Chumel con Chumel Torres

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.

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1. Electoral dictatorships

Air Date: 2016-07-23

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.

2. Retirement

Air Date: 2016-07-30

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.

3. Ratings

Air Date: 2016-08-06

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?

4. Enterprises

Air Date: 2016-08-13

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?

5. Golden Hosts

Air Date: 2016-08-20

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.

6. National Lottery for (NO) Assistance

Air Date: 2016-10-27

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?

7. Homophobic$

Air Date: 2016-11-04

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.

8. Science, the new religion

Air Date: 2016-11-11

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.

9. False patriotism

Air Date: 2016-11-18

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.

10. Freedom of expression

Air Date: 2016-09-23

The job of a journalist is to inform truthfully with the certainty of not being sued. Where is the limit between informing and defame?

11. Latin enemies

Air Date: 2016-09-30

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?

12. The corruption gene

Air Date: 2016-10-07

"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.

13. Eat it all!

Air Date: 2016-10-14

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.

14. The duty of debt

Air Date: 2016-10-21

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.

15. Behind weed

Air Date: 2016-10-28

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.

16. Lords and ladies

Air Date: 2016-11-04

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.

17. The feminist

Air Date: 2016-11-11

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?

18. Write a book, plant a tree, adopt

Air Date: 2016-11-18

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.

19. "The invisible wall"

Air Date: 2016-11-25

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.

20. University harassment

Air Date: 2016-12-02

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.

21. Trump's cabinet and deathly hallows

Air Date: 2016-12-09

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.

22. Colitical Pomedy

Air Date: 2016-12-16

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.

1. Mexicans at Trump's shout

Air Date: 2017-02-17

President Trump’s scorn for Mexico is translating into a wall and a revision of the commercial treaties that bind the two countries together. Revisiting the trade agreements makes sense, but the insults might injure the bilateral relationship forever.

2. Poor austerity

Air Date: 2017-02-24

In order to avoid possible economic crises and bring down the debt and the deficit, the government is announcing austerity measures. But these are merely symbolic solutions that will not eradicate the underlying problems, and may increase inequality in the long term.

3. ... You won't believe what happened next

Air Date: 2017-03-03

Bananas injected with HIV, uninformed Presidents and Gossip. How do we keep ourselves informed? Where do these false portals come from? Is it a business? Bananas injected with HIV - is that for real?

4. Send nudes, send love

Air Date: 2017-03-10

Are you lonely? Don’t worry. Somewhere out there someone is waiting to meet you, and there are those who have turned this need into a business. From newspaper ads to Dating Apps. Whether you’re a man, a woman or a Tyrannosaurus Rex, don’t give up, there’s a special someone for you.

5. Everything you should know about AIDS (but you were afraid to ask)

Air Date: 2017-03-17

Although we think we know all there is to know about sexually transmitted diseases, the truth is, all we have to do is ask to realize we don’t anything at all. In this program we take apart the myths surrounding HIV AIDS.

6. Heroes or cops?

Air Date: 2017-03-24

Police are not easily trusted in Latin America. Mexico is one of the five countries where people express the least confidence in their police. And this hasn’t come without cause given more than 25,000 police have failed their exams to be certified and yet continue in their official posts.

7. Politicians: they are what we have

Air Date: 2017-03-31

Straight from the social networks, comes to HBO a new kind of opinion and analysis program. This is not just a boring news show, not the same old TV news, and not just another talk show. It’s Chumel with Chumel Torres.

8. $ocialism

Air Date: 2017-04-07

Socialism, the doctrine that laid the foundations for the Latin American left, and ended up becoming the very source of abundance. Learn about the great fortunes amassed by the region’s principal leaders in this doctrine.

9. WTF Venezuela

Air Date: 2017-05-05

18 years of Chavismo in power have led Venezuela into a deep economic and social crisis. The opposition has spent a month in the streets demanding elections and respect for Parliament, while the Government fiercely represses the demonstrators as it pursues its intention to perpetuate its hold on power.

10. Less schools! More "heducation"!

Air Date: 2017-05-12

The traditional methodology of the school is obsolete: it does not develop skills to learn or work. There are new methods that do help students achieve it. In Mexico they will be implemented unless politicians oppose unnecessarily.

