La Mezcla
La Mezcla is a freeform conversation with mixed race and first-generation artists and comedians in New York City. Each week we explore themes of culture, belonging, perseverance, awkwardness, and home cooked food. Hosted by Peruvian-American comedian Adrian Burke.
Episodes
November 18, 2021 • 51 mins
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About our guest: Otter Lee (He/They) is a Queer NYC-based actor, comedian, writer, and voiceover artist. He currently voices Otter Lin on the animated satire series Stephen Colbert Presents: Tooning Out the News on Paramount+. They will also be starring in the Comedy Central cartoon Fairview in 2022. In 2020 and 2021, ...
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October 5, 2021 • 55 mins
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About our guest: Gabe Pereira is a Brazilian-American stand-up comedian and writer based in NYC by way of Boston. He’s performed at the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and currently produces Boyz in the Woods, a stand up-meets-trivia show, where audiences can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop ...
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September 28, 2021 • 56 mins
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About our guest: Hi! I’m David! I am Brooklyn based writer, performer, comic, and homosexual Mexican man. I was a performer at UCB Theater NY (RIP) and my work has been seen at Steppenwolf Theatre, Littlefield, Dixon Place, Joes Pub, and The Exponential Festival. My writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Contagious Magazine and an essay of mine will...
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July 28, 2021 • 52 mins
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Returning guest Lauren Clark this week! We talk creativity, resilience, comedy and a lot more. Check out the links above to support Lauren or follow her podcast The Black Creator Connection!
ALSO La Mezcla is back with its first live show since the pandemic hit in New York City! The show is on August 4t...
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March 3, 2021 • 72 mins
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This weeks guest is the amazing comedian/actor/satirist and cofounder of the queer satirical magazine Awf Mag: Ryan Leach! Please remember to like, review, and subscribe to the show and share with your friends!
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February 17, 2021 • 53 mins
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About John: John Farnsworth (NYT, Guest of a Guest) is a comedy songwriter, host, and producer based in Ridgewood, Queens by way of Sacramento, CA. Pre-pandemic he hosted a monthly variety show, The Honeymoon Phase, with his beautiful band of the same name. For now, follow him on twitter and I...
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February 3, 2021 • 46 mins
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About Dylan: Dylan Adler is a comedian, actor, and musician based in NYC. He performs as an actor on Maude Night on his team "Young Douglas". He’s performed musical comedy at the New York Comedy Festival and was featured in The New York Times for his show "Rape Victims are Horny Too" with Kelly Bachman. He also performs musical improv on the Peop...
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January 20, 2021 • 54 mins
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About the Guest: Lorena Russi (aka La Rata) is a Queer-Latinx Pro Soccer Player turned Comedian and Filmmaker. Her 10 years in entertainment range from hosting live shows for Amazon to writing-producing for The Late Show digital team. Follow her @ColonialManFace or follow her home, dealer's choice!
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October 16, 2020 • 55 mins
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Hang Nguyen is the amazing creator of SIDEWAYS SMILE, a dope new web series making the rounds at film festivals right now including Newfest and the Austin Film Festival!
About SIDEWAYS SMILE: Alex fakes orgasms because she’s never had one. After Dara, her eccentric queer roommate, pushes her to “get to know her pussy bette...
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September 25, 2020 • 45 mins
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Vanesa Wilkey Escobar is an Emmy-Nominated Art Director for the Ellen Show as well as a first time documentary filmmaker on AMIGO SKATE CUBA! Be sure to follow the movies IG and look out for the release!
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September 4, 2020 • 52 mins
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About Kellan: Coming from both Native American and African American ancestry, contemporary artist Kellen Trenal (pronounced like "Chanel") aims to increase visibility for underrepresented communities while expanding upon the conversation on identity. As an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Kellen utilizes a wealth of his Indigenous craft...
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August 28, 2020 • 52 mins
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August 21, 2020 • 50 mins
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About Barbie: Barbie Leung is a New York based cinematographer and camera operator.
Her work includes AMERICAN MORNING starring Emmy Award Winner Richard Schiff, a drama exploring the destructiveness of American school shootings. Other notable narrative shorts include family dramedy TELL-BY DATE and Slamdance Best Short Screenplay winner CRYBABY.
Leung is currently film...
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August 14, 2020 • 51 mins
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We're Back! Our guest today is Desiree Okoh: Desiree is a French teacher and artist living in Boston, MA. When she is not thinking about how to reach these kids, she can often be found working on some creative endeavor. Recently, she opened the Blacktivated Boutique to raise...
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May 28, 2020 • 61 mins
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About our guest: Dipti Bramhandkar is a Mumbai born Indian-American playwright and performer. Her first play, The Accident, won Best Drama at the Frigid Festival. She has subsequently written and produced several short plays. Her autobiographical solo show, American Rookie, was performed at the Gotham Storytelling Festival, and receiv...
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May 14, 2020 • 70 mins
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About Carolina: Carolina Do is an actor, playwright, producer. She is a firm believer in, and advocate for, art to address and activate change in the community it serves. Co-founder of The Sống Collective. Broadway: Tracy Lett’s Linda Vista and Bess Wohl’s Grand Horizons. NYC theater: Loading Dock, The Tank, New Dramatists, Primary Stages, T...
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May 7, 2020 • 50 mins
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About Mike: Michael John Improta is an Actor, Writer, and aspiring Tap Dancer of Puerto Rican descent from New Haven Connecticut. Past theatrical credits include Our Town (George Gibbs), Spring Awakening: The Musical (Moritz) The Lovesong of J Robert Oppenheimer (Edward Teller), and El Coqui Esp...
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May 1, 2020 • 49 mins
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About Marina: Marina Pires is a trilingual actress and singer-songwriter born in Brazil and raised in South Florida. She spent almost a year and a half touring with The Miami Sound Machine as a swing/understudy Gloria in “On Your Feet!” She was due to make her Br...
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April 23, 2020 • 66 mins
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About Olivia: Olivia Abiassi is a comedian, singer, and actor based in NYC but currently quarantined in Texas. Her latest work includes ‘The Commons’ at 59E59 Theater, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at The Heritage Theatre Festival, ‘Eh Dah? Questions For My Father’ at NYTW (Next Door Series), and screaming stand up at her victims in random east village bars.
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April 4, 2020 • 57 mins
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About our guest: Sean Church-Gonzalez is an Astoria native, New York City based actor. He has been acting since the age of 6, theatre productions in elementary school, short films in middle school, studied Film Directing at The Academy for Television and Film for 4 years then Theatre Performance at SUNY Purchase for another 4. He has been in over 40 short films and the Le...
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