Finding Your Roots
Aarón Sánchez's Revolutionary Roots
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Aarón Sánchez learns that his family immigrated to the US because of the revolution.
Chef Aarón Sánchez learns how his great-great-grandfather Rafael, who was once the wealthiest cattle owners in Northern Mexico, fled north to the United States among more than 890,000 Mexicans to avoid the revolution.
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Finding Your Roots
Aarón Sánchez's Revolutionary Roots
Clip: Season 2 Episode 7 | 2m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Chef Aarón Sánchez learns how his great-great-grandfather Rafael, who was once the wealthiest cattle owners in Northern Mexico, fled north to the United States among more than 890,000 Mexicans to avoid the revolution.
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