11. Electronic trash

Air Date: 2017-05-19

TVs, computers, cell phones and other devices constantly renew them, some sell them, others buy them and we all breathe the toxic elements they have. Electronic waste a problem that is not so visible.

12. Corrupt syndicates

Air Date: 2017-05-26

Labor rights defenders or brazen thieves? See how some union leaders have gone from defending and protecting the interests of workers to enrich themselves at their expense, in view of all of us and with "permission" from the government.

13. Violence against journalists

Air Date: 2017-06-02

The increase in violence against journalists in Mexico has called into question the Government's commitment to freedom of expression. Chumel sends a message to all journalists who make this program possible with their work.

14. The "T" word

Air Date: 2017-06-09

Trans individuals are experiencing a vital moment as their presence increases in the media, giving rise to a greater understanding of their situation. At present their struggle is engaged with civil rights issues as they fight against the violence born of prejudice and ignorance.

15. Bleached Advertising

Air Date: 2017-06-16

Latin American advertising is full of whites but their countries are not. These stereotypes produce discrimination; which has serious consequences ranging from the aesthetic to the social.

16. Stadium Violence

Air Date: 2017-07-07

Soccer fans can’t control their passions, which has given rise to outbursts of violence that, in some cases, have ended in death. Soccer is a sport that unites all of Latin America, though it looks like it might also have the power to drive us apart.

17. Votes or bullets

Air Date: 2017-07-14

Chumel presents some of the most popular cases of fugitive politicians in Latin America who are still waiting for the arrival of justice. Peru, El Salvador, Venezuela and Mexico show us the different faces of corruption in our continent.

18. OE OE OE OE OEAAA!

Air Date: 2017-07-21

The Organization of American States has racked up almost 70 years serving as a meeting point for countries in the Americas, though with its effectiveness and interests in doubt, the OAS is facing its own limitations, crises and uncertainties.

19. Prisons or universities?

Air Date: 2017-07-28

Do prisons work? In this episode we analyze the problems faced by people subject to criminal proceedings. Also how life for a former prisoner can be as difficult outside as in jail. We will also see art and prison theater.

20. How much for my art?

Air Date: 2017-08-04

After a drop in box office sales, the Mexican film industry seems to be having a slight rebound, though sometimes it seems the only choices are “death, kidnapping and calamity,” or “that love story we’ve already seen 20 times.”

21. Government, the press client

Air Date: 2017-08-11

The media has found the best customer not with its subscribers or with the advertising companies, but with one that leaves more profits: The Government.

22. INFRASTRUCCHOR

Air Date: 2017-08-18

Infrastructure is for promoting a country’s development, but unfortunately, corruption puts a brake on things because the construction industry is wide open to abuse. The good news is that there are ways to get around this with mechanisms for transparency and citizen participation.

23. #ForceMexico

Air Date: 2017-09-29

We count the damage left by hurricanes in the Caribbean and earthquakes in Mexico. We thank all those who have helped and show the pages and the means to donate and motivate to send help until it is no longer needed.

24. Big Data

Air Date: 2017-10-06

Everything you do on the Internet leaves a trail, a trail that says what you like, where you like it and how you like it. This grouping of information is called "Big Data", a business so large that 4 of the 5 most valuable companies in the world are dedicated to it.

25. Donation: split and share

Air Date: 2017-10-13

Donating organs is giving life. We can all do it and it costs nothing, but thanks to ignorance, urban and religious myths, many people do not want to donate. Here we demystify the subject.

26. The government spies on us

Air Date: 2017-10-20

The Mexican government staged a major spying scandal after a New York Times article released the state’s attempts to spy on civilian phones.

27. The children of DACA

Air Date: 2017-10-27

Trump eliminated the program that protected the children of illegal immigrants and now their future is uncertain. Can Chumel help them?

28. Real Estate Cartels

Air Date: 2017-11-02

29. How much for my art?

Air Date: 2017-11-10

30. Shut up and do something

Air Date: 2017-11-17

1. Latin Elections

Air Date: 2018-02-16

Chumel returns and Latin America holds 6 presidential elections that could change the face of the continent more than what Botox changed that of Alejandra Guzmán. Or they could leave her stuck, again. What will happen? We will find out this year.

