It’s the ’80s and Siegfried & Roy are quickly becoming the hottest act on the Las Vegas Strip. But as the duo rise to fame, the public and the media scrutinize their private lives. Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy is an Apple Original podcast, produced by AT WILL MEDIA. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. Apple.co/Wild_Things
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When you see it outside of your window.
It's the best feeling.
People just cheer and clap when they arrive in Puerto Rico.
Gina Goodwin was born in Puerto Rico, where her mother, Kathy, is a dancer at the Americana Hotel.
There, Kathy first meets a new opening act called Siegfried and Roydez.
Back in the day when she was performing, she was in Puerto Rico, and Siegfried and Roy happened to be opening up for her show.
This is Puerto Rico.
There's nonstop excitement both night and day.
It's 1970, and Siegfried and Roy will soon open their show at the Stardust in Las Vegas.
Until then, they sign a three month contract to perform here.
It was pretty much what you would see in Vegas, but much smaller.
Smaller.
I think Puerto Rico's a place where they ironed out a bunch of kinks.
So one night they're having this house party and some guests noticed a bunch of water coming down the stairs and someone said, you know, you might have a leak.
There might be a plumbing issue upstairs or something.
Is everything okay?
And look at each other and go, Roger.
They had a black panther that they'd locked in their bedroom, and he didn't like being locked up.