Introducing Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York (hosted by Rosie Perez)
The 1960s brings social and political change to the world and to New York City, where a young Johnny Pacheco keeps people dancing with his o...
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Anything For Selena
On the podcast Anything for Selena, Apple Podcasts’ Show of the Year of 2021, Maria García combines rigorous reporting with impassioned storytelling to honor Selena's legacy. She also explor...
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Introducing – La Brega: Season Three
The Futuro Studios podcast, La Brega, returns for its third season. In Season 3, La Brega shares stories of Puerto Rico’s champions. They ta...
Bonus: Host Maria Garcia and artist Maya Murillio celebrate Selena [LIVE in LA]
In this special bonus episode of Anything for Selena, host Maria Garcia and artist Maya Murillo come together in front of a live audience at...
BONUS: Selena and Chris
Maria heads to Joshua Tree, California for an intimate interview with Selena's widower, Chris Perez. Chris shares a side of Selena we rarely...
BONUS: Anything for Selena Live!
In this intimate Q&A, host Maria Garcia and producers Antonia Cereijido and Kristin Torres take listeners behind the scenes for a look at th...
Selena and Us
In the series finale of Anything for Selena , Maria reflects on what her year-long examination into Selena’s legacy reveals about La Reina’s...
Selena and Race
After the premiere of Selena: The Series on Netflix, some fans claimed Selena had been "whitewashed" in the show. In this episode, Maria ana...
Selena and the Internet
A quarter century after her death, Selena is breaking the internet. Online, Selena’s image and music have taken on new life on social media...
Spanglish
Selena Quintanilla may have built her career singing Spanish songs, but she didn’t grow up speaking Spanish at home. She learned Spanish in...
Tejano Tension
Selena is often called the "Queen of Tejano music." In the 1990s, she brought this underdog genre to international heights. Tejano award sho...
Big Butt Politics
Nearly 30 years ago, Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back (I Like Big Butts)” hit the airwaves to the delight and shock of listeners. Today, the o...
Birth of a Symbol
In her life, Selena was a symbol of hope. She became a role model for how Latinos could achieve the American dream and find acceptance. But...
Selena and Abraham
Maria knows that to truly understand Selena as a person and not just an icon, she needs to go to Corpus Christi. Maria’s quest takes her to...
Selena and Me
Growing up along the US-Mexico border, Maria Garcia felt torn between her two identities as Mexican and American. But then, something change...
Anything for Selena: A Podcast About Belonging
Maria Garcia was nine years old and living on the U.S.-Mexico border when Selena was murdered. 25 years later, Maria is on a quest to unders...