Pablo Cruz
Director
Taco Chronicles (2019)
Cross the Border
The taco leaves Mexico, but Mexico doesn't leave the taco. Across the US border, Mexican cooks keep the tradition alive and experiment with new flavors.
Released July 11, 2019
Episode 28 min
12+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.food-and-drink-documentary, tmdb.food, imdb.journey, imdb.food-in-title, imdb.cooking, imdb.food, tmdb.taco + 3 more, tmdb.mexican-cuisine, mdblist.netflix-original, imdb.cooking-reality-tv
Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Production Companies: Canana Films
Network: Netflix
S3E1 - Chicago
Mexicans arrived in Chicago at the beginning of the 20th century and won the heart of the "Windy City" with tacos: from carnitas and mole to birria.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E2 - Las Vegas
Everything in Las Vegas is spectacular: the shows, the hotels, the casinos… and the tacos. Pastor, birria, carnitas and even Cheetos are on the menu.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E3 - New York
The Big Apple is not an easy place for immigrants to adapt to, but it's worth it. People from Puebla and Oaxaca conquer New York with their tacos.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E4 - San Antonio
San Antonio has deep ties to its Mexican roots. The mix of cultural influences has resulted in beef barbacoa, pastor of sirloin and breakfast tacos.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E5 - Los Angeles
Los Angeles has the largest population of Mexicans outside Mexico… that's why there are tacos of all types and sizes on seemingly every corner!
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E6 - Dallas
Dallas never stops reinventing itself, and its food is an example of this: octopus carnitas, lobster and brisket tacos are part of the city's unique menu.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E7 - Phoenix
The connection between Phoenix and Sonora is as strong as the desert's heat. The ingredients of this land, like mesquite and chiltepin, elevated the taco.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
S3E8 - San Diego
It doesn't matter which side of the Mexico-US border you're on: The taco is a conduit capable of transporting you home, to family or to a warm memory.
Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
Network: Netflix
Episode Runtime: 28 min.
Season Runtime: 607 min.
Released: July 11, 2019
Last Air Date: Nov. 23, 2022, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 12+
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