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August 31, 2022
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GRAMMY NOMINATED MULTI-HYPHENATE ARTIST
LIDO PIMIENTA ANNOUNCES LIDO TV

A FUNNY AND INSIGHTFUL VARIETY SHOW FEATURING INTERVIEWS, PERFORMANCES, PUPPETRY AND SKETCH COMEDY

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EPISODE 1 AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE ON SEPTEMBER 23

Toronto-based and Colombian born artist Lido Pimienta has announced LIDO TV today, a new variety show that will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 11^th. The first season of LIDO TV spans six episodes, all of which will stream on CBC Gem in Canada. In the US and internationally, the first episode of the show will debut on YouTube on September 23rd. Watch the show’s trailer below.

LIDO TV Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SABQKzoD2NU

Created, written, produced, and hosted by the Grammy Award-nominated, Polaris Prize-winning powerhouse Lido Pimienta, LIDO TV delivers a fresh and fabulous take on the variety show format while tackling topical social issues like colonialism, feminism, and privilege with humor and heart.

“What started as an artistic project during the pandemic has grown into something so much more,” said Pimienta. “This is a love letter to a little girl sitting on the branch of a mango tree in Colombia, singing at the top of her lungs while other kids made fun of her for being weird. I’m so grateful to our cast and crew for bringing their talent to every scene, sketch and performance, and I can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve created.” 

LIDO TV is a surrealist feast for the senses. The show combines playful puppetry, sketch comedy, soulful performances, candid interviews, and intimate documentaries and is shot on location in Colombia. Each episode of LIDO TV tackles a single issue, from colonialism and privilege, to feminism and hate.

“Lido Pimienta is the definition of a visionary, and it’s been a thrill to work by her side to bring her ideas to the screen with the help of so many talented people,” said Sean O’Neill, founder of the production company Visitor Media and co-showrunner and executive producer of LIDO TV. “There couldn’t be a better project to launch our company with, and I’ll be grateful to Lido for the opportunity to collaborate on this wild and sincere project, for eternity.”

Upon its release in April 2020, Pimienta’s latest album Miss Colombia was met with an 8.0 from Pitchfork, 4 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone, Album of the Week by Stereogum and named one of the best albums of the year (so far) by Billboard. Nominated for a 2021 GRAMMY award in the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Category, the record fuses electro-cumbia with pop, resulting in an album that is as fascinating as it is powerful. Its title was in-part inspired by the 2015 Miss Universe mishap in which Steve Harvey mistakenly crowned Miss Colombia, instead of Miss Philippines. It caused Lido to reflect on the anti-blackness she's experienced. In a review broadcast on All Things Considered, NPR described the album as “a complicated ode to a country and a culture that still struggles to celebrate its black and Indigenous women.”

Tomato, Tomáto and Lido Pimienta by Ada Navarro

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 Kelly Kettering | ANTI- Records Publicity | kelly@epitaph.com