Las Paleteras

¡Paletita! It's our season finale! In this episode, Cesar, Jose Richard, and Ana Sheila are closing out the season by celebrating the magic we are, the magic we create, and, lowkey, the brujita things we've encountered along the way. Remember when all the misfits found each other and formed a little "coven"? If we weren't going to fit in, we might as well not fit in together. We kick things off wi...

In this special episode we are joined by La Pupusa Urban Eatery located in the heart of downtown LA! We talk about growing up in LA, the intersection of culture and bridge building across ingredients! This might actually be our first mukbang episode as your favorite Paletita, Nalgona, tries a couple of the restaurants most iconic dishes. Hope you enjoy. Make sure you follow La Pupusa Urban Eatery...

¡Paletita! Estamos de regreso! In this episode, Jose Richard and Ana Sheila are diving into the beautiful and complicated world of friendships, platonic love, and building community alongside content creators, healthy relationship advocates, and new parents Eden and Jay! As the founders of LA's beloved queer grassroots movement Preciosa Night, Eden and Jay bring raw transparency, humor, and heart...

On this intimate episode of Paleteras con Chile, we welcome the composer of the Las Paleteras jingle herself — artist, composer, and actress Cinthya Morado. This is a special Spanish-language episode where Ana Sheila connects with Cinthya about her artistic path, her creative process, and the way she's learned to relate to fear, family, and identity. Cinthya is Ana Sheila's real-life prima (cousin...

¡Bienvenides a Las Paleteras! For immigrants and children of immigrants, food is so much more than sustenance—it’s how we hold onto our roots, keep our cultures alive, and pass down generations of stories. In this episode, Ana Sheila and Jose Richard sit down with the incredible Karla Tatiana Vasquez: James Beard Award–nominated food writer, food justice advocate, and author of The SalviSoul Cookb...

Holi holi, Paletitasssss!! 💖 How often do we get to turn the tables and put our own Paletitas in the hot seat? 👀 This week on Paleteras Con Chile, the hosts are the ones being interviewed! Yamily Habib, Editor in Chief of mitú, sits down with our paletitas to get to know them a little deeperthe por qué, el cómo, y la inspiración behind our beloved podcast. We’re talking about where Las Paleteras...

Welcome back Paletitas! In this episode, Ana Sheila, César Camacho, and Jose Richard aka Nalgona dive into a topic that can be both scary and liberating: aging. From personal experiences with shifting habits to the broader societal pressures around getting older, we unpack it all. We explore the fears and joys of aging, the difference between real age and biological age, and the unique challenges...

Holi holi, Paletitasssss!! 💖 How many times have we heard "de eso no se habla"? Growing up, there always seemed to be certain topics our families avoided at all costs—but, as you already know... nosotros hablamos de todo. In this episode, we're breaking through the silence and diving into the taboo conversations we were taught to avoid. From family secrets and cultural expectations to the subject...

Holi paletitas! Join us for a very fun, and unfiltered episode with the madrina of the podcast Edwin Soto Saucedo. Alongside Nalgona, this episode is all about deconstructing the narratives that immigration has placed on us as Latinx people regardless of status. We also spill the tea and discuss the difference between organizing strategies of when we were young vs the one used today. Osea chavaruc...

In the latest episode of Las Paleteras, we are joined by the talented Maya Murillo, an actor, musician, content creator, and co-host of The Super Secret Bestie Club,  to talk about "Los Casi Algos." Los Casi Algos are the love stories that never were. Y quién no tiene? Whether it was an almost-lover, an almost-husband, or an almost-wifey, we can all relate to the situationships that never qui...

What does it actually take to pull a creative vision out of thin air and bring it to life? In this episode of Paleteras Con Chile, we’re pulling back the curtain on the world of production. We sit down with the incredibly talented Joel—a producer at Mitú studios and a driving force behind Las Paleteras Podcast—to trace his journey from a kid with a unique creative drive to the visionary making thi...

This week we're kicking it with the one and only Brenda La Latina content creator,  host, adidas ambassador, and certified IT Girl. She's giving us all the tea on going from creating content in LA to packing her bags for the FIFA World Cup. Casual. 😭✨ We get into our relationships with sports growing up, athlete crushes, dating red flags, and why soccer fans are either the biggest green flags......

