July 1, 2020 • 33 mins
Selenis Leyva, habla de temas tabúes en su nuevo libro, “Mi Hermana”
Cerramos el mes del “Orgullo LGBTQ+” hablando con Selenis Leyva, actriz Cubana-Dominicana de la popular serie, “Orange is the New Black” de Netflix. Selenis nos cuenta cómo pasó de actuar en la popular serie en Netflix a escribir su primer libro, “Mi Hermana”, en donde cuenta la historia de su hermana transgénero Marisol Leyva y su transición al sexo femenino. Selenis enfatiza la importancia de atreverse a tener conversaciones difíciles sobre la sexualidad y de una vez enfrentar los tabúes que existen dentro de nuestra comunidad Hispana. Selenis también comparte su opinión sobre las tensiones raciales que se viven en los Estados Unidos y los obstáculos que ha enfrentado al ser Afro-Latina y madre soltera en Hollywood.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
This is all. My name is Pi and Riquez Ato's
podcasts Okay, The Netflix Oranges, The New Black lau A
Diary of the Future President, Disney plus and Being a
Prosas two twenty Dominic bron Hell. Hello, my name is
(00:42):
Sai Lenny Slavor, being sali yources crisis for a come
(01:15):
on Jog, Phase two and three, Phase one House and
(01:36):
Happenings and contra and contra. No no positive to charity,
only Meermana Merando, the l G B t q uh
(02:05):
plus Camba ambus eplicanos. Yeah, Joe Mariso confidence in me directly,
we don't live. The Honda c said they are being
no vanity fair, the Caitlin Jenner Joe for Fin Caitlin
(02:34):
subra coma carea pero look around, Poquito kiss as complicadosa blanca, coresos,
carmonas glamor so so in thoses lectoria, there's a PERSONA
(03:06):
persona is ceno afro latina sendo nal latina that I'm
being electoral nostro. The latinos and the conversation Latin Yeah,
probo ma loquez LaMDA et in specifical maintenna trans Espanio,
(03:38):
la latina eruca i carmanera there no so for carparenting
there and comoda transfer and deficit compensate uah public commented
(03:58):
Joe assume will in the coma resul con iplicate la
rason calla droia you have to bear a com or
anything process of am and clara America pork mucco. Yeah, okay,
(04:21):
as fast persona from me, you're okay. Can comodo moving
in portantem and liberal salio in in a bunio, No
i mario in in gleis e our in mals cambing lerio,
(04:59):
libra lot pasos carrib i machismo, and I mean deficive
hantigas semi parres. We don't have said intended. A part
(05:30):
of the deal no has being is una crisis in
Puerto rico samos alexa. Exactly it does much castle second
(05:58):
pieno that filmpo and also as to not necess momento
political mainten device. But to joke meo, no, it's almost
(06:29):
martandoon a simplemented previ is movingportant connect Also I mean
the points yea cosa resources a liberota are familia or
(06:55):
but the felicito Felici and Valentia too familiar, personal familiar,
papimundo no no no felicita, familiamana, comona transition, m Leva
(07:17):
Mario platforms. You're listening to Ala. My name is the
Enriquez Sato's podcast. This is Ala. My name is p
(07:48):
Enriquez Santo's podcast Selene the Girl Coma thro Latina exit
exito in in la pantaia chica como como trees like
the reconosolas area muslementing it bis ciping at the last,
(08:14):
Marcus lobal mente como and gemaiando alto Marcus companies to
campiando and get the momentoue se important memento important, important
(08:45):
memento is questa dividendo and you know united. In lasars
(09:09):
nos al Pasao, it was like and seeing the Left
America Grand the grades to movie movie deficit location plica,
(09:30):
I said, ab al Paso is our well, our ound
blue gard don't the Afro Americano, don the Latino donna
ristmas the rechos, getting la personas comolanca young in location
(09:50):
plica a ton tempo complicao movies sario fabiendo la protesta
at Reno are Sis came being Aquio Aria Joepi and
(10:13):
Soucieno Afro Latina, josel Loquez, Franciso Lokay, Francisola meteos Americanos
contra Latinosa Latona, la negrita Jo Nacio nac the Latino
(10:38):
lemos minegro minegrain. You know, I Bobby mommy on the job,
the rasimo I and then I started, and Linda and
(11:03):
Linda couna cosa the re cid cer tri s meno
e career in ro pack hereros l mint in Senia
(11:24):
to get the unna or exist existed in the Christopher Columbus.
