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The Texas Observer / Jason Buch
/ Jan 10“[Priscilla] Villarreal consistently breaks news about day-to-day crime and traffic incidents in the city of 250,000—almost all Latino. The audience knows her as La Gordiloca, an affectionate nickname that translates to something like ‘Crazy Chubby Lady’ …
She communicates with more than 200,000 followers through meandering, expletive-filled Facebook Live streams. They’re mostly in Spanish and peppered with snark and slang particular to the stretch of Texas-Mexico border where she lives.” —SS
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La Gordiloca,
National Association of Hispanic Journalists,
Priscilla Villarreal,
Texas
