The speaker recounts their experience working with Netflix Latin America to create a promotional video for one of their series. The video was meant to be a parody of a Mexican movie, but after several iterations and revisions, it was ultimately rejected for being "too Mexican."
The speaker believes that the rejection was due to structural racism and xenophobia within the creative team at Netflix Latin America, which is comprised of mostly Argentinian members. They argue that the team's Eurocentric perspective and lack of understanding of Mexican culture led to the rejection of the video.
The speaker also criticizes the team's hypocrisy, pointing out that they claim to be representative of Latin America but are actually only catering to an Argentinian audience. They conclude by apologizing for their emotional state during the production of the video and thanking their collaborators while also expressing their disappointment and frustration with the experience.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator was hired by Netflix to create a promotional video.
2. The narrator was given 20 days to produce, record, and edit the video.
3. The video was intended to be uploaded to the Latin American Netflix channel.
4. The narrator had to make multiple revisions to the video based on feedback from Netflix.
5. The narrator's real client was not Netflix Latin America, but a team of creatives representing South America.
6. The team of creatives was based in Argentina.
7. The founder of the team of creatives was Argentine.
8. The narrator's video was rejected by Netflix because it was deemed "too Mexican".
9. The narrator believes that the rejection was due to structural racism and micro racism.
10. The narrator mentions that Netflix Mexico exists and is separate from the Argentine team.
11. The narrator apologizes for their behavior during the production of the video, citing a difficult emotional process.
12. The narrator thanks various individuals and organizations for their help with the production.
13. The narrator mentions that one of the participants was injured during the production of the film.