Pan y Circo explained

Presenter:Diego Luna
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:10

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

Season 2 (2021–22)

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'I've benefited from a racist system': Diego Luna on Amazon's Pan y Circo . The Guardian . Euan . McKirdy . August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: 'Pan y Circo': TV Review . The Hollywood Reporter . Inkoo . Kang . August 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Pan y Circo' On Amazon Prime Video, Where Diego Luna Hosts Dinners With Great Food And Tough Conversations . Joel . Keller . Decider . August 10, 2020.