“Buenos días,” welcomes Nubia Gomez from behind her espresso machine. A royal blue apron guards her sweater from coffee ...

"Cuban Cowboy" Orlando Mendez performs at the Country Bay Music Festival in Miami on Nov. 12, 2023. (Maxx McInerney/DubEra/Loud And Live via AP) MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. “Cuban Cowboy” Orlando Mendez performs at the Country Bay Music Festival in Miami on Nov. 12, 2023 ...

He impressed judges with a cover of Luke Combs' ''Beer Never Broke My Heart'' and joined a team led by pop singer Camila Cabello, a native Cuban who grew up in Miami. Mendez, a University of ...

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But the break gave Mendez a chance to embrace his love of county music and ...

"Cuban Cowboy" Orlando Mendez performs at the Country Bay Music Festival in Miami on Nov. 12, 2023. (Maxx McInerney/DubEra/Loud And Live via AP) MIAMI (AP) — Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an ...