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Okay, Anna, what kind of exposure have you had to classical or symphonic music?

Actually, a good amount, Felix.

I don't doubt it. You're well-rounded.

Well, I don't know that I'm well-rounded.

My parents are both huge

classical music people. And we all know my Lita, you know, she sings in her very dramatic and

perhaps slightly classical-leaning way. And my other grandma was actually a concert violinist.

That's our automatic, like,

the perception that Latin music is this one thing. Like, my Latino music growing up in many ways

was classical. That's great, because this week we're going to talk to a classical or symphonic

music composer.

A very cool classical composer.

I mean, not your typical, like, I think we all have our idea of the image of the classical composer and it does not include someone with very cool pink hair and blue nails like

our guest this week. It's actually purple hair and blue nails like our guest this week.

It's actually purple hair, and it belongs to Angelica Negron,

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