''Alt.Latino'' is a radio show and

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about Latin alternative music and Latinx culture on

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. The show launched in 2010 and is hosted by Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre. It features music as well as interviews with

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musicians, actors, film makers and writers.

Hosts

* Felix Contreras - co-founder and host. Contreras is from a

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family in California. Previously, Contreras was a producer and reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He is also a part-time musician who plays Afro-Cuban percussion with various jazz and Latin bands. * Anamaria Artemisa Sayre - Sayre is from southern California and is of Mexican descent. She previously worked as a multimedia producer with NPR. Sayre began co-hosting the show with Contreras in September 2022.

Former hosts

* Jasmine Garsd Garcia - Garsd is a reporter and journalist originally from

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. She co-founded the show and was a co-host from 2010 through 2016, when she left to work at the

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Notable work

References

External links

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