Con Todo: Brown Love Netflix

This week, host Dascha Polanco welcomes two Dominican-American comedians unafraid of breaking traditional media rules to bring their original content to the world. Performers Sasha Merci and Darlene Demorizi – aka Dee Nasty – host Fuse’s brand new social commentary show ‘Like, Share, Dimelo’ and join to discuss the new hustle that content creators like themselves are learning to achieve widespread success.Brown Love is produced by @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence, in collaboration with Dascha Polanco.

This week, host Dascha Polanco gazes through the lens of acclaimed director and cinematographer Nadia Hallgren. The Bronx filmmaker of Puerto Rican descent is behind ‘Becoming,’ the new Netflix documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, and joins us to celebrate the work of Latino creatives behind the camera and to share the thrill of calling your own shots in a crowded, competitive field. 
Brown Love is produced by @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence, in collaboration with Dascha Polanco.

In this episode, we’re talking about the Latino influence on American hip-hop culture. Whether through music, fashion, or even the evolution of language and slang, Latinos on both coasts have added more than a few beats to the urban sounds that have defined the last two generations. And while you can’t necessarily find these next two artists in the recording booth spitting bars, their work--particularly on the West Coast--has certainly captured the essence of hip-hop while simultaneously peppering in their Mexican-American identity or Chicanidad. Our guests this week are the dynamic Chicano duo that’s turned Los Angeles into their personal and professional playground for the last 30 years. Estevan Oriol is a renowned photographer and music video director based in L.A and the mastermind behind the Netflix original documentary ‘L.A. Originals’ co-starring his friend and collaborator Mister Cartoon. Cartoon, himself, is one of the most sought-after tattoo and graffiti artists around who’s inked some of hip-hop’s most notorious. The film delves into their own respective journeys into becoming Chicano icons and explores what happened once their paths converged not just for themselves...but for the culture.  

This week, host Dascha Polanco explores a new generation’s changing attitudes toward gender with drag superstar and actor Valentina, who joins to talk about her journey as both a performer featured in the final season of ‘La Casa de las Flores’ and a queer non-binary person deeply in love with her culture, and her faith. Brown Love is produced by @ConTodoNetflix, a social community for Latino creators and fans alike to come together and celebrate their #LatinXcellence, in collaboration with Dascha Polanco.

Host Dascha Polanco is back with a new season taped from home of Brown Love, starting May 5th.

In the final episode of our first season, host Dascha Polanco sits down with longtime colleague and friend Diane Guerrero (OITNB, Doom Patrol). Together, they reminisce on their time working together on Orange is the New Black, discuss the future of Latinx Hollywood, and flex their Spanish muscles in a game about Latin accents. And, Diane reveals a story about one of her ex’s kinks.
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This episode features clips from the following shows: “Orange is the New Black,” “Elite,” “Made in Mexico,” “How To Get Over A Break Up/Soltera Codiciada,” “El Marginal,” “Always a Witch/Siempre Bruja,” “Fabrizio Copano: Solo Pienso En Mi,” and “Four Seasons in Havana/Cuatro Estaciones en La Habana.” All clips courtesy of Netflix.
Diane Guerrero’s books, In The Country We Love, and My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope, are available online or at your local bookstore.
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.