Overview
- The Oct. 6 Tiny Desk session, recorded at NPR’s Washington office, ran about 21 minutes and featured seven signature songs from the puppet newscast’s catalog.
- Tulio Triviño opened with a visa quip about their time in Washington matching their work-permit window, setting a satirical tone that continued through updated lyrics about visas and illegality.
- A crocodile puppet in a red cap with blond hair evoked Trump and ICE in a visual gag that punctuated the performance’s critique of U.S. immigration enforcement.
- The appearance was part of NPR Music’s El Tiny lineup for Hispanic Heritage Month, with roughly 15 team members—including creators Álvaro Díaz and Pedro Peirano and musicians like Pablo Ilabaca and Pedropiedra—traveling for the taping.
- The video drew more than a million YouTube views in under 12 hours and climbed to multiple millions within a day, amplifying the franchise as it readies the announced feature 31 Minutos: Calurosa Navidad for later in 2025.