He orders the engineer to cue up his theme song, “America,” by the late Nino Bravo, with the chorus, in Spanish: “When God made Eden he thought of America.”
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The engineer counts down, the on-air light pops on, and Muñoz unleashes a verbal torrent, in Spanish.
“Bienvenidos a ‘America Eres Tu,’ ” he says, welcome to “America Is You.” “We Latinos are the largest minority in the United States. We must take our place in history and preserve the vision of the Founding Fathers of this nation.”
Los Padres de la Patria! His tone deepens with emotion.
“It’s our duty and our responsibility. Because we are America . . . “
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