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Life is a Telenovela

Telenovelas are ridiculous, over-the-top, and absurdly entertaining. But if you're thinking that they are just frivolous fun—think again. Telenovelas have had an outsized influence on Mexico, from helping to bring down the world’s most notorious drug lord “El Chapo” to increasing the sales of birth control. But as Mexico changes, telenovelas are struggling to keep up with a new wave of daring television. I speak to Mexico’s first openly gay telenovela actor, Rebelde's Christian Chavez, one of...

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  Cultural Appropriation & Mexican Food (Pt. 2: Food, Race, and Power)

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  Vicente Fox, Ex-President of Mexico, on the Drug War, President López Obra…

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  Cultural Appropriation & Mexican Food (Pt. 1: Who Owns Mexican Food?)

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  Chef Enrique Olvera on Cultural Appropriation, Trump's Possible Reelection…

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  Deported

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  Locked Down in Mexico City