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Episode 16: Chasing an Artist Visa to Hug His Mother Again
Freangel Pacheco left Venezuela in 2015 after being threatened for protesting the government, and he hasn't seen his mother since. Eleven years later, his political asylum case is still pending. Freangel, a musician, personal trainer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, talks with Mary Lou about the limbo of waiting on asylum with no passport and no embassy to turn to, the years he spent depressed before finding his way back to music, and the six-song, six-film, six-painting project he's releasing this year in hopes it builds a strong enough case for an artist visa, which is the path that…
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