Leo & Santea: A Reflection 

Culturally for us Latinos we love our parents and families so much. So their approval and their state of being; mentally, emotionally, physically, financially etc. Is so important to us. We would do anything for them, and I get why santi gets emotional because it’s a huge weight and expectation for us to do the best we can for them because we love them! I respect santi so much for speaking on his situation and being open about it!

This video made me stop putting off my dreams. I’m going to start living for me. Thank you for this

I love this ❤️

Thank you for having me Leo 🤝

It was an honor to include you both in this issue of Rolling Stone. Y'all deserve this and more. Thank you for doing what you do and being who you are fr

Dam this hit in the feels I think all of us Latinos have that pressure to please our parents because they sacrificed so much. :/ I appreciate you guys doing this Interview and being vulnerable with us

I can definitely relate to what he said about how his mother and father reacted to him. I come from a blue collar Mexican American family. Because I was always in the top 5% of my class, there were all these expectations that I was going to choose a successful profession and “make it” (financially speaking). In all honesty, the pressure I felt to follow a more traditional education and career path was out of love and my mother wanting the best for me, but what they didn’t understand was that having a bachelors degree wasn’t the same for my generation as it was for them. They came from the era where a college degree almost certainly guaranteed financial stability. But they also came from an era where only one parent worked and they were able to live a decent life. By the time I was in college, a bachelors degree was ubiquitous. The competition was much tougher and it’s only become more intense since I graduated. To any Latino kid coming from that super strict background, the best advice I can give is to find whatever it is you want to do and dedicate your energy towards it. Be strategic, be resourceful, be fearless, and be confident. College education is not the only pathway to success. There are plenty of examples of people who’ve “made it” without a college education. But they were persistent, intensely passionate about always wanting to improve, and willing to do whatever it took and sacrifice short term gain for long term success. Santea is so young and he’s earning a great income. Hopefully, he’ll have the financial stability to do whatever he wants should this tiktok thing fizzle out. I’m sure he’s going to meet more financially savvy individuals, entrepreneurs, and self made successes. Shaking that immigrant mentality of education being the only pathway to success is so difficult, even if some of our parents aren’t technically immigrants. It’s that old school mentality that there’s only one path. Sadly, I don’t think these kind of parents understand how outdated that way of thinking is and how much pressure they put in their children to chose pleasing their parents and not being seen as a disappointment in their mother’s eyes over following their dreams. I wish all young kids just getting started the best. It’s tough, but follow your instinct, be persistent, be smart and be willing to work harder than anyone else. And you’ll be fine.

I felt like every Hispanic child had been told what Santea mom had told him

Not me crying 😭 I’m so proud of these two and I love their bond and how far they’ve come 💕 si se puede gente 🇲🇽

Both of these Latinos deserve their success. Santea talking about his mom is really relatable to me. As I have old fashioned Latino parents who don't understand social media. Santea is one of my biggest inspirations to eventually start RU-vid! I know I'll have success and I'll be able to thank my parents. 🔥💯

dude I started balling my eyes out. ugh words can’t explain how much I related with how mexican families are and how happy I am for both of you. you’re fr making us latinos so happy and proud

This shit fucking hit me man I relate to this so much I really feel like I’m letting my parents down! Pero les prometo papas que todo va salir bien!🥺🥲

Santi is such a sweet humble genuine soul the way he talks about his mom you can just tell how much he loves her I’m genuinely so proud of the both of you the impact and representation for us Latinos is amazing keep grinding and doing what ya doing!!🖤

I just want to give Santea a big hug… he doesn’t know how much he inspires us. He’s a legend

Pls make this a series with other people!!! A reflection. It sounds sick

The growth we’ve seen from you both is phenomenal. Making the Latino community proud one step at a time. Congrats to you both & cheers to all that’s yet to come !!🥂🤍

It’s so refreshing to see young Latino men be able to sit down with each other and discuss the hardships they face within their journeys. The vulnerability santea and Leo show in this video is just a great display of breaking down toxic masculinity and will hopefully influence other young Latinos to be more open amongst their friends. That being able to express yourself and cry in front of your friend is not any sign of weakness but just evidence that your human. I don’t think they understand how important this video is to a young upcoming generation of Latinos boys who can often grow up in emotionless households. I wish both these boys the best bc they truly are doing something we have never seen before in America.

