Series synopsis
Pan y Circo is a talk television series that premiered on Prime Video on August 6, 2020. It was created by Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal. It stars Daptnhe Cuevas, Jair Téllez, Emiliano Monge and Dr. Samuel Ponce de León.
Taking back the ritual of food as a space for conversation and different points of view, actor and filmmaker Diego Luna moderates conversations that unites experts and different personalities to touch on fundamental topics of universal interest in contemporary societies, accompanied by the menus of well-known Mexican chefs.
Premise
Taking back the ritual of food as a space for conversation and different points of view, actor and filmmaker Diego Luna moderates conversations that unites experts and different personalities to touch on fundamental topics of universal interest in contemporary societies, accompanied by the menus of well-known Mexican chefs.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daptnhe Cuevas as Self
- Jair Téllez as Self
- Emiliano Monge as Self
- Dr. Samuel Ponce de León as Self
- Elena Reygadas as Self
- Yásnaya Aguilar as Self
- Dayra Fyah as Self
- Dr. Hugo López-Gatell as Self
Supporting cast
- Alexander Suástegui as Self
- Andrea Medina Rosas as Self
- Dilcya Samantha García as Self
- Araceli Osorio Martínez as Self
- María Candelaria Ochoa as Self
- Marion Reimers as Self
- Miguel Angel Osorio Chong as Self
- Dra. Dení Álvarez Icaza as Self
- Alejandra Barbabosa as Self
- Fray Julián Cruzalta as Self
- Martha Lucía Mícher as Self
- Nadine Flora Gasman as Self
Guest cast
- Julia Carabias as Self
- Carlos Martínez as Self
- Gael García Bernal as Self
- Enrique Olvera as Self
- Juan Manuel Santos as Self
- Zara Snapp as Self
- Rubén Albarrán as Self
- Ruth Buendia as Self
- José Hernández as Self
- Ninfa Salinas as Self
- Liliana Saumet as Self
- Ana de la Reguera as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | August 6, 2020 | August 20, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 3 | October 7, 2021 | June 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chronicles of the Pandemic: COVID-19 and its Consequences Chronicles of a pandemic. A conversation on Covid-19 and its repercussions, on how Mexico is coping with “Staying Home” and the strategies needed to emerge from the crisis. Diego Luna puts on his chef’s hat and invites five guests to discuss how the pandemic is an opportunity to ground ourselves in a today that will enable us to build a tomorrow. |
August 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
#NiUnaMás: Gender-Based Violence Diego Luna and Chef Alexander Suástegui lay the table so that guests can discuss the reasons why violence is normalized, the transformative actions in feminist revolutions, and share how it's possible to conceive and imagine different ways to relate to one another. |
August 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Failure of Prohibition: Drug Legalization Diego Luna and Chef Enrique Olvera engage in conversation with their guests about the effects of prohibitionist policies, the so-called “war on drugs,” as well as about possible paths towards marijuana legalization and alternative approaches to prohibition. |
August 6, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Access to healthcare Diego Luna sets the table in person and remotely for common people, experts, scientists and scholars, to listen to criticism, reach agreements, understand what has happened to health systems before and after the pandemics, and what we can hope for in this first special about "Access to healthcare". |
October 7, 2021 |
| 2 |
Democracy in crisis Democracy is questioned through the relationship between the state and the citizens: why does democracy constantly lead to the triumph of leaders who do not fulfill their campaign promises? How to live in a democracy when violence is a constant? What alternatives can citizens build? The autocracy lurks behind this worldwide crisis. |
November 25, 2021 |
| 3 |
Discrimination in Spanish Bread and Circus travels to Madrid to try to find an answer to a question equally uncomfortable for Latin America and Spain: why is the Conquest hailed as a symbol of glory for some, and as an unanswered grievance for others? The third special of the second season turns to and gathers a plurality of Spanish-American voices to talk about Discrimination in Spanish. |
June 23, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 6, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 23, 2022 |
| Status | continue |