Alberto: Mr. Boston's Riveting Tale of Heritage and Metamorphosis
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Are you ready to venture into the heart of Boston with our fascinating guest, Alberto, popularly known as Mr. Boston? Brace yourselves for an extraordinary journey, as we navigate through the intriguing lanes of Alberto's life, from his Cuban-Ecuadorian roots to the evolution of the Latino community in Boston.
Born and raised in Boston, Alberto is a graduate of Boston College High School (’85) and Boston College (’89) and in 2018 he received an honorary doctorate from his alma-mater Boston College, making him a Triple Eagle.
He is part of a family that has become synonymous with Boston, as El Mundo Boston remains a family business. His father Alberto Vasallo, Jr. was born in Havana, Cuba and his mother, Flor, is a native of Ecuador, South America.
Over the past three decades, he has made it a personal and professional mission to promote Red Sox Nation not only to his community in Boston, but also to export his unconditional and infectious love for the Boston Red Sox abroad. He currently works with the team in outreaching to the growing Red Sox Latino fan base.
Currently, he is also the longest running television Latino personality in the market with over 27 years of on-air presence on Channel 7, WHDH.
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