MediaVillage Podcast Network

Multicultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is current star of The CW's latest expansion into their growing DC superhero catalogue, Yvette Monreal who plays Yolanda Montez, who fights crime alongside her fellow Justice Society of America heroes as Wildcat. Yvette shares how she was cast in the series while filming another project in Spain, and which DC superhero she'd love to see make an appearance on D...

Multicultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by Avantika, star of upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie 'Spin', a film centered on a young Indian American teen who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the world around her. Avantika shares her experience auditioning for the film, how it showcases Indian culture and the immigrant...

Multicultural TV Talk host  Juan  Ayala is joined by Colin McCalla who shares how his biracial identity was not represented for most of his life, changes he wishes to see in the entertainment industry and his experience filming two seasons of BET's Ruthless during the pandemic.

Multicultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by actor of stage and screen Raffi Barsoumian, who shares the first time he felt represented onscreen, what it was like joining the superhero genre and his experience playing the outlandish villain Bishop on Legends of Tomorrow.

Multicultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by executive producer and writer of Hulu's Love, Victor Marcos Luevanos who shares how he integrated his own experiences as a queer Latinx into the series, his hopes for the characters if a season 3 is in and shares some details of his recently announced Amazon series "Glowing Up".

Multicultural TV Talk host  Juan   Ayala  is joined by  Good Trouble  star Emmett Preciado who shares some of his LGBTQ+ role models, his thoughts on casting of LGBTQ+ actors in queer roles and his experience working on the hit Freeform series  Good Trouble.

MultiCultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by Love, Victor star Isabella Ferreira who chats with us about the show's impact on the LGBTQ+ community, her experience filming the second season during the COVID-19 pandemic, and answers some fan-submitted questions.

Multicultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by LGBTQ+ stars of stage and screen Wesley Han (Netflix's Russian Doll, season 2), Brandon Salerno (Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Juwan Crawley (Broadway production of Disney's Aladdin) for a special roundtable episode in celebration of Pride month. The three actors share what Pride means to them, LGBTQ+ performances where they first...

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Frankie Rodriguez joins us on the show this week to discuss the latest episode of the series, "El Quinceañearo", where his character gets a surprise 15th birthday celebration thrown by his friends, as well as the virtual fan event that took place in honor of the episode's release.

Broadway and television actor Troy Iwata from the Netflix holiday rom-com Dash & Lily chats with us about his experience filming the show before the  pandemic, and the importance of diversity & representation among directors, writers and producers.

Known for playing chilling antagonists in telenovelas and thrillers, Alejandro Nones shares the approach to his characters as driven people, his thoughts on why audiences love Spanish thrillers so much and his experience filming both seasons of Netflix's  Who Killed Sara?  back-to-back.

Eddie Liu from The CW’s Kung Fu joins us this week and shares his early childhood Asian actor inspirations, his experience working with trailblazing producers like Mindy Kaling and Christian M. Kim and what it was like filming the series pilot just before the pandemic, and coming back to complete the first season.

MultiCultural TV Talk  host  Juan  Ayala is joined by stars of stage and screen Stephanie Jae Park ( Hamilton ), Johnny Wu (NBC's  New Amsterdam ), Erica Wong ( Phantom of the Opera ) and TJ Krishnan (FOX's  The Resident ) for a special Actors Roundtable in honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, sharing their views on stereotypes, meaningful representation in television and fil...

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut from Freeform's hit new drama  Cruel Summer  joins us on this week's episode and shares her experience tackling the three timelines that span across the series and her wish for increased representation and inclusivity in front of and behind the camera.

Stage and screen actor Quincy Chad joins  MultiCultural TV Talk  host Juan Ayala to talk about his experience working on the hit FX series  Snowfall  as 'Big Deon' as well as learning to embrace typecasting from fellow actor Jimmi Simpson while on the set of  Person Of Interest . 

Television actress Manni L. Perez joins us this week and chats about her experience working on  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit  in her Imagen award-winning role as Esperanza Morales, pushing for an increase in Latinx and LGBTQ+ representation and how she pursues her career with a "F*** It" attitude.