About this episode

The episode discusses Alfonso Cuarón’s film Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN with guest Lauren Haun, exploring its themes and cultural context.

Alfonso Cuarón’s breakout road comedy sex dramedy thing Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN is a rich text that can be read on many levels. We can only get to some of those without help, so we’re joined by first-time Trylove guest Lauren Haun, who’s spent the better part of this century thinking about this movie! In Mexico during a time of great social and political change, divorcee-to-be Luisa joins Tenoch and Julio for a road trip to an idyllic beach the ribald teens made up literally the day before. Accompanied by an omniscient narrator, the trio vibe (and bang) their way across the desert, but they’re not really ready for what they learn about each other… or themselves. Find Lauren… On Instagram at @alphabetcookiee At the Trylon! Give to these causes in need during ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: https://mn50501.org/donate Support Minnesotans defending their communities from ICE: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ @sanctuarysupplydepot: Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors https://linktr.ee/sanctuarysupplydepot @mplsmutualaid: Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid ISAIAH, an interfaith group fighting for racial…

People in this episode

Host: Trylove

Guest: Lauren Haun

Topics covered

• road trip
• Mexican cinema
• social change
• self-discovery
• comedy
• drama

Keywords

• Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
• Alfonso Cuarón
• road comedy
• Mexican film
• social change
• self-discovery
• Lauren Haun

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Criterion, ICE, sanctuarysupplydepot, mplsmutualaid, ISAIAH

Books & works: Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN

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