My Divo

Introducing My Divo

A podcast about roots.My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.http://apple.co/MyDivo

The Light on My Skin | 1

For host Maria Garcia, Mexican megastar Juan Gabriel has always held a singular allure. He was a prolific composer and one of the world’s greatest showmen. There was a lightness and a bigness to him—a big queer exuberance. And now, as the first openly gay woman in her family line, Maria looks to Juan Gabriel as a key to reconcile her queerness with her Mexican heritage. My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.http://apple.co/MyDivo

Juárez and Its Secrets | 2

Get in, we’re going clubbing in Juárez! It’s going to be glitzy, it’s going to be gritty. This is the nighttime scene that birthed Juan Gabriel. But like many cities, Juárez holds secrets. Maria uncovers a haunting secret about Juan Gabriel and, along the way, confronts a dark piece of the past in her own family. My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.http://apple.co/MyDivo

The Long-Lost Prison File | 3

Maria looks for answers about Juan Gabriel at the National Archives of Mexico and discovers government files about the artist that have never come to light, including details about his encounters with police and the law. As Maria learns more about Juan Gabriel’s story as a young man on the streets and in jail, she reflects on her romantic relationship and what’s at stake when queerness is criminalized.My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.http://apple.co/MyDivo

What Can Be Seen Shouldn’t Be Asked | 4

It’s the mid-1980s and loving Juan Gabriel is like a religion. He reaches the highest levels of superstardom with the release of his hit “Querida.” Then an explosive book aimed at outing him as gay unleashes a media obsession that would go on for decades. But the divo doesn’t let the gossip shows make a spectacle of his sexuality. On stage, he is free. It’s that kind of freedom Maria seeks now as she wrestles with how to truly come out to her extended Mexican family—and her inquisitive pool guy.My Divo is an Apple Original podcast produced by Futuro Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.http://apple.co/MyDivo