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When radio came along, she had a station built on site so she could broadcast live.

“I didn’t even know what a dad was until Jime came along. My sister didn’t come along until years later,” she said, referring to Valdez’s biological daughter as tears streamed down her face.

It wouldn’t be surprising in a world that always seems to be waiting for another viral moment to come along.

“The second the next thing comes along, it will be like, ‘Hey, we don’t hate women and gay people anymore.

“It hasn’t happened to me in many years that a director comes along and wants to really find out the best way to make this puppet work on film.”