A native of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, Betto Arcos is an independent radio producer and host of KPFK 90.7 FM's world music show "Global Village" (Tuesdays, 11AM-1PM, PST), a daily program he created as music director in 1997.

Betto is a freelance reporter for PRI-BBC's The World and NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.