Chumel con Chumel Torres (2016)
Synopsis
From Twitter to HBO screens comes this weekly program of opinion and analysis with a unique trace of black humor that host Chumel Torres from Mexico brings to all of the Americas.
First Air Date: 2016-07-23
Last Air Date: 2019-11-15
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 112
Networks: HBO Latin America
Top Cast
- Chumel Torres as Himself
Seasons
None (2016)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Electoral dictatorships
They are not dictators who imposed themselves, they are "governors for life", we put them in power and now we do not know how to get them out of there. Let's learn from the past and we will not let it repeat itself.
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Ep. 2: Retirement
A large house where your grandchildren play, travel, amenities and everything we want to do when we retire. How will we achieve it if we are saving a dollar a month? The reality of retirement savings.
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Ep. 3: Ratings
A group of people live with a box that measures the popularity of the programs we watch. No, it is not a conspiracy theory. It is real. So are the ratings. Do they really represent what we want to see on TV?
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Ep. 4: Enterprises
The junior that his dad put up a business and the lady who sells products on the street have something in common: they are entrepreneurs. Meet the world of informal commerce: is it worth paying taxes and doing so much paperwork to become formal?
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Ep. 5: Golden Hosts
Every 4 years, hundreds of countries fight to have the Olympic Games in one of their cities, but are they really business? What is the reason for organizing them? How is a city after an event of that size? Let's analyze Rio de Janeiro.
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Ep. 6: National Lottery for (NO) Assistance
A tradition of hundreds of years where the people can help their community by buying lottery tickets. A company that is dedicated to making people rich is indebted. What happened?
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Ep. 7: Homophobic$
Experts and organizations have accounted for how much it costs a company, a country, and a continent to have homophobic practices. How the closet affects the performance of an employee. The human potential we lose for LGBT people in street situations.
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Ep. 8: Science, the new religion
56% of Mexicans believe that scientists have powers that could be considered dangerous, while consulting their horoscope. Enjoy this episode from your screen ... made with pure science.
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Ep. 9: False patriotism
We Mexicans say we make fun of everything, even death, but be careful and touch our national symbols. Are you a patriot or nationalist? Be patriotic, watch this episode.
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Ep. 10: Freedom of expression
The job of a journalist is to inform truthfully with the certainty of not being sued. Where is the limit between informing and defame?
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Ep. 11: Latin enemies
We are the largest continent on the planet, we speak the same language and still do not understand each other. Friends, panas, compas and enemies?
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Ep. 12: The corruption gene
"The one who traces does not advance", a popular saying that we come to demystify. A snowball that can stop with an act as simple as not paying bribes.
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Ep. 13: Eat it all!
Worldwide, 1.3 billion tons of food were being wasted every year. If we could recover just half of that, we could put an end to world hunger. You don’t believe it? The truth is, neither did we, until Chumel explained it to us, or something like that.
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Ep. 14: The duty of debt
There’s a debt every one of us incurs when we’re born, it’s called the Public Debt. The Government does the borrowing, then spends it and borrows some more, but in the end, you’re the one who has to pay it off. Here we teach you what you can do to quit owing.
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Ep. 15: Behind weed
Thousands of people die each year in a war against it, yet no one has died from an overdose using it. Despite its stigma, its healing properties could save the lives of millions. It’s time to destroy the myth.
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Ep. 16: Lords and ladies
The social networks have transformed the internet into a new inquisition. But just as citizens armed with cell phones can expose injustices, the power of the social networks can be used for evil.
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Ep. 17: The feminist
Feminism, machismo, benevolent sexism - The feminist struggle has come to shake up the world. Has the time come to change the standards we’re familiar with, to rethink our roles and our sexual identity? Yes? No? Why? Who are you talking to?
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Ep. 18: Write a book, plant a tree, adopt
More than 30 thousand children in orphanages in Mexico are waiting to become part of a family, or go back to their own. More than 14 thousand in Argentina are waiting to be adopted. Only 7% of them will manage it before reaching adulthood. Real life is no musical.
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Ep. 19: "The invisible wall"
The violence that is experienced in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador has led thousands of Central Americans to leave their countries to seek refuge mainly from the United States. However, to reach that country they must face the risks of crossing the invisible wall that Mexico represents.
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Ep. 20: University harassment
Going to the university is one of the most enriching experiences in anyone’s life. But it would be a shame if this time becomes bitter by sexual harassment. So in this episode Chumel will analyze what the institutions are doing to protect their students.
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Ep. 21: Trump's cabinet and deathly hallows
Trump seemed finished but he ended up winning, a little disheveled perhaps, tired, half reluctant, but after strengthening, he began a journey through the darkest catacombs to recruit his henchmen: The Cursed Cabinet. Soon in theaters. Or not.
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Ep. 22: Colitical Pomedy
Direct from social networks, a new type of opinion and analysis program arrives at HBO. It is not a boring news, it is not a regular newscast, it is not another talk show. It's Chumel with Chumel Torres.
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