This week, Cesar Camacho takes on Paleteras Con Chile with Mark Marquez who is one of his besties -- a model, actor, director, writer, and all-around creative force who traded LA sunshine for NYC chaos. We get into the story of how we met, became friends, and somehow managed to keep making art while navigating the beautifully unhinged world of creative life. We talk about the magic of collaboratin...

Welcome back, paletitas! Grab your notebooks and hold onto your shorts, because Ana Sheila Nalgona and Cesar Camacho are taking you to school in this ultimate queer crash course. In a world that forces everyone to live by rigid, heteronormative rules, we’re leaning into the history, the identity shifts, and a whole lot of desmadre. Have you ever wondered where mainstream "gay lingo" actually comes...

On this episode of Las Paleteras con Chile, Joel sits down with Michelladonna, Webby Award-winning director, comedian, actor, community organizer, and creator of Bodega Chat, Lil Sábado, and Shop Cats. They discuss New York culture, queer and Latine identity, community building, creative vulnerability, and the inspiration behind Michelladonna's upcoming psychological drama short film, AZÚCAR. Las...

Holi Holi Paletitas! This week, we’re joined by social media ICON Salice Rose for a conversation that’s equal parts nostalgia, motivation and chisme. We take it back to the telenovelas that raised us -- the drama, the iconic characters, and the life lesson we didn’t realize we were learning at the time. From unforgettable moments on screen to how those stories shaped the way we see love, resilienc...

On this episode of Las Paleteras con Chile, Ana Sheila sits down with Eunisses Hernandez, community organizer, lifelong District 1 resident, and one of Los Angeles’ most outspoken progressive voices. The conversation explores what it means to challenge systems from inside City Hall, the realities of being a young Latina in politics, and how organizing on the ground shaped her approach to governanc...

Hola Paletitas!! Welcome back to another episode! This week, we’re joined by the one and only Corissa Hernandez -- entrepreneur, community leader and certified baddie -- for a powerful conversation you don’t want to miss. We get into making bold career moves, betting on yourself, and what it really looks like to build something meaningful from the ground up. Corissa shares her journey, the challen...

On this episode of Las Paleteras, Ana Sheila and author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez discuss her latest book 'Tias and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us' exploring societal expectations placed on women that often keep them unfulfilled and in unrealistic roles. The conversation delves into personal stories, cultural archetypes, and the importance of embracing all facets of woma...

Join us this week for a special episode with ‪@huertaspetricor8398‬ en Cholula Puebla Mexico. We talk everything from volcanoes, urban agriculture, urban planning, y que hacer cuando se te sube el muerto. I hope you all enjoy this episode of Paleteras Con Chile! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hola Paletitas! This week’s episode is going to be a throwback to one of our favorite episodes in Season 1 where we dive deep into the multifaceted world of relationships and situationships. From singlehood to the Putivuelta phase, we’re unpacking it all. Are you living your best monogamous life, or does polyamory pique your interest? Together, we’ll explore some thought-provoking questions. We’ll...

Holi holi, Paletitasssss!! We’re back! Season 3 is officially here, and we couldn’t be more excited to kick things off with you. We know the world feels a little chaotic right now, so consider this your safe space, a place to unwind, laugh, and just be. In this episode, we share life updates since wrapping Season 2 and take a trip down memory lane to revisit some of our most questionable (and icon...

Holi holi Paletitas! This week we’re breaking down PRIDE—the good, the bad, and the corporate AF. Is it still about protest, or just puro party pa’ los cis white gays?  Tus comadres favoritas—César, José Richard aka Nalgona, y Ana Sheila—get into it with chisme, hot takes, and a whole lot of cariño for our queer community. From first Pride stories to Dyke March highlights, and even shouting out or...

Y’all! We’ve been working hard to bring you an episode every week and this week we’re taking a breather. We’ll be back next week to close out our second season con la diversion de siempre!  Catch up on an episode you missed or share an episode with your amiguis, and we’ll see you back here next week.  Que tengan una semana sabrosa Paletitas!  —--------------------- Las Paleteras is a spicy, energe...

¿Quién nos enseñó sobre sexo queer? (Spoiler: casi nadie.) In this juicy episode, tus comadres favoritas—César, José Richard aka Nalgona, y Ana Sheila—dive into all the stuff we should’ve learned but had to figure out en las calles, en el internet, o en el chisme. We unpack where we learned about sex (if at all), the role of queer media in our sexual coming-of-age, and what we’ve taught—or wish we...