Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast hosted by artist FavyFav and art historian Babelito. Join them as they discuss everything from pop culture and art to issues of race, gender and class in Latinx communities.
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The 2000 teens?..tens?... however your say it, were amazing years for music and podcasts. In this episode, Favyfav and Babelito reveal their top 5 albums of the decade detailing the reasons why the songs on those albums were so significant to them. From Beyonce to Rita Indiana, this episode is filled with nostalgia, good memories and of course lots and lots of great music. Stay tuned till the end to hear some of the albums and artists that didn't make the cut and some shout outs to the Latinx mu...
Happy 2020, y'all! This week FavyFav and Babelito look back at 2019 and talk about the new music they were into. Los chicos pick their top three songs each and announce the official LWL Album and Podcast pick of the year! Top Three Songs of 2019 FavyFav NYC BABY - MALUCA Perrea Conmigo - Tomasa del Real ft DJ Blass, Maicol Superstar, DJ Urba, El Licenciado 10% - KAYTRANDA ft Kali Uchis Babelito El Pregón de los Caramelos - Niño de Elche Guapa - Juan Wauters Pais Nublado - Helado Negro 2019 Album...
All I want for Christmas is...buñuelos?! This week, Favy and Babs get into their favorite holidays foods! They talk about some of their family traditions, get into the dos and don'ts of chilaquiles, Babelito gives us his famous ponche recipe and Favy tries really hard to stay awake. Y'all are in for a holiday treat! And as always send your emails to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode. #podsincolor #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #supportlatinxbands #lwlpo...
On this occasion, Babelito interviews the director of Arquetopia in Mexico and Peru, a residency program that both him and FavyFav have attended. They discuss the Middle Eastern influences on Mexican food and Francisco explains the process of developing residency programs in sites such as Puebla, Oaxaca and Cuzco. They talk about the myth of the artist, the myth of art and the problems Arquetopia has had with residents who seek to live their Latin American fantasies through their cultural produc...
In this episode, los batos de LWL play the beloved game of La Lotería! From its colonial origins to the ways our communities engage with its iconography, this board game has been part of the Latinx imaginary for more than one hundred years. In the sprit of the ABC’s of Latinidad, FavyFav and Babelito deconstruct each and every card with criticism and lots of humor. Also, Cynthia Neri Lewis from Rio Hondo College wrote her master thesis on this popular game and she weighs in the racist history of...
No estaban muertos, andaban de parranda. They are back, cabronxs! In this Guara Guara la Cuchara, Latinos Who Lunch talk about all the cooking, all the traveling, all the reading, and all the eating they did in the last three months. Favy traveled everywhere from Oaxaca to Marfa and Babelito was deep in research. They talk about the right way of cooking beans, the Oaxaca Muxes and their favorite cooking shows! They also detail their new plans for the podcasts and the projects they have been busy...
Después de más de tres años of continuous work, FavyFav and Babelito have decided to take a much-needed break, and in this exit episode, they get into the reasons why they decided to stop for a bit, friendship expectations, and their plans for the future of the podcast. Also, Babelito gives us a recipe for his own version of huevos en cazuela and Favy sets the record straight on the difference between Spanish chorizo and Mexican chorizo. Stay tuned till the end for recommendations and much more....
En esta ocasión, we bring you an amazing live episode from LWL’s hometown of Las Vegas. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) hosted FavyFav, Babelito and Dr. Erika Abad to indulge in a conversation about Latinx queer representation in television. They focus on five shows to dissect the importance and problems behind them. From Jane the Virgin to Pose, this conversation reveals how these television shows, while they highlight the visibility of our communities, are at the same time not perfe...
This week FavyFav brings you a special episode of The Art People Podcast! In December of 2018, Favy was in Oakland, California and got the chance to sit down and talk to cultural producer, media scholar and full-time joto, Juan Antonio Fernandez. Listen in as they talk about the ‘90s in LA, producing shows in New York, academics, party lines, Instagram archives and much much more! You can follow Juan on Instagram @no_controles. If you are in the Bay Area, check out the exhibition Chosen Familias...