No the no capital Martin Luther King. So you know,
no na its antiguas r sister received log fun sonando
(11:57):
ya not fumka the need nos lo laay open savos
need look primaries where about that for getting for um
(12:26):
And to my mind moment you look at the policy
the mean claramente loc significant so no problem Systemico and
pis and those is para met the Cambria and Jema,
(12:51):
the pancakes, Bamaha lad the l system Bamaha la the
the local in the boing greso necessita exactam, I don't
know es much important ufricawn the doors, Selenic con condo
(13:26):
atris joan mommy b sala mein job friend, pemeo in
in in Guardo Solita Atuano Giorando siri job no time,
(14:01):
I can do it well a way in the nevers
that Joe media column again of your rodante the Puerto
Rican traveling theater. If Labnario don't, the mifadres the ingles
(14:26):
in fine, if community don't. If we own grand room
annuals labria o your bee if not your salia. If
(14:51):
thela e said that's what I want to do it yes,
and test West scenario commands, they will know thereo local too.
(15:19):
In the important moment Gugano locer and momentous by snips,
do not see theo em pelliero em pellio the Trabahar
(15:47):
lucha Alpi is no, it's almost in man temples, you
know practical it is possibly loo. So we don't know
(16:17):
an important the Alberto when we we important Selene totality
(16:37):
star on the tars tormented to care medica so la
close no no becoming sacrifiction jole simple darle Elda the
(17:24):
team to Joe toss atrificate No in the Cca paquierambre
so rale lama to logero camp that the a song
(17:53):
no okay so algo momento replay Wow, I mean, let's replays.
I'll bring Cipio, the Oranges, the New Black. I'll bring
(18:13):
ci orange pan full of Funa, Eva said oranges and
New Black. The netflixata formatos project to the Netflix and
(18:35):
the process argot fruit Momento. No, it's a paso, said
the Bombaso commonly labresi aora. I wouldn't expect that, Eva,
(19:06):
And second to tell Mira, I'm gonna you don't expected Eva,
creepy oque e ment I'll bring citiot. Moment you're listening
to Ola, my name is Diandrique Santo's podcast Welcome Back
(20:03):
to Ala. My name is Didrique Santo's podcast Lido Momentote
name of Tempo okay al and the the High School
(20:29):
Wine Awful. I hated it, No momento, don't they if
the ma Combetti and La Comina eating disorder me So
(20:53):
if moment listening Sola, come with Grande Sali, the Yogarden
and Bronx Manhattan on the super Famosato me and you okay,
and I'm being a professional in no boys, um it's
(21:20):
a it's a premier and you physical, you know, no rablanquita,
Dana the bowling, I the premier and your dado now
Mario y influia influence and who was your biggest influence
(21:49):
during that time when you were a young lady in
high school. I have to say it was it was
really lonely. I think it was really really lonely. Yeah,
it was ma mente codrama or in the castle pano
(22:11):
grande gerra, no comer in grado or come on elacto
joe supplement and no coma. They weren't needed to sort
(22:41):
of different to tell being the flag job in cmple
Stato controller the una impress, he said, than we are
(23:16):
to ok I think in that let in liberal it
(23:41):
doesn't Patias anti persesso meo massa perro grass una low
physical and mas salable. I got me in here ceco
(24:03):
no no gardeners. They're coming a most but also vegetarian.
In ma cab a me latina blanchet. You know down
(24:25):
there's a company of it. My tokay, the sea I
mean say, I can't believe your body is so big yes,
so so, oh my god, yeah, bond it. Okay, you
(24:53):
should have been like, boy, you need to see my mama,
if you only saw my mama, my mom. But you know,
I mean, it's it's I'm in a better place now obviously,
thank God. But it is always a struggle and you
have to fight against fight against it because it can
(25:13):
and then as an actress, oh my gosh, you know
you can take you down a rabbit hole. Um. I
think it's so powerful that that you're sharing that story
that you have with so many in the book because
in doing that, you're helping others, and that you're sharing
that with us here today, you're helping them. Important definitely
(25:49):
is not a big Now you're perfect, familiar, perfect and
groma the dinero imbos and told the la familiars and
told that's last familiars to theeremos laxualis metro pars and
(26:19):
no paris simplemented, no sav and como cera important concio
no important being the locate to save the lokaendo in
(27:00):
a moment super one in santi okay, you know, no
no superlo maximo Okay, No, our mama can be in conversation,
(27:32):
it's more Ato actually to a diary of a future president.
