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Aldo Velasco

A profile of Aldo Velasco, recorded in Sonic Trace's portable sound booth, "La Burbuja."

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By Eric Pearse-Chavez • Dec 24, 2012 • 1m Listen

Aldo Velasco, 42, was born in Mexico. He talks about having a 'gringa' mother, a Mexican father and the tale that led to the impromptu departure of his home country.


This profile of Aldo Velasco was produced by Eric Pearse Chavez and Matt Holzman. Sound design by JC Swiatek. SonicTrace is part of Localore and the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR). It's funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The project is co-produced by Zeega, a nonprofit inventing new forms of interactive storytelling.

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    Eric Pearse-Chavez

    Producer, 'Sonic Trace'

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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