El Cafecito

El Cafecito Interviewing members of and the Latinx community in Toronto + Coffee & cultural recommendations ☕️💛
made by students for the Dept.

of Spanish&Portuguese and the LAS Program at UofT. Episodes released on Fridays at 4pm bi-weekly.

Did anyone say new episode 👀?? In this episode, Sarah talks to Gabriel Tejada, professional photographer and documentari...
18/02/2025

Did anyone say new episode 👀?? In this episode, Sarah talks to Gabriel Tejada, professional photographer and documentarian from Cajamarca, Perú 📸. He talks about how his experience with photography and cultural management led to his involvement in the documentary Carnaval La Fiesta Entre Carne y Espíritu. Gabriel also reflects on the creative process behind documenting Cajamarca’s carnival and the festivity’s importance for the cultural identity of Cajamarquinos 🎊🇵🇪. Lastly, the documentarian shares some encouraging words for students and the difficulties of finding a vocation. We hope you enjoy the episode 💛☕️

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you listened to our newest episode yet 👀? Check out this quote by Homère, one of the students at the LAS ...
06/02/2025

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you listened to our newest episode yet 👀? Check out this quote by Homère, one of the students at the LAS program to see what awaits you in our brand new episode ‼️ We hope you give it a listen ❤️✨

NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨In this episode, Luísa talks to Vanessa, Daniel and Homère, three undergrad students at the LAS progr...
28/01/2025

NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨In this episode, Luísa talks to Vanessa, Daniel and Homère, three undergrad students at the LAS program ✨They share some interesting thoughts about the program, how their perspectives about Latin America have changed, as well as some fun anecdotes about their experience in the program so far 🫶 Finally, our guests also give precious advice to students who are considering joining the Latin American Studies Program 📚📙.We hope you enjoy the episode✨

HEYY 🫵🏽 have you listened to our latest episode? We talked to Seba Mena, our former co-host, about his current work arch...
23/01/2025

HEYY 🫵🏽 have you listened to our latest episode? We talked to Seba Mena, our former co-host, about his current work archiving Lina de Guevara’s life in and theater work in Victoria, Canada! Remeber you can listen to our episode on your preferred streaming platform ☕️💛

WE ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE (and a very special guest 👀)‼️ In this episode, Sarah sits down with Seba Mena, our...
14/01/2025

WE ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE (and a very special guest 👀)‼️ In this episode, Sarah sits down with Seba Mena, our former Season 6 and 7 host, to talk about his current project: Lina’s Stories ✨. He also tells us about the importance of learning about renowned theater teacher and performer Lina de Guevara for archiving Latinx live here in Canada 🎭. The LAS alumni also reflects on how his career as a performer and his undergraduate degree in Latin American studies equipped him with the insretest of finding out more about his culture and family history through this upcoming documentary. We hope you enjoy the episode💚!

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you had the chance to listen to our newest episode? We talked to Paula Karger, an assistant professor at ...
19/12/2024

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you had the chance to listen to our newest episode? We talked to Paula Karger, an assistant professor at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, about her exciting research! We also talked about the ruins of Valeriana and the role they play in Mayan history ‼️ We hope you give it a listen ✨

NEW EPISODE ALERT‼️ In this episode, Luísa talks to Paula Karger, an assistant professor in the teaching stream of Latin...
10/12/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT‼️ In this episode, Luísa talks to Paula Karger, an assistant professor in the teaching stream of Latin American Studies and Spanish at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Our guest talks about her fascinating research on “La Doncella Teodor,” exploring how the story traveled across the globe and evolved through cultural exchanges and translations 📖📚Additionally, she discusses the newly discovered ruins of Valeriana, and what this exciting discovery means for scholars, archeologists, tourists and citizens as more information comes out. We hope you enjoy the episode ✨!

HEY YOU‼️ Have you listened to our newest episode yet? We talked to Samantha Hare and Matias Recharte about their Manchi...
03/12/2024

HEY YOU‼️ Have you listened to our newest episode yet? We talked to Samantha Hare and Matias Recharte about their Manchita Productions, a management group they run with Roxana Escobar () seeking to promote Peruvian culture through musical events here in Toronto📍 We hope you enjoy the episode 🇵🇪❤️

New episode alert ‼️ In this episode, Sarah talks to Samantha Hare and Matias Recharte. Together, with Roxana Escobar, ...
26/11/2024

New episode alert ‼️ In this episode, Sarah talks to Samantha Hare and Matias Recharte. Together, with Roxana Escobar, they run Manchita Productions, a management group that seeks to promote Peruvian culture through musical events here in the city. Sami and Matias share insights behind the organization of Peñas Criollas abroad. They also reflect on the importance of these entertainment instances for the creation of intergenerational spaces that support community making among the Peruvian diaspora in Canada. Lastly, Sami and Matias give us a glimpse into Manchita Productions’ future.

