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How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition
How James Bond Created a Mexican Dia de los Muertos Tradition
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26 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2018
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Podcast episode
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The Day of the Dead is a longstanding traditional celebration in Mexico, and currently hundreds of thousands of people associate it with a gigantic parade -- you know, like the one they saw in the James Bond film ''Spectre''. There's just one strange twist about that parade: before the movie, the procession didn't exist. Join Ben and Noel as they trace the weird evolution of this event from fiction to the real world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 26, 2018
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Podcast episode
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