Marco "Westwood" Gonzalez is an indie filmmaker from San Diego and his new film "Life after Death" is a sci fi drama with some stunning visuals and performances.  We chat about his life in film and his plans for his next movie his influences and we put Scorsese's filmography up against everyone in a classic bracket bit!

Friend of the pod and frequent collaborator Jordan Jacobo stops by the stream to talk about his new web series "Sides" now available to watch online and about his journey in film and as a multi talented host and personality.  We talk about his origins in comedy with his youtube series Jordan Hates his KPBS show Jordan Loves and about his impeccable sense of fashion.   Also a cool bracket bit a pitch session and an expensive should I buy this segment.New intro is about 5 minutes if u wish to skip ahead.

Kenneth Castillo is a filmmaker author and now teaching a masterclass on Chicano film and he stopped by to talk about his journey in film on this cool episode.Also a gangster movie bracket bit!

Natalya Michelle is an actress model influencer and producer and she stops by to talk about her journey in film and her entrepreneurial skills.

Friend and local filmmaker and producer Darryl Vickers stops by to talk about his book Private Investigations and how he transitioned from an online web series to a book series.We talk about a variety of topics and have a classic detective based bracket bit !  Enjoy and skip a few minutes to bypass the intro music.

Coffee Film Life and the ins and outs of the top shelf coffee industry are among the variety of topics we cover in this interesting chat.What do you do after Punky Brewster gives you her used chewing gum????  Find out.

Also a best rapper actor bracket bit.Enjoy and skip the first 2 minutes to skip the intro music.

Francis Mateo is an Actor Poet and Author who's book El Alto is about the real "The Heights" and is a collection of stories and poems about real people in his neighborhood.We chat about his ongoing projects and his journey to get to this point about the differences between the film In The Heights and the real status of the neighborhood today.Hope you enjoy the chat!

Sofia stops by albeit on some crappy Wifi and we chat about Hispanic Heritage month the terms LatinX Hispanic and Latino and the differences and similarities between the different cultures.We also chat about topics we are following right now including the possible IATSE strike the medias obsession with missing white woman and Lou gets rejected by an E list celebrity.As always skip ahead about 2 minutes to skip the intro music. 

Thanks to Curt G and Mike Snow for the beats.

Zombie with a Shotgun creator Hilton Ariel Ruiz stops by for this episode of Fireside Chats focusing on his life as an indie filmmaker and what is next in the story.  We promote the patreon page he has for the film and reminisce about growing up in NY.  Also a cool bracket bit.  As always skip 3 minutes in to get right into it.   #hispanicheritagemonth #LatinXheritagemonth #FiresideChatswithbigchiefburrito #EP51

@gaby_burgos27 from The Film Posers podcast stops by to chat about Mare of Easttown and TV in general.  We do a lively bracket bit where I am educated about Puerto Rican politics and their independence movement and generally have a fun time talking movies and TV.