Talk to me about this Disney Plus in Casana, talked
to me about this project. Disney Plus. You know some
(27:52):
being can you have beside lead the Netflix without a platform,
the email their way at Disney class Amoa said this
principals or in laata forma diary of a future president
Strata Nina Cubana Americanasama Garbican nero reida a toy cando
(28:23):
os ma Ela Moreas okayla the only part willing that
Dona Familia Ladina Cubana Americana, Ra Temple represent Linda Parana,
but imprestoria Latino when in in a move Americano Andre struggle,
(28:51):
let me struggle, Familias implemented Latino Cambio Sudas and Juna
said a moulin that can get the momento town and
diz plus long and we need Yeah, it's okay if
(29:24):
theo those are significant A diary of a future president
and Disney Plus, okay, I told me him how he
(29:45):
did lose Backstreet Boys, So proximo do you uh, maybe
let's say what's your favorite Backstreet Voice song? Like you know,
and I'll add a twist and I'll add a twist
to it and you gotta sing it. Yeah, there we go,
I think better. Oh that is that's a lot of pressure.
(30:10):
And I'm gonna tell you why. It's a lot of pressure.
Get you're two? Its Outlando con wound in sync? Okay,
I listen, You're not the only one. I get the
in sync and Backstreet songs confused all the time. So
I'm like, I did too. Do I have to look
it up? This is really sad. But it's not sad,
it's it's listen. I confused them too. So I'll help
(30:33):
you out. Can you help me out? Because the pressure
here is how he d said. Not only does he
want to hear what uh is your favorite Backstreet Boys song?
But he wants you to sing it? Oh so you
know I want it that way? I want it that
way or you got everybody? Yeah, that's an easy one, right,
(30:57):
as as long as you love me, as long as
you love me. I think that we just did three
there and I said a little bit of beach. So no,
I say, you didn't see anything. You're not getting off
the hook, not at least the hook. Oh my god, um,
what what do you the one whoa is there anything like? Oh,
(31:20):
you got me that one. I don't even know if
that's theirs or not. You got me there? Wait, show
show me the meeting of being um lonely? No, not
that one. Larger than life, larger, larger than life. Okay,
how about it's easy, everybody. I wanted that. You're off
the hook. Now, Oh my gosh, describe your most humiliating
(31:50):
moment you've ever had in front of a camera. Alright,
don't just human in detail. I want to know where
it was. I want to know who was involved, and
I want you to describe exactly how you were feeling
your most humiliating moment ever that you want to erase from.
(32:13):
That works, That works, Sell Lenny, Lera, which Republic? Who
are you? Can? Hang? Bromambas, Sell into Ermana, maris plataform
(32:38):
recording of Course in Orange, Just the New Black Uma, Mendoza,
Wanta Know, and Disney plus a diary of a future
president Selenny. All the best to you, sex, stay healthy,
you too. I see Basels, Basels
This is all. My name is Pi and Riquez Ato's
podcasts Okay, The Netflix Oranges, The New Black lau A
Diary of the Future President, Disney plus and Being a
Prosas two twenty Dominic bron Hell. Hello, my name is
(00:42):
Sai Lenny Slavor, being sali yources crisis for a come
(01:15):
on Jog, Phase two and three, Phase one House and
(01:36):
Happenings and contra and contra. No no positive to charity,
only Meermana Merando, the l G B t q uh
(02:05):
plus Camba ambus eplicanos. Yeah, Joe Mariso confidence in me directly,
we don't live. The Honda c said they are being
no vanity fair, the Caitlin Jenner Joe for Fin Caitlin
(02:34):
subra coma carea pero look around, Poquito kiss as complicadosa blanca, coresos,
carmonas glamor so so in thoses lectoria, there's a PERSONA
(03:06):
persona is ceno afro latina sendo nal latina that I'm
being electoral nostro. The latinos and the conversation Latin Yeah,
probo ma loquez LaMDA et in specifical maintenna trans Espanio,
(03:38):
la latina eruca i carmanera there no so for carparenting
there and comoda transfer and deficit compensate uah public commented
(03:58):
Joe assume will in the coma resul con iplicate la
rason calla droia you have to bear a com or
anything process of am and clara America pork mucco. Yeah, okay,
(04:21):
as fast persona from me, you're okay. Can comodo moving
in portantem and liberal salio in in a bunio, No
i mario in in gleis e our in mals cambing lerio,
(04:59):
libra lot pasos carrib i machismo, and I mean deficive
hantigas semi parres. We don't have said intended. A part
(05:30):
of the deal no has being is una crisis in
Puerto rico samos alexa. Exactly it does much castle second
(05:58):
pieno that filmpo and also as to not necess momento
political mainten device. But to joke meo, no, it's almost
(06:29):
martandoon a simplemented previ is movingportant connect Also I mean
the points yea cosa resources a liberota are familia or
