Ismael Radilla Bello

Ismael is the third generation at Nuevo Paraíso and the first to dry on covered raised beds — which solves a real problem on the coast, where April humidity can ruin an open patio in one afternoon.

He works long naturals, twenty-two to twenty-eight days, and since 2023 a short anaerobic that goes almost entirely to roasters in Mexico City and Monterrey.

He also rents his drying setup to six growers from the ejido, which turned his ranch into the place half the community passes through in harvest season.