Doctora Polo: 'This Is Who I Am'

Latino USA

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4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Doctora Ana María Polo, the host of the popular Spanish-language court TV show "Caso Cerrado," chats with Maria about her early life as a Cuban exile, her role as a Latina entertainer and "Caso Cerrado's" phenomenon in Latinx pop culture. They also discuss her personal and professional paradoxes, like how "Caso Cerrado" was often dismissed as low culture yet was hosted by a highly educated Latina and how she’s a long-time queer advocate but has kept her own sexuality private –– until now.

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