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Beto Perez

11 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2017 by Alberto Perlman · said 4 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Beto Perez's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Alberto Perlman (3), Guy Raz (1)

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Everything said about Beto Perez, oldest first

Jan 2, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Perlman: Zumba infomercial script was written in Spanish phonetics
“Alberto Aguillon and I had to write the whole infomercial script in Spanish phonetics.”
Alberto Perlman Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 18:09 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Beto Perez: First North Miami gym audition drew 25 people for one hour
“And they coming in, three people, four, five, six, and one moment I had like a 25 people, and people clap every song, and the audition it was for 15 minutes, and I danced for one hour.”
Beto Perez Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 4:21 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Beto Perez accidentally created Zumba after forgetting his aerobics music
“And the only music that I have with me in this moment, it was a cassette with Latin music, more cumbia, merengue, salsa, different kind of music.”
Beto Perez Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 1:56 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Perlman: Zumba's original plan was selling workout VHS tapes on TV
“And so then we said, okay, let's, we need to create some videos of your class. And basically create a collection, a DVD set. It was VHS at the time, actually, a VHS set. And sell it on TV, so we can explain where it comes from, and why, and what the results ar…”
Alberto Perlman Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 9:59 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Perez: Kellogg's paid Zumba a $50,000 contract for cereal box DVDs
“Yeah, good contract. Like a 50 thousand dollar for the contract.”
Beto Perez Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 22:06 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017 positive
Insight
Perlman: Zumba uses non-verbal visual cueing so music leads the class
“And so he doesn't scream at people in the class, or there's no talking. It's only visual cueing, so with hand signals, we tell people what to do. And the magic is letting the music lead the choreography, lead the class”
Alberto Perlman Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 11:37 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Jan 2, 2017
Assertion Supported
Perlman: Beto Perez Originally Called His Miami Dance Class 'Rumbacize'
“At that point, Beto, here in Miami, he called this class Roomba size, because Roomba in Spanish means to party,”
Alberto Perlman Jan 2, 2017 ▶ 6:54 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman
Dec 4, 2017 positive
Insight
Perlman: Zumba's product breakthrough was replacing verbal instruction with visual cueing
“And so he doesn't scream at people in the class, or there's no talking. It's only visual cueing, so with hand signals, we tell people what to do. And the magic is letting the music lead the choreography, lead the class”
Alberto Perlman Dec 4, 2017 ▶ 12:05 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman (January, 2017)
Dec 4, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Perez: Miami Gym Audition Drew 25 People and Lasted One Hour
“And they coming in, three people, four, five, six, and one moment I had like a 25 people, and people clap every song, and the audition, it was for 15 minutes, and I danced for one hour.”
Beto Perez Dec 4, 2017 ▶ 4:48 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman (January, 2017)
Dec 4, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Perez: Zumba began after forgetting aerobics tapes and using Latin music
“And the only music that I have with me in this moment, it was a cassette with Latin music, more cumbia, merengue, salsa, different kind of music.”
Beto Perez Dec 4, 2017 ▶ 2:24 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman (January, 2017)
Dec 4, 2017 positive
Insight
Perlman: Zumba succeeded by offering exercise people actually want to do
“And I'm like, this guy doesn't know it, but he has discovered like the magic pill. He has discovered the exercise that people want to do instead of the exercise that people have to do.”
Alberto Perlman Dec 4, 2017 ▶ 9:52 Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman (January, 2017)
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