Pan y Circo
Presented byDiego Luna
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10

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 García 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, Daptnhe Cuevas, Emiliano Monge, Samuel Ponce de León. Chef: Jair Téllez. Additional interviews with: Elena Reygadas, Carlos Martínez, Yásnaya Aguilar [es], Dayra Fyah, Hugo López-Gatell.[4]
2"#NotOneMore: Gender Violence"Gregory AllenAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Guests: Andrea Medina Rosas, Dayra Fyah, Dilcya Samantha García, Araceli Osorio Martínez [es], María Candelaria Ochoa, Marion Reimers. Chef: Alexander Suástegui.[5]
3"Failures of Prohibition: Drug Legalization"Gregory AllenAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Guests: Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Dení Álvarez Icaza, Gael García Bernal, Juan Manuel Santos, Zara Snapp. Chef: Enrique Olvera.[6]
4"The Future is Here: Climate Change"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: Rubén Albarrán, Ruth Buendía, Julia Carabias, José M. Hernández, Ninfa Salinas Sada, Liliana Saumet. Chef: Elena Reygadas.[7]
5"My Body is Mine: Abortion"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: Daptnhe Cuevas, Ana de la Reguera, Fr. Julián Cruzalta, Martha Lucía Mícher, Nadine Flora Gasman, Olga Sánchez Cordero. Chef: Alejandra Barbabosa.[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, Irma Mendoza, Odilia Romero. Chef: Javier Plascencia.[9]
7"Looking Ourselves in the Mirror: Identity and Racism"Gregory AllenAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Guests: Yásnaya Aguilar [es], Pedro Cayuqueo, Eugenia Iturriaga, Rogelio Jiménez Pons, Eduardo López. Chef: Jair Téllez.[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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