power of Poetry: My Conversation with Tammy Melody Gomez

Sep 3rd, 2022 59m 24s

Tune in to the latest episode in the Tejano Life y Cultura series of The Bridges & Borders Podcast for my conversation with poet and activist, Tammy Melody Gomez. Her works have been included in many anthologies and collections, and she contin

Tejano, Faith, y Familia: My Conversation with Eli Emiliano

Aug 29th, 2022 45m 1s

Join me for my conversation with the creator and host of the Tejano, Faith, y Familia podcast, Eli Emiliano. He has created a podcast that captures the main ingredients of Tejano life, and we have a great time talking about them and sharing hi

”Tirando Chancla:” My Conversation with Nick Juarez

Aug 13th, 2022 46m 35s

The Bridges & Borders Podcast in pleased to announce a new series of episodes called, "TEJANO LIFE Y CULTURA." Interesting guests from all walks of Tejano life will join us over the next few weeks to talk about Tejanismo and its past, present,

Dying is Easy, Comedy esta Cabron: My Conversation with Ponchi Herrera

Jul 30th, 2022 38m 3s

Ponchi Herrera is one of the best and brightest, and hardest working comics out there. Helping to lead the way for a new generation of Latinos in comedy, Ponchi is busy making crowds laugh all over the nation. When he isn't performing, ,he is

My Conversation with Valente Rodriguez

Jul 26th, 2022 41m 18s

Tune in to this very special conversation with Chicano film icon, Valente Rodriguez, as we discuss his road to acting, racism, advice for anyone who may consider acting as a vocation, and food.

A Conversation with Dr. Ana Castillo

Jul 7th, 2022 37m 27s

My conversation with one of the pioneers of Chicano/Chicanx writings, Dr. Ana Castillo.

Against the Odds: My Conversation with Mario Montoya

Jul 2nd, 2022 35m 20s

We all have struggles that we face. However, when you have a family history of incarceration, drug and alcohol issues, hanging out in the streets, sexually active from a very young age, and losing a leg to a rare disease at the age of 14 and c