The smacking of his lips and crap are bugging me too much. This is why you don’t chew gum on interviews.

Parents coming from a third world country, you can’t expect them to believe in you.

Bro the gum !! Spit out the gum my guy

Watching this over a year later & so proud of santi cause now he got his parents a house & retired his mom

No one told Dude to take out his gum 😂🤦🏻

Santea I know it was hard for you when you heard your mom say that. I'm a mom we want the absolute best for our sons & daughters. I only have sons and it is so hard to be a parent to boys. Your mom is also learning. Sometimes parents reflect on how they were growing up. We all have to just understand times are changing. Every generation is going to be different. Lead your path and learn along the way. But don't ever forget that when being a parent it is hard to let go but we will love you unconditionally. Best of luck to you. God bless you and your family 🙏

omggg. santea has the biggest heart.😭 he deserves all the success coming his way. 💛 such a pure soul. i’m so happy for him.

I’m Black and I love Santea and Gonzall on Tik-Tok and RU-vid. Hispanics, Mexicans especially are awesome.

Love this, the best video. I loved ittttt. We can all relate we were raised by Mexican parents that school is everything and a career. Porque que va desir la gente “LA FAMILIA” Sometimes it doesn’t go that way for everyone. People with masters not doing good in life. And there’s people with not even a diploma and they’re out here living the best life. 💖🔥🔥🥳

Leo gives me late night Mexican Channel host vibes 😂 I love it, do ya thang Don Francisco 🥹

Aaye!! We are so proud of you both!!🙌🏽 Representing the Latinos in a positive light!❤️☺️ Keep it Going Leo!

Bro the gum… lol! Keep grinding young man! You got this, don’t stop pushing, this could be temporary but always remember it’s a stepping stone!

Dude should’ve spit the gum out. Sorry not sorry

Good interview but I just couldn’t get past the gum chewing 😩

Like why chew gum during the interview??? SMH

Wow.. hearing Leo say how he couldn’t drive because he was just scared of everything no specific reason to it , made me feel a bit more sane because here I am , 22 mom of 2 .. still not able to drive 😔

Latinos for the win! Ya’ll are awesome ❤️ Saludos from NY!

I highly recommend college even getting a “AA” degree… you can always take courses that can help your social media/art craft. KEEP AT IT GENTLEMAN… children teach & help their parents grow too!! #OpenMinds #KeepLearning #TeachEachotherMotivation #Innovation #MexAmerican #Mex

This was super refreshing to watch -- two young Latino men being vulnerable and so outwardly grateful. I wish this was the beginning of a series of interviews/sit-downs. Really loved how you didn't interrupt each other and just genuinely listened. Loved that. Wishing you both nothing but continued blessings!!

Leo, thanks for sharing details and being Vulnerable about your story. I’m glad you’re able to be there for your parents, we as their kids want the best for our parents. Life throws many obstacles when we have a parent that is going through health complications. My pops suffered a massive stroke and it forever shaped my life and continues to mold me into a better person. Life is always throwing curve balls, we just gotta trust God and lean on Him for strength. My prayers to you and your family. Many blessings and success! 🙏

When Santea was talking about how his mom wasn’t understanding and was scared of disappointing his mom, it made me shed in tears because us Latinos never want to be a disappointment to our parents knowing they worked so hard to give us a better life

Your both doing such a great job thanks for being there for a lot of people making us all laugh when there’s bad days you’re here without meeting us ❤️

Thank you for sharing this! Keep pushing high hermanos ✊🏼🇲🇽

Thank you leo for making this video ! And both of you being very open with us ! Please continue this kinda interviews 🔥🙏🏻 Like @santea said “You believe in yourself as much as you can “…but yes when your parents ,specially the one that gave you life is disappointed it’s hard to pursue your dreams because it’s hard to see your mom disappointed and sad . But the gut feeling to continue is what keeps me going to 🙏🏻 thank you both for speaking very openly it gives me faith that I am pursuing something I love and if that means I am the only one who believes in me to keep going and if I fail try again 🫶🏻

I definitely got the chills when I heard Hanford California! I’m from a small town close to Visalia. It makes me so happy that people make it out of small towns to become something big! So proud of you Leo! Representing the Central Valley!♥️

Congratulations to the both of you! ❤️ Im so happy that you two are representing the Mexican community and teaching the young first gen Hispanic community to follow their dreams and to be different ❤️ much love to the both of y’all ❤️

