Podcast: Cinco de Mayo forever

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05:. Ballet Folklorico dancers join Cinco de Mayo festivities in Long Beach on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The day commemorates the Mexican people's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. T (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Ballet Folklorico dancers join Cinco de Mayo festivities in Long Beach on May 5, 2021. The day commemorates the Mexico's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

We repeat our episode from last year on Cinco de Mayo because it's that good. Axios reporter Russell Contreras takes us to the forgotten history of the holiday that's more American than Mexican, and offers a case for why we should celebrate it. Read the transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: Axios reporter Russell Contreras

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