And I had always been this good kid, and I always did what my mom told me, but I knew that I wasn't going to stay.

So the final moment, when she realized that I was going to leave, she gets down on her knees.

She begs me not to go.

She's crying.

Don't go, don't go.

Like, you're breaking my heart.

I remember telling her, I'm like, this thing is bigger than me.

It's bigger than all of this.

It's like, it's just bigger.

Her Netflix comedy special, lower classy, made us laugh, mostly at ourselves.

And now, Christella Alonso is giving us an intimate look

into her life, with her memoir, Music to My Years. We talked about so much, the conversation

takes up two episodes. In this first part, Christella tells me about the loneliness of her childhood

and the heartbreak of caring for her mother. In next week's episode, we'll talk about the come-up and finding herself through comedy.

I will admit, even though we are friends, there was still so much to learn about this funny

woman I know and love.

Christella, congratulations on becoming the first Latino to Latina guest to earn a second episode.

Oh, is that right?

Oh, man.

Yes.

Add it to your list of accolades.

You know what?

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