Episode 175 - Rojo Perez

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03/01/21 • 90 min

Rojo Perez (Conan/HBO) talks about his family moving back to Puerto Rico from NYC when he was 8, not knowing how to speak spanish in a spanish speaking school, working for his dad's wood borrowing business in a small Puerto Rican town, moving back to the States as a bartender, and ending up in New York selling drinks at a comedy club before it all worked out.

Check out Rojo's stand up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6N0PyqwrM

Check out Rojo's stand up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6N0PyqwrM

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