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# Meet the Latina Conductor Breaking Barriers with Music
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/borders-heritage/episode/borders-heritage-meet-latina-conductor-breaking-barriers-music/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T10:04:27.000Z
- Description: Meet Paula Nava Madrigal, a Latina classical music conductor who is breaking boundaries.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Borders & Heritage, Season 2, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_b5d70df6-4b41-4ba0-9ff3-b0b3f842c32a, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_fb7dc3ea-17ce-4283-9106-3948036e166e, #v1.16

Paula Nava Madrigal is an immigrant from Mexico and one of a small percentage of female conductors in the United States. In addition to conducting orchestras, she teaches classical music to immigrant youth, providing free lessons and instruments.