This episode will look at the success of Mexican film artists at the Oscars―Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro Gonzalez lfiarritu, Guillermo del Toro, and Emmanuel Lubezki and why US Latinx filmmakers and films are far less prevalent in the industry overall.

Guests: America Ferrera, actress/producer; Patssi Valdez, artist and founding member of the Chicano artist collective ASCO; Vanessa Erazo, entertainment journalist/critic/film curator; Carlos Aguilar, journalist/film critic; Gregory Nava, filmmaker

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