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Inspired by Juan Luis Guerra’s Como Abeja Al Panal, new off-Broadway play Bees & Honey is a Washington Heights love story that follows young married couple Manuel and Johaira as they face the age-old question: Is love enough?

In this episode of The Revolución, playwright Guadalís Del Carmen talks with co-hosts Kathryn Garcia Castro, Diego Lastra and Court Stroud about her artistic journey from script to production, why she set the work in "Alto Manhattan" rather than her native Chicago, and how she she found inspiration in a bachata song by Guerra, the legendary singer-songwriter from the Dominican Republic.

Bees & Honey began previews on May 4, 2023. Opening night is planned for Monday, May 22, for a limited run through June 11, 2023 at MCC Theater’s Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater (511 W 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019) and is presented in collaboration with The Sol Project.

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BD Wong talks about directing Judy Gold in her new off-Broadway show, "Yes, I Can Say That!," playing this spring at the 59 East Street Theater in New York City. The actor and director also reacts to the strong Asian American showing at this year's Academy Awards and the rise of anti-Asian hate. He talks with The Revolución podcast cohosts Diego Lastra, Linda Lane Gonzaléz, Kathryn Garcia Castro, and Court Stroud.

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In this episode of The Revolución, singer, actor and writer Damon Evans shares details about his life. He tells cohosts Linda Lane Gonzaléz, Diego Lastra, Kathryn Garcia Castro, and Court Stroud about attending the March on Washington when he was just a teenager, about his television work, including portraying Alex Haley in "Roots: The Next Generation" and working on the hit sitcom "The Jeffersons." The Baltimore native recounts working with Raúl Julia and Irene Cara in "Via Galactica" on Broadway, as well as the difficulties he encountered as a Black gay man in the entertainment field in the 1970s and 80s.

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Ana Navarro serves as a co-host on ABC television's The View, as well as a political commentator for CNN, CNN en Español, and Telemundo. The Nicaraguan native is known as an expert in US politics after serving as an advisor to Jeb Bush, John McCain, and Jon Huntsman. She talks with The Revolución's Kathryn Garcia Castro, Linda Lane Gonzalez, Diego Lastra, and Court Stroud to share thoughts on what has surprised her most during the post-Trump era, what keeps her up at night, and what gives her hope about the current state of US politics and our country. This is an encore presentation of an interview from November 2021.

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Actor Danny Trejo often plays the tough guy in the movies. But in his car, he keeps dog food to feed strays and clean underwear and socks to share with those living on the streets. The native Angelino talks with The Revolución cohosts Linda Lane Gonzalez, Diego Lastra, and Court Stroud about his rough upbringing and incarceration, the ways sobriety changed him, and how he switched from working as a drug counselor to a successful working actor. His new memoir, TREJO: MY LIFE OF CRIME, REDEMPTION AND HOLLYWOOD comes out this week.

This is an encore episode which originally aired in July 2021.

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During International Transgender Awareness Month, The Revolución is airing an encore of our interview with activist Meredith Talusan. A native of the Philippines, Talusan who lives with albinism and moved to the United States at 15, went to Harvard for undergraduate studies, and medically transitioned in her twenties. Besides being the founding editor of them, Condé Nast's first-ever platform devoted to the queer community, she has written for the New York Times, Vice, Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and The Atlantic. In this interview, Talusan talks about her life growing up as a boy in a rural Asian family, her move to the United States, how she became a writer, and her new book, FAIREST (Viking Press, 2020).

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Category: Business, Society & Culture, Television & Film

The Revolución examines cultural trends in media, entertainment and advertising. Hosted by media sales professional Kathryn Garcia Castro, thought leader and consumer researcher Linda Lane González, ad agency executive Diego Lastra, writer Court Stroud, and media marketing consultant Ana Crandell (on hiatus), each episode aims to inform, entertain and inspire audiences—Hispanics and non-Hispanics alike—through interviews of experts, newsmakers and celebrities. Guests include Gloria Estefan, Maria Hinojosa, Andrés Cantor, Don Francisco (Mario Luis Kreutzberger), and Edward James Olmos.

“Ours is a revolution of mind and heart … ” -Cesar Chavez

Kathryn Garcia Castro, Linda Lane González, Diego Lastra, Ana Crandell, and Court Stroud

Dominican-American Kathryn Garcia Castro has held executive sales roles at major media companies such as Univision Communications, Azteca America, Nokia, Time Inc and technology start-ups. She began her career working at multicultural advertising agency The Bravo Group. Kathryn currently lives in Los Angeles where she volunteers at Cedars Sinai Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, serving as parent support and advisor to management.

A true Texan-Mexican, Linda Lane González currently divides her time between Miami and Guanajuato, Mexico, has spent her career helping Fortune 500 clients connect and engage with multicultural consumers. Linda is a past Chair of the Cultural Marketing Council, Program Director of The Conference Board’s Multicultural Marketing Council and a founding member of ANA’s AIMM organization. Linda is a contributor to CNN, CNN Dinero, NPR, and Bloomberg among others on Multicultural issues.

Mexico City native Diego Lastra is the Associate Media Director at Dieste, one of the country’s leading multicultural advertising and marketing agencies. Passionate about social and cultural trends, he enjoys learning from the past to analyze and understand the present. In 2017, Diego launched the Advertising Diversity Podcast. Now through Revolución, he’s excited to continue talking with industry leaders and cultural luminaries.

Born and raised in Bolivia, Ana Crandell is a longtime marketing & media executive and consultant. She began her career by leading the creation of the media department at Lopez Negrete Communications and later played an integral role in the creation of OMD Multicultural. Ana has been a key advisor on multicultural initiatives for blue-chip clients like Walmart, McDonald’s and State Farm.

San Antonio, Texas native Court Stroud has worked at Univision, Telemundo, Azteca, CBS and several digital startups. As an adjunct faculty member at N.Y.U., he created the undergraduate course “Diversity in Media & Advertising.” Court holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. His writing may be found in The New York Times, Washington Post and Forbes, where he’s a contributing writer.