{"id":5083994,"date":"2021-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/radio-and-flowers-ecuadorian-couple-lives-the-american-dream\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T04:00:00","slug":"radio-and-flowers-ecuadorian-couple-lives-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2021\/10\/25\/radio-and-flowers-ecuadorian-couple-lives-the-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio and flowers \u2013 Ecuadorian couple lives the American dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WALLINGFORD \u2014 Olivier Salamanca and Veronica Barrag\u00e1n run a successful flower supply&nbsp;business in town,&nbsp;Vosz Floral,&nbsp;and Barrag\u00e1n also works as a radio host for Viva! Radio, a Latino station based in Newington.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple met in Ecuador 17 years ago.&nbsp;Salamanca has been in the flower business for 25 years. Barrag\u00e1n worked in radio for 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salamanca and Barrag\u00e1n moved to the United States in 2017 with a tourist and business visa and soon obtained an investor visa, which allowed them to build their flower supply &nbsp;business.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the flowers being distributed to flower shops across Connecticut are roses from their native Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrag\u00e1n put together a home studio in order to continue to broadcast for stations in Ecuador before starting to work for Viva! Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple explained that although they have been successful, moving was challenging for the family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about the couple\u2019s ups and downs In achieving their American dream on the Latino Communities Reporting Lab\u2019s story by Karla Santo: https<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrecordjournal.com\/News\/Wallingford\/Wallingford-News\/Ecuadorian-couple-run-Wallingford-business-host-radio-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:\/\/www.myrecordjournal.com\/News\/Wallingford\/Wallingford-News\/Ecuadorian-couple-run-Wallingford-business-host-radio-show.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CTLN&nbsp;partners&nbsp;with the Latino Communities Reporting Lab in best serving the Hispanic-Latino communities of Connecticut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALLINGFORD \u2014 Olivier Salamanca and Veronica 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