#399 Milena Mayorga - El Salvador’s Rebirth & Security Miracle
Real Talk with Zuby
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🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Zuby is joined by Milena Mayorga, El Salvador’s Ambassador to the United States. They discuss Milena’s journey from television to politics, her experience growing up during El Salvador’s civil war, and the country’s dramatic transformation under President Nayib Bukele. The two discuss how security reforms changed daily life, the role of Bitcoin in El Salvador’s global rebrand, and why international media narratives often clash with on-the-ground reality. Milena also lays out the long-term vision for the nation’s future.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:49) Growing up during civil war
(04:02) Miss Universe & TV career
(08:22) From media to politics
(09:38) Gangs, security, & rebirth
(13:30) Image transformation worldwide
(17:32) Diaspora returning home
(21:02) Media narratives vs reality
(26:18) Security, freedom, leadership
(33:20) Tech companies & innovation
(36:17) Bitcoin strategy & reserves
(52:29) Why visit El Salvador
(53:69) Outro
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, ladies and gentlemen? |
| 0:01.8 | Welcome back to Real Talk with Zubi. |
| 0:03.6 | Today I am in El Salvador in the beautiful capital city of San Salvador, |
| 0:08.4 | and I have a very special guest. |
| 0:11.0 | She is El Salvador's ambassador to the United States of America, |
| 0:15.6 | and this is Melena Majorga. |
| 0:17.4 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:18.4 | Hello, Zubi, thank you for interview me here in the capital of Bitcoin. |
| 0:24.5 | Awesome. It's so good to meet you. Madam Ambassador, for my listeners who aren't familiar with you and your work, |
| 0:31.2 | please introduce who you are and what your role is. Okay, I work for President Najibu Kelle, and the best president, of course, |
| 0:40.3 | and I've been in my position for almost five years, and in such an honor and privilege to represent El Salvador in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:51.3 | Before that, I was in the Congress, and that, I was in the Congress. |
| 0:55.0 | And before that I was in Padeleks and in the diplomacy world, |
| 1:02.0 | I used to be part of the entertainment media. |
| 1:07.0 | My whole life, I worked as a host in different TV shows since I was 14 years old. |
| 1:15.6 | So it was like my crossover to the political world. |
| 1:20.6 | It was at the same time that President Buckele was the mayor of San Salvador City, |
| 1:26.6 | and I recorded a special video here in |
| 1:29.6 | downtown city in the Center Historico where I support his job that he was |
| 1:35.2 | referred vision that the downtown city and now we are here almost seven years |
| 1:42.9 | later as an ambassador with you celebrating Bitcoin. |
| 1:49.9 | Amazing. |
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