Orlando Mendez Blends Country Music With His Latin Roots
By
Cata Balzano
April 19, 2024
Miami New Times
Article
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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