Gabriel Iglesias
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Podcast Appearances
And it means you're from over there, not from over here.
You're one of them, not one of us.
And so even though I'm brown, I'm still considered an outsider.
And so, for example, I tell stories about performing in Mexico and that I wasn't welcomed with open arms because I'm still considered an American.
So I said, all right, well, if we're going to do a tequila, then it needs to be established that it's from a person who's Mexican but born in the U.S.
So the word is pocho.
So normally that's considered a negative word.
So I said, let's flip that word and make it a word that's like, all right, I'm acknowledging what you call me, but I'm going to make it awesome.
So I came up with a tequila called Pocho Fino.
So Fino is fine.
I'm a fine Pocho.
So it's like one of those things where it's like the flavor is as good as Patron, if not better.
Honestly, I say that because I drink a lot of it.
And when I say I drink a lot, you saw what I did.
And what I'm going to continue to do.
So on average, I do about three bottles a weekend, and I've been doing that for me.
You know what, Shannon?