Carlos Santos grew up in Puerto Rico with no family members in entertainment - he had to blaze his own trail and figure out how to navigate a career as a performer which led him to hosting gigs on MTV Tres, a career in comedy, and now he's on "Gentefied" on Netflix. He was also my co-star in "Border Patrol" which has had a very successful festival run - I had a blast working with Carlos, he's a very talented performer, a great friend, and I'm so proud of him and happy to have him on the podcast. Our conversation covers a lot of ground, and we talk a lot about growth, including: How life changes and energetic shifts brought him a new mindset and fresh start, how shedding things that don't serve can you lead to positive change, how he made the scary decision to leave a successful career as a host and make the transition to acting and comedy, and why it's so important to appreciate the good things when they happen. We also get an IG Live call from Russell Simmons for 2 seconds who wanted to tell us about "Healing The Hood Through Comedy" with DefComedy Jam, but connectivity interfered. It's still a cool moment though!   ANNOUNCING HOT PIZZA ASS PIZZA PARTY GIVEAWAY! I'm giving somebody a free pizza party! All you have to do is subscribe to Hot Pizza Ass podcast, write a review on iTunes, send me a screenshot on your IG story (tag me!) and you're entered! I'll announce the winner and Venmo you 50.00 on 4/1. Enter! Click here for the details!   Follow Carlos at @ofcourseitscarlos on IG. Check out "Gentefied" on Netflix. Support the podcast at patreon.com/erindarling

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