Becky G: Why the Mexican American pop star always identifies as '200%'

Alt.Latino

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4.5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras sit down with Becky G, right after her forthcoming Tiny Desk performance, to talk about the cultural mash-up of her music, her philosophy for working with women in the industry and representing her Mexican heritage at Coachella.

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0:21.8	Anna?
0:23.0	Yeah.
0:23.9	Do your Felix imitation.
0:25.3	Start the show.
0:27.3	I don't know if I can do a Felix.
0:29.6	You're one-of-a-kind gem.
0:32.6	All-Star.
0:34.6	Needle in a haystack.
0:36.5	Needle and a haystack. Needle and a haystack.
0:39.0	It's not a good thing, I don't think.
0:41.0	For MPR music, this is all Latino.
0:42.6	I'm Anna Maria Sayer.
0:44.3	I'm Felix Contreras.
0:46.3	Let the Chisme begin.
0:48.1	That wasn't an imitation of me.
0:49.8	You should try to do it like me.
0:51.0	Let the Chis may begin.
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