Episode 30: Alli Arocho & Honoring the Vejigante Mask-Making Tradition

Artist Alli Arochi joins the show. We talk about vejigantes, the tradition of making vejigante masks, her transition from the tech world to making her art full-time and her experience as an artist amidst Covid-19.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Site: paseomedia.org

Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Alli Arocho's Website + Instagram

Made of Masks: Alli Arocho’s Aislá

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter