Xavier Lopez
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Podcast Appearances
Luis's cousin is tall. He wears glasses and his hair is spiked in a way that makes you feel like he's taller, too. Luis is shy, but his cousin is such a hype man. And they have this dynamic. Think Richie and Carmi in The Bear vibes, but it's about selling helados at the Ecuadorian festival.
Exactly. cousin, Primo. And his primo keeps pushing Luis to talk to us while pointing an alado at him the entire time.
Exactly. cousin, Primo. And his primo keeps pushing Luis to talk to us while pointing an alado at him the entire time.
Exactly. cousin, Primo. And his primo keeps pushing Luis to talk to us while pointing an alado at him the entire time.
about how the situation in Ecuador, it's gotten pretty violent.
about how the situation in Ecuador, it's gotten pretty violent.
about how the situation in Ecuador, it's gotten pretty violent.
Coming to the U.S. is expensive, he says.
Coming to the U.S. is expensive, he says.
Coming to the U.S. is expensive, he says.
He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned himself in, said he needed asylum.
He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned himself in, said he needed asylum.
He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned himself in, said he needed asylum.
owing a lot of money, basically to a cartel. And those are not people you want to owe money to.
owing a lot of money, basically to a cartel. And those are not people you want to owe money to.
owing a lot of money, basically to a cartel. And those are not people you want to owe money to.
So Luis, he gets a job in construction, but he also decides to do street vending gigs. The clock is ticking. Every penny and every second counts.