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    UnFictional

    Mauricio Across the Border - Part 1

    Mauricio leaves Mexico City for Los Angeles, and his dreams of television come true in a very unlikely way.

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    By Bob Carlson • Apr 9, 2020 • 30m Listen

    Growing up in Mexico City, Mauricio always dreamed of being on television. Then life came along – school, work, a difficult home life. He started working in car shops, first as a teenager in Mexico and then as an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles. It seemed like he’d left his dreams of television behind. And then, he met Xzibit.

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    Levi Bridges is an audio producer currently based in Moscow, Russia.

    Theme Music by Alex Weston, with music help from Joe Augustine and Narrative Music.Musical saw + vocals by Krissy Barker

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