Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza

The Fina Mendoza Mysteries

It's the return of Fina Mendoza!

To celebrate the re-release of the book that inspired the podcast: Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza (Chesapeake Press) in English AND Spanish, listen to how it all began. Here's a hint of what's to come.

Meet Fina Mendoza. She spends her after school hours in the U.S. Capitol where her father is a congressman. While hunting down a lost sweatshirt in the Capitol Crypt, Fina stumbles over a mysterious creature. Is it the ghost of George Washington? Or perhaps the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill?

The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast is written and produced by Kitty Felde.

Our cast includes:

Amy Solano - Fina Mendoza

Raul Garza – Papa

Christine Avila - Abuelita

Linda Graves - Claudia

Melanie MacQueen - Capitol Policewoman

Wenzel Jones - Statue of Caesar Rodney

Elizabeth Logun - Demon Cat

Members of Congress - Alan Canterbury, Stephanie Zielonka, Joanie Anglin, and Tad Daley

Associate Producer - Hannah Matzecki

Associate Sound Designer - Hunter Felde

Music Composed and Performed - Andrew Barkan

Logo Designer - Imelda Hinojosa

Special thanks this week to Matt Lazlo and his interns Ben Morse and Eva Hofman. And thanks to Village Green.

The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast is based on the award-winning book series. You can purchase an autographed copy of Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza or the Spanish language version Bienvenida a Washington Fina Mendoza from our friends at Village Well Books & Coffee by clicking HERE.

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