(06:55):
but the felicito Felici and Valentia too familiar, personal familiar,
papimundo no no no felicita, familiamana, comona transition, m Leva
(07:17):
Mario platforms. You're listening to Ala. My name is the
Enriquez Sato's podcast. This is Ala. My name is p
(07:48):
Enriquez Santo's podcast Selene the Girl Coma thro Latina exit
exito in in la pantaia chica como como trees like
the reconosolas area muslementing it bis ciping at the last,
(08:14):
Marcus lobal mente como and gemaiando alto Marcus companies to
campiando and get the momentoue se important memento important, important
(08:45):
memento is questa dividendo and you know united. In lasars
(09:09):
nos al Pasao, it was like and seeing the Left
America Grand the grades to movie movie deficit location plica,
(09:30):
I said, ab al Paso is our well, our ound
blue gard don't the Afro Americano, don the Latino donna
ristmas the rechos, getting la personas comolanca young in location
(09:50):
plica a ton tempo complicao movies sario fabiendo la protesta
at Reno are Sis came being Aquio Aria Joepi and
(10:13):
Soucieno Afro Latina, josel Loquez, Franciso Lokay, Francisola meteos Americanos
contra Latinosa Latona, la negrita Jo Nacio nac the Latino
(10:38):
lemos minegro minegrain. You know, I Bobby mommy on the job,
the rasimo I and then I started, and Linda and
(11:03):
Linda couna cosa the re cid cer tri s meno
e career in ro pack hereros l mint in Senia
(11:24):
to get the unna or exist existed in the Christopher Columbus.
No the no capital Martin Luther King. So you know,
no na its antiguas r sister received log fun sonando
(11:57):
ya not fumka the need nos lo laay open savos
need look primaries where about that for getting for um
(12:26):
And to my mind moment you look at the policy
the mean claramente loc significant so no problem Systemico and
pis and those is para met the Cambria and Jema,
(12:51):
the pancakes, Bamaha lad the l system Bamaha la the
the local in the boing greso necessita exactam, I don't
know es much important ufricawn the doors, Selenic con condo
(13:26):
atris joan mommy b sala mein job friend, pemeo in
in in Guardo Solita Atuano Giorando siri job no time,
(14:01):
I can do it well a way in the nevers
that Joe media column again of your rodante the Puerto
Rican traveling theater. If Labnario don't, the mifadres the ingles
(14:26):
in fine, if community don't. If we own grand room
annuals labria o your bee if not your salia. If
(14:51):
thela e said that's what I want to do it yes,
and test West scenario commands, they will know thereo local too.
(15:19):
In the important moment Gugano locer and momentous by snips,
do not see theo em pelliero em pellio the Trabahar
(15:47):
lucha Alpi is no, it's almost in man temples, you
know practical it is possibly loo. So we don't know
(16:17):
an important the Alberto when we we important Selene totality
(16:37):
star on the tars tormented to care medica so la
close no no becoming sacrifiction jole simple darle Elda the
(17:24):
team to Joe toss atrificate No in the Cca paquierambre
so rale lama to logero camp that the a song
(17:53):
no okay so algo momento replay Wow, I mean, let's replays.
I'll bring Cipio, the Oranges, the New Black. I'll bring
(18:13):
ci orange pan full of Funa, Eva said oranges and
New Black. The netflixata formatos project to the Netflix and
(18:35):
the process argot fruit Momento. No, it's a paso, said
the Bombaso commonly labresi aora. I wouldn't expect that, Eva,
(19:06):
And second to tell Mira, I'm gonna you don't expected Eva,
creepy oque e ment I'll bring citiot. Moment you're listening
to Ola, my name is Diandrique Santo's podcast Welcome Back
(20:03):
to Ala. My name is Didrique Santo's podcast Lido Momentote
name of Tempo okay al and the the High School
(20:29):
Wine Awful. I hated it, No momento, don't they if
the ma Combetti and La Comina eating disorder me So
(20:53):
if moment listening Sola, come with Grande Sali, the Yogarden
and Bronx Manhattan on the super Famosato me and you okay,
and I'm being a professional in no boys, um it's
(21:20):
a it's a premier and you physical, you know, no rablanquita,
Dana the bowling, I the premier and your dado now
Mario y influia influence and who was your biggest influence
(21:49):
during that time when you were a young lady in
high school. I have to say it was it was
really lonely. I think it was really really lonely. Yeah,
it was ma mente codrama or in the castle pano
(22:11):
grande gerra, no comer in grado or come on elacto
joe supplement and no coma. They weren't needed to sort
(22:41):
of different to tell being the flag job in cmple
Stato controller the una impress, he said, than we are
(23:16):
to ok I think in that let in liberal it
(23:41):
doesn't Patias anti persesso meo massa perro grass una low
physical and mas salable. I got me in here ceco
(24:03):
no no gardeners. They're coming a most but also vegetarian.