In this episode, LWL brings you an interview with Analú Lopez that is sure to wash away all those unwoke feelings of nationhood. Analú María López is a librarian, archivist, and photographer of Xi'úi (Pame) and Guachichil descent from Chichimec tribes of Mexico. Her job as a librarian in Chicago has allowed her to see how different forms of knowledge are shared amongst local indigenous communities and scholars alike. In this interview, Analú and Babelito talk about the difference between decolon...
FaviFav and Babelito host a dynamic panel at the Fusebox Festival, featuring artists and scholars who delve into their experiences as Latinx individuals who are perceived as white. They discuss personal realizations of privilege, the impact of tokenism, navigating cultural identity, and the challenges of confronting racism within white spaces. The conversation extends to the intersection of white and queer identities and the ethical responsibilities of white-passing Latinos in advocating for the broader Latinx community, including Afro-Latinos.
Ready for the second part of Latinos Who Catch Up? FavyFav and Babelito had soo much to talk about that they decided to do TWO Guara Guara (free-form) episodes back to back! This episode starts with a worldwide inventory of the different types of Doritos and ends with some amazing recommendations. Also, Favy describes his experience at his cousin's incredible quinceañera. From the most epic waltz to fireworks on the dance floor, Favy details this party of epic proportions. And as always makes su...
After several months of hard work and live gigs, Babelito and FavyFav are in the same room to record, not 1 but 2 Guara Guara (free-form) episodes! In this first part Favy tells us all about his experiences installing artwork around the country, his reactions to the Oprah exhibition in D.C. and the Frida show in Brooklyn. Also, they get into Favy's recent solo exhibit in Houston and the way Tex-Mex food has been co-opted as a signifier of Mexican food around the world. Stay tuned till the end to...
This week we bring a special episode brought to you by the podcast Grizzly Kiki! ___ Your FAVY Could Never! On this episode, we KiKi with FavyFav (aka Justin Favela), a Las Vegas-based artist & co-host of the Latinos Who Lunch podcast. The inspiration for Favy's large-scale installation pieces are drawn from his own Latino roots, as well as popular culture. Employing tissue paper & cardboard as his principle media, he often takes over entire gallery spaces. His first installation in New ...
Do you want to hear two nerds geeking out over indie music? Well guess what Mimi? This episode is for you! Babelito continue his series of interviews, this time le toca a Pat from De Colores Collective (DeCoCo). In Dallas Pat is a librarian during the day and a badass music booker at night. She is also the co-founder of DeCoCo where she is the tech producer. Pat visited Babelito in his Chicago home, and after a couple of micheladas, empezaron a chismorrear sobre musica, comida and their make bel...
Latinos Who Lunch interview Angélica Negrón and José Olivares from their favorite band, Balún! From a lesson on Mofongo and Boricua fast food joints to the ways cooking and music have played into their relationship, Angélica and José explain the development of Balún from their beginnings all the way to their newest and most successful record, Prisma Tropical. Stay tune to the end to hear some amazing music recommendations from this Latinx indie power couple and a breakdown of their 2018 single "...
This week FavyFav and Babelito opened the LWL vault and decided to re-air a fan fave, "Not My Monument."-You wanna talk about monuments!? Well guess what, Mimi…WE DID! This week FavyFav and Babelito discuss the terrorist attack in Charlottesville through a conversation surrounding the history of monuments and their function in society. From statues of Christopher Columbus in Puerto Rico, to university mascots around the country, monuments preserve a very selective history that must be challenged...
In this episode we bring you another conversation with a badass chicana artist. This time Babelito chats with his Chicago fave, Yvette Mayorga, to talk about her rising career as a visual artist, her struggles as a Latinx artist and whether or not pozole granos belong in menudo. Yvette’s work seduces viewers through its sugar-rush aesthetic and femme impossibility. However, upon close inspection, Yvette aims to go beyond what the eye can see and calls out our complicity in the injustices she den...
This week FavyFav shares a conversations he had last Fall with the amazing Nathalie Farfan of La Brujas Club and Morado Lens. Listen in as they talk about Jersey, self-care, Ivy Queen and white magic. And as always make sure to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode. #podsincolor #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod
FavyFav and Babelito visit Austin, TX this week and chat with one of their favorite artists, José Villalobos. As a sculptor and performance artist working in Texas and the border, Villalobos has managed to create a body of work that tackles issues of queer identity and erasure without relying on old stereotypes nor expected old tropes. Instead, Villalobos has dismantled narratives of Latinx identity in the U.S. and has brought to the scene a new and refreshing take on queer aesthetics and politi...
