Felix Contreras - co-founder and host. Contreras is from a Mexican American family in California. Previously, Contreras was a producer and reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He is also a part-time musician who plays Afro-Cuban percussion with various jazz and Latin bands.
Anamaria Artemisa Sayre - Sayre is from southern California and is of Mexican descent. She previously worked as a multimedia producer with NPR. Sayre began co-hosting the show with Contreras in September 2022.[6][7]
Former hosts
Jasmine Garsd Garcia - Garsd is a reporter and journalist originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She co-founded the show and was a co-host from 2010 through 2016, when she left to work at the BBC.
'El Tiny'
Beginning in 2021, Alt.Latino has hosted "El Tiny," a Tiny Desk takeover focusing on Latin artists during Hispanic Heritage Month.[8] The name comes from a member of Jorge Drexler's band, who used the term to describe the desk during Drexler's 2018 performance.[9]