These 3 comedians are taking on the lack of Black representation in Spanish media with a podcast that borrows a quip from Dave Chapelle: No hay negros en el Tíbet — 'There are no Black people in Tibet.'
"There comes a time where it's so absurd that it makes you laugh. When they stopped me for the 29th time, I'm just like 'what do you need from me? You want me to pat myself down?'" added Thior."At the end of the day, it's the only way [to deal]."
"A lot of the time, when you watch TV or movies, the Black women are generally vulnerable and at the mercy of someone who's acting as a white savior, or they're prostitutes. I've done five films in my career as an actress. And in four of them, I've been a prostitute."
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