Orlando Mendez Blends Country Music With His Latin Roots

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Cata Balzano
April 19, 2024
Miami New Times
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This ain't Texas — It's Miami, and we've got country singers, too. Growing up in South Florida, Orlando Mendez was raised in a Cuban-American home and recalls further appreciating genres such as rock and country while in college.

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