Pan y Circo

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Pan y Circo (Spanish for "Bread and Circus") is a Mexican Spanish-language talk show TV series that premiered on Amazon Video on August 7, 2020. The show is hosted by actor Diego Luna and was produced by La Corriente del Golfo, a production company run by Luna and fellow Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal. In each episode, Luna and six guests sit for a meal prepared by a notable Mexican chef and discuss some sociopolitical issue.[1] The guests include politicians, activists, academics, artists and celebrities.[2] The show's first episode was filmed last, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and shows Luna and his guests all sitting at home, eating while videoconferencing together.[3]

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Chronicles of the Pandemic: Covid-19 and its Consequences"Gregory AllenAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Guests: Julia Carabias, , Emiliano Monge, . Chef: . Additional interviews with: , Carlos Martínez,  [es], , Hugo López-Gatell.[4]
2"#NotOneMore: Gender Violence"Gregory AllenAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Guests: , , ,  [es], , Marion Reimers. Chef: .[5]
3"Failures of Prohibition: Drug Legalization"Gregory AllenAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Guests: Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, , Gael García Bernal, Juan Manuel Santos, . Chef: Enrique Olvera.[6]
4"The Future is Here: Climate Change"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: Rubén Albarrán, Ruth Buendia, Julia Carabias, José M. Hernández, Ninfa Salinas Sada, Liliana Saumet. Chef: .[7]
5"My Body is Mine: Abortion"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: , Ana de la Reguera, Fr. , Martha Lucía Mícher, , Olga Sánchez Cordero. Chef: .[8]
6"No One is Illegal: Immigrants and Emigrants"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: Alberto Capella, Arturo Sarukhán, Carlos Martínez, Marisoul Hernández, , . Chef: Javier Plascencia.[9]
7"Looking Ourselves in the Mirror: Identity and Racism"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests:  [es], Pedro Cayuqueo, , , . Chef: .[10]

Reception[]

Inkoo Kang of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the choice of guests as leading to tepid conversations, giving as an example the episode on abortion, which did not include anyone opposed to abortion. She did single out two episodes for praise: the episode on the drug war, and especially the episode on immigration, in which she wrote it was "truly fascinating" to hear Mexicans wrestle with their own country's anti-immigrant attitudes.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ McKirdy, Euan (August 7, 2020). "'I've benefited from a racist system': Diego Luna on Amazon's Pan y Circo". The Guardian.
  2. ^ a b Kang, Inkoo (August 6, 2020). "'Pan y Circo': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Keller, Joel (August 10, 2020). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Pan y Circo' On Amazon Prime Video, Where Diego Luna Hosts Dinners With Great Food And Tough Conversations". Decider.
  4. ^ Pan y Circo: Crónicas de la pandemia: COVID-19 y sus consecuencias, La Corriente del Golfo
  5. ^ Pan y Circo: #NiUnaMás: violencia de género, La Corriente del Golfo
  6. ^ Pan y Circo: Fracasos del prohibicionismo: legalización de drogas, La Corriente del Golfo
  7. ^ Pan y Circo: El futuro nos alcanzó: Cambio Climático, La Corriente del Golfo
  8. ^ Pan y Circo: Mi cuerpo es mío: Interrupción del embarazo, La Corriente del Golfo
  9. ^ Pan y Circo: Nadie es ilegal: Migrantes de ida y vuelta, La Corriente del Golfo
  10. ^ Pan y Circo: Mirarnos al espejo: Identidad y Racismo, La Corriente del Golfo

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