They're newlyweds from the same Jalisco town. He moved to L.A. at 2; she came three years ago. What's on their TV? Netflix in English or Pantaya in Spanish?
Over a dinner of carne asada, homemade salsa and grilled cactus, Salvador and Esmeralda sit down to discuss their Friday-night viewing habits.
Salvador asks Esmeralda what she thinks of “Gentefied,” which deals with the issue of gentrification in a Mexican American community in Boyle Heights. Esmeralda does not totally identify with the characters but says the show reflects to her how brutal the U.S. economy can be on regular people in this country.
As for Pantaya, even Salvador admits he can often find something to his liking there. Lately he’s enjoyed “Bronco: The Series,” aabout a beloved Mexican regional band fronted by Jose Guadalupe Esparza, known as much for his voice as for his dark skin and Indigenous features. That show is more attuned to his values on representation, though Salvador says more is needed.Alan Sokol, chief executive of parent company Hemisphere, toldnewsletter that the service wants 2.
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