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Episode 31: Mary Montalvo

35m · UnWineding · 15 Dec 10:00

Mary Montalvo, co-owner of Luisa's Cellar in Sanford, Florida, talks about her journey from Puerto Rico to Florida (via Germany), speaks candidly about the realities of being a woman of color in an industry dominated by white men, and shares how she and her business are getting by as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.

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