Mariachi musician Mireya Ramos on her accidental year in New Zealand

Violinist and vocalist Mireya Ramos of the Latin Grammy award-winning all-woman mariachi group Flor de Toloache was in New Zealand on tour in March 2020 when the pandemic hit. She decided to stay — and has been there ever since. She tells her story.

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