Unfortunately, Roxana Escobar was not available for the interview but I invite everyone to listen to our Black History Month episode on Season 06 to learn more about her research on the role of Afro-Peruvian women in the sustenance of Peñas Criollas in Lima, Perú. We hope you enjoy the episode ✨

Have you listened to our newest episode yet 👀? We talked to LAS students about their studying abroad experiences in Lati...
21/11/2024

Have you listened to our newest episode yet 👀? We talked to LAS students about their studying abroad experiences in Latin America!! They shared tips and precious advice about going abroad — give it a listen and see if you 🫵 wouldn’t want to be a part of this experience as well!!

In this episode, Sarah and Luísa talk to LAS students Elle Gilbert and Diego Brizuela-Crespo about their learning abroad...
12/11/2024

In this episode, Sarah and Luísa talk to LAS students Elle Gilbert and Diego Brizuela-Crespo about their learning abroad experiences in Argentina and Puerto Rico, respectively. They share their contrasting experiences and insights, what knowledge and skills they have gained, and unexpected issues and moments they lived while being abroad. Finally, our guests offer precious advice, tips, and resources to LAS students who wish to go abroad, as well as pointing out how the Spanish and Portuguese Department can support them in their journeys ✈️🗺️🧳

S010EP01- Introducing our new co-host ‼️In this first episode, Sarah introduces el CafeciTO’s new co-host, Luísa Melcher...
29/10/2024

S010EP01- Introducing our new co-host ‼️

In this first episode, Sarah introduces el CafeciTO’s new co-host, Luísa Melchert. Luísa is a second-year undergraduate student who is doing a major in Public Policy and two minors in Latin American Studies and Political Science. In this episode, she tells us about her experience at UofT so far, and about her interesting extracurriculars. Finally, our new co-host also tells us about her experience with podcasting and shares a sneak peek of what you can expect from Season 10. We hope you enjoy the episode!

WE ARE BACK— SEASON 10 PREMIERES IN A WEEK‼️We are very excited to (re) introduce our Season 10 hosts!! Meet: Sarah Choc...
22/10/2024

WE ARE BACK— SEASON 10 PREMIERES IN A WEEK‼️
We are very excited to (re) introduce our Season 10 hosts!! Meet: Sarah Chocano Barboza 🇵🇪🎙️

ARE YOU READY FOR IT?? SEASON 10 of El CafeciTO premieres in a week (29/10)‼️
22/10/2024

ARE YOU READY FOR IT?? SEASON 10 of El CafeciTO premieres in a week (29/10)‼️

WE ARE BACK — SEASON 10 PREMIERES IN A WEEK!‼️We are very excited to introduce our Season 10 hosts! Meet: Luísa Melchert...
22/10/2024

WE ARE BACK — SEASON 10 PREMIERES IN A WEEK!‼️
We are very excited to introduce our Season 10 hosts! Meet: Luísa Melchert 🇧🇷🎙️

Have you listened to our season finale? We get to get to know El Paradigma Sur, the new Undergraduate Journal of Interdi...
03/09/2024

Have you listened to our season finale? We get to get to know El Paradigma Sur, the new Undergraduate Journal of Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies. Give it a listen and start getting into the back to school mindset 📚💛☕️

El CafeciTO is the student-run podcast of UofT’s Latin American Studies program. This project was established as a labor...
29/08/2024

El CafeciTO is the student-run podcast of UofT’s Latin American Studies program. This project was established as a laboratory for students to mobilize knowledge. Are you interested in using podcasting as a means for community-building and knowledge production? We are hiring! Swipe left to learn more about the application process ☕️💛

For season 9’s finale, Sarah talks to Manuela Mora Castillo and Natalia Peña, the co-editors in chief of .paradigmasur U...
27/08/2024

For season 9’s finale, Sarah talks to Manuela Mora Castillo and Natalia Peña, the co-editors in chief of .paradigmasur University of Toronto’s Undergraduate Journal of Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies. We get to know more about Manuela and Natalia as they tell us about their degrees and their varied extracurriculars. They also reflect on the process behind starting the journal. Finally, the co-editors give us an exciting sneak peek into what is coming in Paradigma’s first edition. We hope you enjoy the episode! ☕️💛🌎

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