2. Sexual harassment

Air Date: 2018-02-23

Sexual harassment has been part of the story, but it is not until this year, 2018 D.C. which finally invades the media after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein received dozens of complaints of harassment, starting the #MeToo movement.

3. From Russia with Chumilove

Air Date: 2018-03-02

The Russians came to hack our choices. Or not? Well that says the United States, but do we believe the United States? Join us to see how Chumel mocks the Russian intervention while some KBG spies steal this episode ... or not. Or if?

4. Prostitution A.S.

Air Date: 2018-03-09

Sex work is a subject with which we literally come around the corner. Although the problem of human trafficking in the world is alarming, there are organizations that ensure that legalization is the way to save these women from violence.

5. Beehive

Air Date: 2018-03-16

Three quarters of the food we consume is thanks to the pollination of bees and they are on their way to disappearance. Chumel explores the reasons and potential solutions around the world.

6. Super Pigs

Air Date: 2018-03-23

Obesity and overweight are a worldwide epidemic because of super processed foods: they are delicious, accessible, addictive and also persuade us with marketing and advertising. But there are effective solutions such as taxes and labeling.

7. H2BYE!

Air Date: 2018-04-13

The growth of industries and cities has made water a resource as exploited as it is scarce. Industrial branches consume up to 90% of the water in an area, while in cities up to 40% of it is lost in leaks. It is a serious and unknown crisis.

8. GENTRIFICA-WHAT?

Air Date: 2018-04-20

No one knows very well what gentrification is, and by no one do we mean Chumel. Join us on this trip full of poor neighborhoods that became rich of poor inhabitants who had to continue to be poor elsewhere and of couplets… many couplets

9. Lachinamerica

Air Date: 2018-04-27

China is investing large amounts of money in Latin America. Here we provide them with natural resources and in return they provide us with technology and infrastructure. Sounds like a win-win, but are we ready to negotiate with the Asian giant?

10. The ugly of the beautiful

Air Date: 2018-05-04

What does a woman have to live to become the most beautiful on the planet? Behind the beauty pageants there is a world where the dignity and health of women is the least important.

11. The informal ones

Air Date: 2018-05-11

More than half of Latin Americans work in informality. What does this mean for our future? Let's find out together the scenario of our old age and how we can protect ourselves from the impending apocalypse, but without sinister.

12. Don't fodebrecht with me

Air Date: 2018-05-18

Odebrecht, the largest construction company in Latin America caused the biggest corruption scandal of recent years in the region as it involves dozens of countries, many politicians and millions of dollars. There has been so much news that nobody keeps track of everything and this program is a brief account of all this.

13. Presidential Pensions

Air Date: 2018-05-25

The pensions of former presidents are regulated in some countries but are almost always considered excessive. Do we continue to give our rulers the life of kings? Do we leave them on the street? Was the theme just a pretext for Chumel to sing songs by Luis Miguel?

14. Electoral Surveys

Air Date: 2018-06-01

Despite the constant contact with the surveys, we know little about them. We ignore its cost, its customers and its true power. At times where these numbers determine the path of the speeches, it is vital to understand the true meaning and importance of the surveys.

15. Mental health

Air Date: 2018-07-06

Mental health is as important as physical health, the problem is that mental disorders are not as easy to distinguish as physical ones and have many causes. We need to raise awareness and improve medical care.

16. #SOSNicaragua

Air Date: 2018-07-13

What happens in Nicaragua? Daniel Ortega's government has been violently repressing peaceful demonstrations against government. In this episode we will talk about what led Nicaragua to this crisis and what we can do for its population

17. Politically correct

Air Date: 2018-07-20

18. Happy football

Air Date: 2018-07-27

In this millennium, Latin American football has been overshadowed by European. For what is this? Mentality, corruption and lack of project are some of the factors we investigate.

19. The petty cash

Air Date: 2018-08-03

The petty cash of the government is called Bouquet 23, it leaves 7 out of every 100 pesos that should go to natural disasters and basic infrastructure; instead, it punishes or rewards states, goes in bribes and the worst: it is legal.

20. Plastic World

Air Date: 2018-08-10

The use of plastic is becoming a dangerous epidemic for the sea. Every bag, bottle or plastic container we dispose of will end up in the ocean. We are on time, but we have to change the way we consume today.

