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Hollywood has always been aspirational, standing in for the general U.S. population’s values and dreams as radio entertainment led the way to television becoming the dominant media source for families by the 1950’s. Beautiful faces, perfect bodies, glamorous lifestyles, and to no surprise, the folx in the spotlight were white. People of color were represented on screen as highly stereotyped, caricatured versions of white people’s ideas about people of color. So what happened when, in 1951, a hit sitcom revolutionized television? In 1951, “I Love Lucy” premiered and featured a Latino actor - Desi Arnaz - as one of the main characters. How did Desi Arnaz land a role on primetime television? What was the political climate during his rise to fame? And how did Desi pave the way for the future generations of Latinx/e actors and influence the perception of Cubans in America? On “Starring: Desi Arnaz & Wilmer Valderrama,” Wilmer guides listeners through the life of Desi Arnaz, his personal a
iHeartPodcasts hosts Starring: Desi Arnaz & Wilmer Valderrama, a society show with 11 episodes published.
Desi Arnaz refuses to move to New York, gambles his salary for ownership, and—with a little help from cinematographer Karl Freund—turns live comedy into filmed art. Together, he and Lucy invent the three-came
A nuts-and-bolts look at how shows actually get made, this episode traces the gauntlet from “idea” to “greenlight.” Wilmer relives the high-stakes call that landed him the That ’70s Show pil
From an Osprey dodging heat-seeking missiles over Fallujah to a tour bus ripped open on an Indiana highway, this episode is all “what if” moments that changed everything. Wilmer Valderrama shares his most int
On a Malibu beach in 1940, Desi Arnaz meets Lucille Ball—and two months later they elope. As their fiery romance collides with wartime America, Desi’s accent keeps him boxed into stereotypes… until Wor
As Wilmer Valderrama’s family hits rock bottom in 1997 Los Angeles, a pilot audition forces him to confront the “accent barrier.” In Desi Arnaz’s parallel story, a $39-a-week rumba gig explodes in
Before Hollywood, there was a ratty Miami warehouse, a $15-a-week canary-cage job, and a teenage Cuban exile who refused to quit. In this episode, Wilmer Valderrama tracks how Desi Arnaz hustled from cleaning bird poop t
A lone biplane drops homemade bombs over Havana as the 1933 revolution upends Cuba—and the Arnaz family. Desi’s father is jailed, stripped of wealth, and exiled, forcing teenage Desi to start over in Miami wi
A childhood stage mishap teaches Wilmer Valderrama the mantra that will define this episode—and Desi Arnaz’s life: just keep going. Wilmer draws a parallel between his family’s flight from Venezuela and
Before Desi Arnaz reengineered television, he learned a family lesson in Cuba: if you make something great, bottle it—then share it again and again. In this episode, Wilmer Valderrama traces Desi’s roots from
Before Ricky Ricardo became a household name, Desi Arnaz was just a Cuban immigrant with a dream—and the odds stacked against him. In this premiere episode, Wilmer Valderrama dives into the untold story of how Desi
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