About this episode

Maria Garcia explores her connection to Mexican megastar Juan Gabriel as she reconciles her queerness with her heritage.

For host Maria Garcia, Mexican megastar Juan Gabriel has always held a singular allure. He was a prolific composer and one of the world’s greatest showmen. There was a lightness and a bigness to him—a big queer exuberance. And now, as the first openly gay woman in her family line, Maria looks to Juan Gabriel as a key to reconcile her queerness with her Mexican heritage.  My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/MyDivo

People in this episode

Host: Maria Garcia

Topics covered

• queerness
• Mexican heritage
• music
• identity
• culture

Keywords

• Juan Gabriel
• queer
• Mexican culture
• music
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple TV, Futuro Studios

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