21. Killer miners

Air Date: 2018-08-17

Before they exchanged gold for mirrors, today they exchange it for enslaving jobs, diseases, devastation, poverty and environmental damage. To make a gold ring you need to destroy 30 tons of mountain. And if that is not a commitment (with destruction), then nothing is.

22. Sex education

Air Date: 2018-08-24

Sex education in Latin America has serious deficiencies that are reflected in the high rate of teenage pregnancies. Conservative and religious groups prevent the correct information from passing to the younger generations and focusing efforts on prevention.

23. Conspiracy theories

Air Date: 2018-08-31

We all believe or even know, some conspiracy theory, however little we stop to think about its origins and intentions. We will analyze some of the most current and seek the truth, within the lie.

24. Nice to meet you, Colombia

Air Date: 2018-10-05

We usually treat people by their image, but people tend to be more than that: their history and dreams matter too. Reinterpreting his image is fundamental, to understand it better we went to Colombia and see how this affects his people.

25. Waiting for reconstruction

Air Date: 2018-10-12

26. Artificial intelligence

Air Date: 2018-10-19

Artificial intelligence is potentially the most important invention in centuries, the creation of a more advanced being than the human being opens the way to a new society, where machines will take most of the work and will be the pillar of new discoveries of all kinds .

27. Labor productivity

Air Date: 2018-10-26

Why is Latin America one of the least productive regions in the world? Will they be low salaries ?, dictator bosses ?, inhuman schedules? Or maybe we are ... ourselves.

28. Migratory crisis

Air Date: 2018-11-01

More than 2 million Venezuelans have left their country, what led them to this? In this episode we will delve into the reasons why this problem should be treated as a crisis. The solution is not simple but there are things we can all do to help them.

29. Money goes out; poor doesn't

Air Date: 2018-11-09

There is a lot of poverty in the region and millions of dollars are invested annually in social programs to reduce it, so why doesn't it disappear? Is it because social programs don't work, because we use them badly or because we don't want them to work?

30. Climate change

Air Date: 2018-11-16

Climate change is one of the most relevant crises on the planet. The temperature has increased by one degree while droughts and sea floods threaten to create more refugees than the wars themselves. All this while the countries of the world try to do something about it.

1. Constitution on demand

Air Date: 2019-02-15

The constitution is the rule book that each country has. In the last decade, Latin American politicians have promoted constitutional reforms that give them more power. It is a delicate moment for the region because politicians who do not respect the law have received from their citizens the power to modify it.

2. Brain drain

Air Date: 2019-02-22

Talent is one of the most valuable resources that countries have. When talented or studied people leave, we lose the ability to innovate and, therefore, to develop. What can Latin America do to attract and retain talent?

3. Central American migrants

Air Date: 2019-03-01

People of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala are fleeing their country. Why are they leaving? Do they count as refugees? Did you find Mexico beautiful

4. Ve-ry careful

Air Date: 2019-03-08

People use drugs, it is a reality, but the problem is more serious than consumption: adulterated drugs. Chumel Torres takes you hand in hand in this introspective journey, through the dark world of Drugs. Say no to Drugs and Yes to Chumel on HBO.

5. Domestic workers

Air Date: 2019-03-15

It is very common to hear the term "the girl who helps me" when it does not help us, works in our house. You have rights that are our responsibility and it is time to enforce them.

6. Clear accounts, long democracies

Air Date: 2019-03-22

Latin American countries continue to struggle with the root of populism, corruption. The tiredness of citizens lowers their confidence in democracy. Accountability is the main tool for achieving functional democracies.

7. Accessibility: universal right

Air Date: 2019-03-29

8. The debt business

Air Date: 2019-04-05

9. Special from Guadalajara

Air Date: 2019-04-26

We love Guadalajara for its tequila, mariachi and for giving us Chicharito, but is there anything else to talk about? Very much. Join us to discover it in the next episode of #CHUMELxHBO

10. Indigence

Air Date: 2019-05-03

Join Chumel Torres on a journey through destitution in Latin America, from the conquest to the present day, from Pedro Infante to Donald Trump. From Mexico, with love.

11. Anti-vaccines

Air Date: 2019-05-10

The anti-vaccines were declared as one of the 10 most important threats worldwide for 2019. The rumor that vaccines produced autism has generated a trend that endangers the planet.

12. Pharmaceuticals

Air Date: 2019-05-17

Pharmaceuticals are multimillion dollar industries that monopolize the market. This makes them a very successful business, but let's analyze where the line is when it comes to the health of the world.

13. Divorce the artist's art?

Air Date: 2019-05-24

Michael Jackson, Louis C.K. and Gloria Trevi are some cases that make us think: can we separate art from the artist? Should it be a personal decision? Let's analyze it today in #CHUMELxHBO.

14. God does not send

Air Date: 2019-05-31

Almost all the countries of America are lay people at the constitutional level. But there is still a religious influence on politics in the region, and in some countries, it is growing and can affect many people.

15. Haiti

Air Date: 2019-06-07

70% of Haitians do not have drinking water and 50% live on two dollars a day. Why is Haiti an invisible country if its people live in these conditions? Who are responsible for this? In this program we observe the harsh reality of Haiti contrasted with the value of its people and its brave history.

16. Footballers in the closet

Air Date: 2019-06-14

Why don't soccer players come out of the closet? With this episode we seek to know what conditions are inside the sports clubs that make this impossible. Machismo, sponsorships and social stigmas could be some of the causes.

17. We are suffocating

Air Date: 2019-07-12

Air pollution is basically poisoning all human beings and nobody is doing anything because it is not noticeable, that's why governments continue to allow abuse and industries continue to profit. Not only is our health at risk but even our existence as a species because this contributes to climate change. Luckily, there is still time to fix it and you can help with much of that.

18. Identity theft

Air Date: 2019-07-19

Identity theft, like people who wear huaraches with socks, is a dreadful reality. In a world where the internet is the most common, we rarely stop to think about all the information we provide, which, at the slightest carelessness, can turn against us.

19. Do women earn less?

Air Date: 2019-07-26

Do women really earn less money than men for doing the same job? Chumelanaliza this controversial issue, how it is calculated, if it is a world or only of Latin American countries, the possible causes and what we can do to solve it, because that is what Chumel does, save the world one joke at a time.

20. Extortion

Air Date: 2019-08-02

Friends, they are extorting us ... very bastard. In this episode we find out how, but above all, who do it so normally.

21. The marches don't work

Air Date: 2019-08-09

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right in modern societies, and taking the streets to demand social change is one of the strongest ways to exercise that right. In this episode we will analyze what results the marches have, are they worth it? Are they useful?

22. Let's talk about your history

Air Date: 2019-08-16

We had never had as much information as our beloved internet gives us, but we have to question ourselves, is it good information? Does it make us better people? What could be a tool of knowledge and reflection to improve our lives becomes a space full of hate and misinformation.

23. Marked by faith

Air Date: 2019-08-23

It is very simple to confuse religion with sect, but an authentic religion never forces, does not blackmail and does not alienate. Chumel Torres does not ask for tithe and does not demand more work than his kind attention. Join us to see how blind faith in the wrong people can end up with quite unexpected, uncomfortable and sometimes even tragic consequences.

24. God wants you straight

Air Date: 2019-08-30

That there are people who think that homosexuality is a disease is bad; that there are people who offer miraculous cures for it is worse. Today we will talk about "conversion therapies".

25. Argentina for non-Argentines

Air Date: 2019-10-11

We went to Argentina because it is a very famous and iconic country that we all say we know but we only do it superficially. We learned how their hope brings them out of all crises

26. PR-Igs

Air Date: 2019-10-18

The Catholic Church is experiencing a severe crisis of child abuse by its priests. The problem is that you are not doing enough to fix it. In this episode, we present several of the cases and how the hierarchy has created a whole system of cover-up that has gradually been unmasked.

27. Guinness Records

Air Date: 2019-10-25

An exhaust valve comes to our season. This is the first episode free of bad news. This week we will talk about Records. Some good, some interesting but the vast majority unnecessary What talent do you need to get yours? Stay to discover it.

28. Porn avoid the subject

Air Date: 2019-11-01

29. AMLO vs. AMLO

Air Date: 2019-11-08

30. Children of the future

Air Date: 2019-11-15

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

2016-07-23

Episodes

112 (4 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Chumel Torres

Himself

Production Companies

HBO Latin America