In ma cab a me latina blanchet. You know down
(24:25):
there's a company of it. My tokay, the sea I
mean say, I can't believe your body is so big yes,
so so, oh my god, yeah, bond it. Okay, you
(24:53):
should have been like, boy, you need to see my mama,
if you only saw my mama, my mom. But you know,
I mean, it's it's I'm in a better place now obviously,
thank God. But it is always a struggle and you
have to fight against fight against it because it can
(25:13):
and then as an actress, oh my gosh, you know
you can take you down a rabbit hole. Um. I
think it's so powerful that that you're sharing that story
that you have with so many in the book because
in doing that, you're helping others, and that you're sharing
that with us here today, you're helping them. Important definitely
(25:49):
is not a big Now you're perfect, familiar, perfect and
groma the dinero imbos and told the la familiars and
told that's last familiars to theeremos laxualis metro pars and
(26:19):
no paris simplemented, no sav and como cera important concio
no important being the locate to save the lokaendo in
(27:00):
a moment super one in santi okay, you know, no
no superlo maximo Okay, No, our mama can be in conversation,
(27:32):
it's more Ato actually to a diary of a future president.
Talk to me about this Disney Plus in Casana, talked
to me about this project. Disney Plus. You know some
(27:52):
being can you have beside lead the Netflix without a platform,
the email their way at Disney class Amoa said this
principals or in laata forma diary of a future president
Strata Nina Cubana Americanasama Garbican nero reida a toy cando
(28:23):
os ma Ela Moreas okayla the only part willing that
Dona Familia Ladina Cubana Americana, Ra Temple represent Linda Parana,
but imprestoria Latino when in in a move Americano Andre struggle,
(28:51):
let me struggle, Familias implemented Latino Cambio Sudas and Juna
said a moulin that can get the momento town and
diz plus long and we need Yeah, it's okay if
(29:24):
theo those are significant A diary of a future president
and Disney Plus, okay, I told me him how he
(29:45):
did lose Backstreet Boys, So proximo do you uh, maybe
let's say what's your favorite Backstreet Voice song? Like you know,
and I'll add a twist and I'll add a twist
to it and you gotta sing it. Yeah, there we go,
I think better. Oh that is that's a lot of pressure.
(30:10):
And I'm gonna tell you why. It's a lot of pressure.
Get you're two? Its Outlando con wound in sync? Okay,
I listen, You're not the only one. I get the
in sync and Backstreet songs confused all the time. So
I'm like, I did too. Do I have to look
it up? This is really sad. But it's not sad,
it's it's listen. I confused them too. So I'll help
(30:33):
you out. Can you help me out? Because the pressure
here is how he d said. Not only does he
want to hear what uh is your favorite Backstreet Boys song?
But he wants you to sing it? Oh so you
know I want it that way? I want it that
way or you got everybody? Yeah, that's an easy one, right,
(30:57):
as as long as you love me, as long as
you love me. I think that we just did three
there and I said a little bit of beach. So no,
I say, you didn't see anything. You're not getting off
the hook, not at least the hook. Oh my god, um,
what what do you the one whoa is there anything like? Oh,
(31:20):
you got me that one. I don't even know if
that's theirs or not. You got me there? Wait, show
show me the meeting of being um lonely? No, not
that one. Larger than life, larger, larger than life. Okay,
how about it's easy, everybody. I wanted that. You're off
the hook. Now, Oh my gosh, describe your most humiliating
(31:50):
moment you've ever had in front of a camera. Alright,
don't just human in detail. I want to know where
it was. I want to know who was involved, and
I want you to describe exactly how you were feeling
your most humiliating moment ever that you want to erase from.
(32:13):
That works, That works, Sell Lenny, Lera, which Republic? Who
are you? Can? Hang? Bromambas, Sell into Ermana, maris plataform
(32:38):
recording of Course in Orange, Just the New Black Uma, Mendoza,
Wanta Know, and Disney plus a diary of a future
president Selenny. All the best to you, sex, stay healthy,
you too. I see Basels, Basels
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