The Cholito de La Suerte
RECOMMENDED READING
Songs My Mother Sang to me, An Oral history of Mexican-American women by Patricia Preciado Martin.
Bestiario de los seres fantásticos mexicanos, by Norma Muñoz Ledo and Isabel Barrón.
MEXICAN EDITORIAL TEAM
Karen Ramos - Karen is a Oaxaqueña Indígena content creator and influencer. Her platform NatureChola stands for the paradox that has been her own experience in the outdoors, being a both badass and also a woman of color founder of the non-profit serving the migrant indigenous populations of the Central Coast. (Get Out Stay Out/ Vamos Afuera)
Nathalie Ramos - Karen’s little sister and one of our tween consultants.
Alberto Carillo - Alberto is a Spanish teacher from Guanajuato, a colorful, historical and beautiful city in the state of Guanajuato, México. As a teacher, Alberto loves to share his culture as a Mexican person and talk about traditions, history and legends as a part of the language learning process.
EPISODE CAST
Kelly Marie Tran (Host/Narrator) Since making her acclaimed, history-making big screen debut in Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, Kelly Marie Tran has quickly become a highly sought-after actress in live-action, animation, and audio drama projects. Kelly Marie Tran made history by voicing Disney’s first South-East Asian Princess with her role as Raya in Raya and the Last Dragon. The film was released to critical acclaim in March 2021.
Daisy Guevara (Isa) is a Latina/Hispanic-American actress born and based in NYC; she grew up acting on the stage, stumbled upon voice acting, and hasn’t looked back since. She has lent her voice in various voiceover projects in anime, video games, and audio dramas. In the podcast realm, you can hear Daisy’s performances in Meteor City, Seen and Not Heard, Dreambound, Life with Leo(h), and the upcoming Twilight Over Midgard. Check out more of her work here.
Sylvia Rosas ( Olga) is a journalist, traveler and podcaster. She was born in Mexico but after a few years traveling around the world she settled in Australia, on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. From there Silvia keeps interacting with the world through articles, interviews and podcasts that she produces or participates in. To add more flavour to her life, she also loves to do voiceovers and enjoys recreating fiction stories.
José Erick Yáñez Navarro ( El Cholito de la Suerte) is a multimedia and audio producer from Mexico City. He currently is Product Operations Manager in Mexico for Himalaya Media, and is the founder of “CUIR: Historias dissidentes”, a non-fiction LGBT podcast. He created Psicofonías, a podcast fiction series that was selected by FONCA (Ministry of Culture) for their 2015 Promotion and Co-investment Program.
Lisha López-Sernas (Dali) is the Social Media Manager for Ochenta Studio. Based in between Paris, Chicago and Oaxaca, Mexico, she is of indigenous Zapotec descent. Lisha graduated from the American University of Paris (AUP) in Spring 2020 with a major in International and Comparative Politics and double minors in International Law and Global Communications. She is passionate about promoting diversity and has a special interest in the protection of indigenous rights and traditions.
With Lory Martinez as the English Teacher.