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Welcome to Tejano Talks.
Bobby Pulido — Tejano music icon and two-time Latin Grammy winner — sits down with Hiram Garcia and Domingo Garcia to discuss his 2026 run for Congress in South Texas.
From growing up as Roberto Pulido’s son to one of the genre’s biggest hits with “Desvelado,” Bobby explains why he traded the stage for the campaign trail.
Bobby pulls no punches on healthcare affordability, immigration reform, and why the Democratic Party has neglected the Hispanic vote. He also issues a direct debate challenge to incumbent Monica De La Cruz — in both English and Spanish.
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IN THIS EPISODE
— How a phone call on election night 2022 put him on the path to Congress
— The story behind “Desvelado,” and the studio accident that made it a hit
— Running in a district Trump carried by 18 points — against an incumbent
— Healthcare, immigration, and the issues driving his campaign
— A challenge to his opponent: a debate, in English and in Spanish
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome, and introducing Bobby Pulido
00:44 Gritos and Tejano music talk
01:33 How the congressional campaign is going
02:19 His music career, and his father Roberto Pulido
03:44 Wanting to be a lawyer, and choosing music instead
05:02 The story behind “Desvelado”
06:46 The 2022 election night that changed his path
10:04 Running in a district Trump carried by 18 points
10:29 “I don’t see numbers. I see people.”
11:03 Migrant-farmworker roots, and economic opportunity
12:56 “Loyalty to the people, not the party”
14:03 The national party’s neglect of Hispanic voters
16:11 Healthcare, affordability, and crossing into Mexico for care
18:51 Immigration enforcement and ICE funding
20:07 The war in Iran, and Congressional war powers
21:15 Ad: Domingo Garcia Law Firm
21:41 His opponent’s record, and a challenge to a bilingual debate
24:01 How to help the campaign, and the billionaire funding gap
26:53 Closing: “we belong to the people”
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GUEST:
BOBBY PULIDO is a Tejano music icon and the Democratic candidate for Texas's 15th Congressional District in the 2026 election. Born and raised in Edinburg, Texas, the son of Tejano legend Roberto Pulido, he studied political science at St. Mary's University before launching a three-decade music career, becoming a two-time Latin Grammy winner and eight-time Tejano Music Award winner. Known for hits including “Desvelado” and “Se Murió de Amor,” he announced his retirement from music in
2024 to run for Congress, challenging incumbent Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district Donald Trump carried by 18 points in 2024.
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HOSTS:
DOMINGO GARCIA is a trial lawyer and one of the most important Latino political figures in Texas. He served on the Dallas City Council and, in 1993, became the first Latino ever elected Mayor Pro Tem of the city. In the Texas Legislature, he co-authored HB 1403 — the Texas DREAM Act — which guarantees in-state tuition to any graduate of a Texas high school. In 2006, he organized the largest march in Texas history, when more than 500,000 people filled downtown Dallas to demand immigration reform. He is a former national president of LULAC and has practiced law for more than 40 years.
HIRAM GILBERTO GARCIA is a journalist, producer, and public affairs strategist based in Austin. His frontline coverage of the 2020 protests drew wide local and national attention.
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