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La Frontera with Pati Jinich

Life as a Truck Driver on the US-Mexico Border

Season 2 Episode 3 | 3m 21s

Pati Jinich takes a ride with longtime truck driver Gilberto Pérez across the border from Nogales, Sonora to Nogales, Arizona to find out what it’s like to cross the border twice a day and how it has changed over the years.

Support for LA FRONTERA WITH PATI JINICH is provided by University of California San Diego, International Community Foundation, Visit Tucson, County of San Diego, Chicanos Por La Causa, Duty Free Americas, Destination El Paso, City of Laredo, Laredo Economic Development Corporation, City of Nuevo Laredo, Desarrollo Económico de Ciudad Juárez, Tecate, and Fundación FEMSA. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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