Episodes
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...
Published 05/26/20
Published 05/26/20
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...
Published 05/19/20
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...
Published 05/12/20
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...
Published 05/05/20
Host Dascha Polanco is back with a new season taped from home of Brown Love, starting May 5th.
Published 05/04/20
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.
Published 03/31/20
Host Dascha Polanco sits down with some of Netflix’s rising stars to talk about the duality of being a “third-culture kid” - too Latino for their gringo friends yet not Latino enough for their family. Jason Genao (On My Block) hails from New Jersey, just outside of NYC; Karrie Martin (Gentefied) was born and raised in New Orleans. Together, they talk all about being raised Latino *and* American, their LA culture shock and what happens when they head back to the motherland.
Published 03/24/20
This week, host Dascha Polanco sits down with a couple of class clowns Oscar Nuñez (The Office, Mr. Iglesias), and Carlos Santos (Gentefied). They joke, they finish each other’s sentences, they discuss bilingual comedy... and just how cringe-worthy political candidates have been trying to win the Latino vote by speaking Spanish in the 2020 election race.
Published 03/17/20
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.”
Published 03/10/20
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.
Published 03/03/20
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.
Published 02/25/20
Welcome to Brown Love, the show where we get real about all the things Latinx communities are talking about on your timeline, brought to you by Netflix and Con Todo! Each week, host Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black) will be talking to Latinos in Hollywood who are making space for our communities to see ourselves, in all our colors and flavors.
Published 02/18/20