Mauricio Across the Border, Part 1: Giving Up a Dream After It Came True

Mauricio Hernández grew up in Mexico City dreaming of one day being on TV. As a teen, he crossed the border to California and got a job sweeping the floor of a body shop in LA. And then, something unexpected happened...something that led to moments of surprising fame. Reporter Levi Bridges brings us the first part of his documentary, Mauricio Across the Border. A version of this story was first produced by the KCRW podcast UnFictional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices