My Divo - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Maria Elena Garcia captures the heart of Juan Gabriel through her beautiful storytelling in this podcast. I listened to every episode back to back until the last! These episodes will make you laugh, make you cry, and take you back to memories, that for me, had long been forgotten. Maria also intertwines her own personal stories that will definitely warm your heart (Lili Ruiz too!!). I loved every second- absolutely beautiful and absolutely captivating!

I absolutely loved this podcast. I listened to it because Juanga was a big part of my upbringing and my adult life. What I got out of this podcast was so much more than just learning about his life but how meaningful his life was/is to so many Latines. It touches on culture, identity, belonging, classism, assimilation, humanity. I cried multiple times throughout and also laughed and smiled throughout. I found it healing in an unexpected way. So grateful I stumbled across this podcast

I grew up with the magnificent Juan Gabriel. His contribution to Latino culture (if there is such a thing) is incalculable. My grandmother’s favorite song was Amor Eternal. We played it at her funeral. Mine is Asi Fun. I love the way Maria weaves her own story and the story of Juan Gabriel together. I too am queer. Thanks to this podcast I appreciate Juan Gabriel more than ever. This is a beautiful podcast. I enjoyed it immensely.

I do wish she had not referred to Juan Gabriel as "Juanga." Growing up I only heard him called Juanga as a pejorative to emphasize and make fun of his homosexuality. Maria, why do you call him Juanga?. I really want to know.

I loved how this podcast weaved history, both collective and personal, through the life and music of Juanga. I found it to be unique, multifaceted, and deeply moving, esp about Mexican and queer culture.

About 20 minutes of Juan Gabriel content. The rest of the series is about the host’s personal life, then the last episode is about the host’s friend’s personal life. Don’t get me wrong I am glad the host was able to share details about her personal life but this is not the right place to do so. While listening to this podcast I found myself wondering why the host didn’t make a separate podcast about her roots, or write a blog.