Este episodio is for all our Boricuas out there! On this occasion, Babelito sits with Lester Rey, an amazing Chicago musician, to talk about his new projects and the ways his mother's feminism has influenced all his musical adventures. Lester also talks about the reality of being a musician with a day job, his religious upbringing and his principal musical influences, which range from bugaloo to rock. Stay tuned to hear some amazing Chicago band recommendations and a little PSA from Babelito's n...
Last year, as part of "Money for Our Movements, A Social Justice Fundraising Conference," organized by Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), Babelito and FavyFav met Edgar Villanueva, an expert on social justice philanthropy. As a keynote speaker of the conference, Edgar spoke about his book, Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance. This book is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. In...
This week we bring yet another special episode from our cousin podcast Cabronas Y Chingonas (CYC) - "Today's lecture is guided by the one and only Babelito of Latinos Who Lunch podcast! Get to know about the inspiration behind the professor's studies and how our world revolves around the colonial period. Then take inspiration from Juana Inés, whose life and story was dramatized on the Netflix series of the same name." Follow Cabronas y Chingonas @CYCpodcast and cabronasychingonas.com #SupportBro...
Alma Lopez became a nationally known visual artist when her art piece titled “Our Lady,” became the center of controversy in a dispute where freedom of expression and repressive traditionalism enlarged the already grandeur of her work. In this interview, Lopez recounts the details leading and following the initial controversy in 2001, and her most recent publication on the case, Our Lady of Controversy, a book of essays in which women scholars and artists describe the importance of this seminal ...
The emails continue to pour in and we couldn't help but record yet another listener letter episode. This time, los chicos de LWL answer questions concerning issues of identity and race within our communities, zumba instructors and tips about going to therapy for the first time. They also analyze the ways in which media erases Latinx people in the wake of tragedies such as the white supremacist rallies last year. Stay tuned till the end to hear some music recommendations from Babelito and Favy's ...
This week we bring you a very special episode from our cousin podcast Cabronas y Chingonas (CYC Podcast) - "This extra long episode is jam packed with star power! Myte is joined by the amazing Favy Fav of Latinos Who Lunch podcast and Eva Arreguin of De Colores Radio to talk about fat representation in the media. It's no surprise that the current state of it is trash but nevertheless we get into it! Follow Eva @EvaArreguin and Favy at @FavyFav Their respective podcasts: @DeColoresCo and @latinos...
So many letters, so little time. LWL read your letters and get into new recommendations of podcasts in Spanish, Babelito talks about books to deconstruct faux-woke-ness and Favy discusses Central American erasure and colorism. This episode will answer some of your burning questions!!! LWL Stay tuned till the end to hear their take on the new Solange album and much, much more! As always send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode. #podsincolor #supportbro...
This week Babelito speaks to his Chicago roommate Luisito about everything from cooking bologna in their apartment to the perils of going to grad school. Luis Morales Villalba is better know as Luisito from the podcast “Single Bilingual and Dizque Ready to Mingle.” Dizque Ready is an audio diary of a queer, Latinx migrant who shares his thoughts and feels about love and relationships. They speak about the fragile transitions of their lives during 2018 and the importance of having a supportive ro...
Oh… you didn't like our review of Roma?! Ok… we see you. After we released our “Episode 111: Roma Redux,” in which Babelito and FavyFav deconstructed Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma. They received so many responses that they decided to do a Listener Letters episode about it. Is Roma more than a win for Mexico? Is Cleo more nuanced than it appears at first sight or just an underdeveloped character? Los chicos de LWL reconsider several points of the film and re-affirm others after listening to your comments...
This week we are honoring a dear compadre que se nos fue. Ed Fuentes was a cultural journalist and one of the biggest Latinos Who Lunch supporters. Fuentes was a writer and an advocate for Latinx artists on the West Coast and his absence will be felt for a long long time… Rest in power amigo. Our friend and colleague Ed Fuentes talked to us about his career as an advocate for Chicanx arts. Through his blog, Paint this Desert, he was able to highlight the artistic diversity of our communities in ...