Just a few mins and i knew why i related with Santea’s content! Wanted to give him hug, shit hits hard when you’re striving for your parents acceptance. Proud of y’all both!! what a transparent conversation from y’all’s journey to success. Glad to be here 🙏

Loved this but that gum is no no for interviews lol all that smacking haha

This reminds me of the time I came out to my mom and she was hella upset and now she’s chill about it. Sometimes parents don’t understand the things you do or go through. With time everything starts to heal

You both deserve this so much. This is the kind of representation we need. Coming from a similar background I understand how much pressure we put on ourselves to make our parents proud. We all got this!! And y’all are the proof ❤️

You guys are one of the most genuine creators out there, im so proud of how far you guys have come and how far you will continue to go

I think since most of our Latino parents struggled so much, they Believe the only way to have a good , successful life is by getting a good education. They just don’t want to see their kids struggle like they have.

thank you guys for letting yourselves be vulnerable & letting us get to know the both of you on a deeper level.

My boy said 1920 😂💀

Chewing gum was rude.

That’s exactly why I went thru and I ended up giving up on my dream now but this making me feel to start my dream again

You can't tell me Leo Gonzalez is 27-years-old

Love this so much ❤️! I’m so proud of you both. You can tell that you both are super grateful and appreciative of everything in your life and all your blessings. Continue to be yourself and being an inspirations to others ❤️

This fool said “I think she was born in 1920” broooo nah lmfao 😂

This is everything ❤️🫶🏻 so so proud of both of y’all

956 getting recognized!! 🌴🇲🇽 #valley

It was the “trust me shawty I got more” For me 🤣💜

im so proud of you both. you guys should be very proud of urself u guys are insane

shoutout to all my people from the 559! 🔥

I felt that Santes😞💔

Such a good inspiring video love y’all ❤️🫶🏼

Seeing him cry broke me… I’m so so so proud of him

The vulnerability has me balling 😭😭😭

What he says is 100% honestly its our latino parents fault we are depressed because some of the time not all but I know for me my parents broke me down.

it hurts seeing santi cry :((

este video es un crack

ily ily ily dont chew gum in a video/interview again ily ily ily

Santi & Leo, I’m so proud of you guys! ❤️

Damn bro got me crying

yall really made me cry rn😭 i love your guys content and will continue to support yall❤️😭😭

Awe bb Santea 😞😭♥️ broke my heart to see him cry. I’m so proud of how far he’s gotten. It makes me happy to see how far he is now and how successful he’s been and will continue to be. I really pray him and other people keep growing. He well deserves this. He has an amazing soul helping strangers, his parents, and his friends. May God bless him with many many more blessings ♥️♥️🇲🇽🇲🇽

shii made me tear up bru

This foo leo giving me larry king interview room vibes

Aww this was so inspiring and so humbling to watch. 💕 I wish them so much more success 🙌🏻

love that Leo knew mccallen was in the valley

Santea has come such a long way. Recently modeling for Nike. So proud

Such a great video with two beautiful souls! I’m greatful to see Latino creators! ❤️

The little Leo got me 🥲 congratulations to both of you!

Bro the fckn the gum

leo in his sit down interview with charlamagne type shii bag

Good video next time he should spit out the gum first

Leo’s story wow just wow such a strong & inspiring person ❤️

i love this . so proud of you both

Santea a real one

Worth the watch ❤️loved to see both of you be vulnerable and you both show us all real emotion.

I love this this is really good ❤, congrats to you both 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Oh wow that name thing is crazy ...I liked this video very raw and humble

8:29 god idk about y’all but that Santea saying that I fr felt that hit my heart so much bcs I know exactly how he feels right here 💔

9:00 exactly what im goin thru rn.

Comming from tiktok , this was very inspiring

First you had me crying 😭 then you said your mom was from 1920 🤣🤣 and made me laugh ..

I worked at Home Depot too 😭 and after my 5th month, I was let go but I found a better job

This dude really said his mom was born in 1920 😂. No mames wey

This warmed my heart I love this ❤️

Gaww Damm had me crying like a bitch

For some reason Mexican dads are more supportive than Mexican moms.

Loved this video concept so much & both of your vulnerability! You guys are absolutely killing it , proud of y'all.

I'm from mcallen tx !!! Loving you always 💖