jotxs y recuerdos

A podcast & archive that documents queer life from the Rio Grande Valley and other borderlands

JOTXs Y RECUERDOS

A podcast and archive that documents queer life from the Rio Grande Valley and other borderlands. Created and hosted by Alexandra Nichole Salazar, a queer Chicana from Pharr, a border town in South Texas. She is also a PhD Candidate in the Mexican-American/Latinx Studies department at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on queer and anti-colonial borderland archives, memory making practices, and theories.


  • NOE GONZALEZ

    NOE GONZALEZ

    Noe Gonzalez-Schwenneker, a queer woman from Pharr, Texas discusses what it is was like being queer along the border. Noe describes various queer spaces in…

  • GUME LAUREL III

    GUME LAUREL III

    In this episode of “Jotxs y Recuerdos,” Gume Laurel III, a gay Latino writer from Weslaco, TX discusses his journey from coming out at 13…

  • ESTEBAN SILVA

    ESTEBAN SILVA

    Esteban Silva, a queer Latino from Pharr, Texas, discusses his journey growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, where he faced challenges hiding his identity…

  • KIMBERLEY SANCHEZ

    KIMBERLEY SANCHEZ

    Kimberly Sanchez is a trans woman from San Juan, Texas. She aspires to become a physical therapist, motivated by her mother’s 1999 accident. Kimberly shares…

  • EDUARDO MARTINEZ

    EDUARDO MARTINEZ

    Eduardo Martinez, a queer Tejano from Pharr, Texas, discusses his involvement in community organizations like Aqui Estamos, and the local workers rights movement. Martinez emphasizes…

  • REY VASQUEZ

    REY VASQUEZ

    In this episode of “Jotxs y Recuerdos,” Alexandra Nichole Vazquez interviews her dad, Rey Vasquez a trans man from Mission, TX. He delves into his…