Machismo Mindsets

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03/03/20 • 37 min

This week, host Dascha Polanco sits down with JJ Soria (Gentefied) and Julio Macias (On My Block) and they dig deep into a vulnerable conversation about machismo within the Latino community. Did they experience it growing up? Has it shaped the way they live and love in 2020? Come for a candid conversation about gender roles, stay to learn how a prostate cancer scare can turn into a love story.

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Clips from “On My Block” and “Gentefied” courtesy of Netflix.

In collaboration with @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence.

“Brown Love” is produced for Netflix by Futuro Studios.

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Clips from “On My Block” and “Gentefied” courtesy of Netflix.

In collaboration with @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence.

“Brown Love” is produced for Netflix by Futuro Studios.

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Host Dascha Polanco invites Selenis Leyva (Orange is the New Black) and Julissa Calderon (Gentefied) into her living room to discuss navigating Hollywood as Afro-Latinas and Dominican-Americans in an industry that struggles to recognize all the ways of being Latino. Through laughter and tears they cover topics ranging from the importance of inclusivity and their experiences with colorism in the Latino community, to what’s new in Dominican slang.

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Clips from “Orange is the New Black” and “Gentefied” courtesy of Netflix.

Selenis and Marizol Leyva’s new book “My Sister: How One Sibling's Transition Changed Us Both” comes out on March 24 on Bold Type Books.

In collaboration with @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence.

“Brown Love” is produced for Netflix by Futuro Studios.

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This week host Dascha Polanco welcomes ancestral magic into her living room as guest Annie Gonzalez (Gentefied) cleanses the space with sage just before a tarot reading. Jessica Marie Garcia (On My Block) also joins to chat about tapping into your divine power, fighting to be seen in Hollywood, and unsolicited dick pics. Plus, they get into some weird wellness trends in a hilarious game of “Namaste or Nada Mas.”

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Clips from “Gentefied” and “On My Block” courtesy of Netflix.

In collaboration with @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence.

“Brown Love” is produced for Netflix by Futuro Studios.