124. Let's Taco 'Bout New Jack City featuring Carlos Omar De Leon

Send us Fan MailSorry for the delay! Let’s get back to it! On this week’s episode, I am joined by writer/director/USD alum, Carlos Omar De Leon. Carlos and I chat about his lifetime love of movies and where that started, growing up as a son of immigrants in the Midwest, and just how fantastic of an art form the horror film truly can be. We dive into Carlos’s movie pick for the week, Mario Van Peebles’ 1991 crime drama, New Jack City.You can follow Carlos online on Instagram @director_carlosomar and on Twitter @CarlosOmar85. Check out his IMDb page for his filmography, and be sure to catch CREEPYPASTA: The Movie when it is released later this year to see Carlos’s short film, Invoke, included!Follow Fat Dude Digs Flicks across social media:Facebook - Fat Dude Digs FlicksInstagram - FatDudeDigsFlicksTwitter - FatDudeFlicksTikTok - FatDudeDigsFlicksLetterboxd - FatDudeFlicksSubscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Search for Fat Dude Digs Flicks and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!Subscribe to the Fat Dude Digs Flicks YouTube channel and send a thumbs up or two my way!If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can send an email to [email protected] now the call to action:The fight for Women’s Reproductive Rights continues. If you are interested in supporting a woman’s right to choose, please look into the following organizations:Planned ParenthoodCenter for Reproductive RightsPathfinder InternationalNational Women’s Law CenterNARAL Pro-Choice AmericaReligious Coalition for Reproductive ChoiceEquality NowEvery Mother CountsGlobal Fund For WomenGun violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Join the fight for better gun laws and regulations by looking into or contributing to:Coalition to Stop Gun ViolenceEverytown for Gun SafetyThe Brady CampaignNewtown Action AllianceMoms Demand Action for Gun Sense in AmericaAmericans for Responsible SolutionsLaw Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceHelp the undocumented in this country as they fight for a better life for themselves and their families by looking into:United We DreamDefine AmericanMovimiento CosechaNational Immigrant Justice CenterImmigrant Defense ProjectAmerican Immigration CouncilNational Immigration ForumThe Young Center for Immigrants Children’s Rights Center for Human Rights and Constitutional LawPlease help do your part to stop Asian hate. If you see something, say something. Look into the following charities, organizations, and foundations:Stop AAPI HateAAPI Community FundCAAAVAPIENCAsian Mental Health CollectiveAsian American Legal Defense and Education Fund#HATEISAVIRUSKorean American Community FoundationSEARACSouth Asian Americans Leading TogetherAsian Pacific American Labor AllianceAAPI Women LeadHelp protect, defend, and support the transgender community (as well as our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings) by checking out:Trans LifelineThe Trevor ProjectThe Center of Excellence for Transgender HealthGender DiversityThe Transgender Law CenterFORGEGLSENTransgender Legal Defense and Education FundTrans Women of Color CollectiveTrans Youth Equality FoundationNational Center For Transgender EqualityGLAADThe Trans Culture District Support the show