SUBE: Last Supper Series v.1
who's eating?
Welcome to SubeStack’s Last Supper Series where we ask our amiguis to assemble their dream table of 12 guests and curate the vibes.
This idea was inspired by this dream Shoe Palace holiday campaign that captured the essence of a Last Supper.
Our first one features Julissa Arce, guest judge for our first PALABRAS prize and one of the OGs providing her editorial guidance to SubeStack. When I read her first answer, I clutched my rosary, but it all made sense by the end. Check out her responses below
Julissa Arce’s Last Supper
Who is at your table?
△ Yolanda Saldivar- every last supper needs a Judas.
△ Cantinflas- I loved watching his movies with my dad when I was growing up. He’d be great comedic relief.
△ Bad Bunny- he needs to be there. I want to ask him so many questions about his politics, and how he’s navigated being so outspoken without being afraid of losing his star, or not caring if he did.
△ La Malinche- I want her to set the record straight. What really happened? Was she a traitor, or just a survivor?
△ My great grandmother Luisa- I met her when I was a child, but she passed when I was young, and I’d love to ask her about her life. She was remarried by the time I was born, and in those days that was very scandalous, but I think it was brave. I’d want to ask her about my mom’s biological grandfather and what led to her second love story.
△ Jovita Idar Vivero- She’s such an unsung heroine. She was a journalist and activist in the early 1900s, at a time when women couldn’t even vote. I’d learn so much from her.
△ Gregg Popovich- he’s honorary. I’m a big Spurs fan, and I’ve become an even bigger Coach Pop fan as he’s used his platform to stand up to injustice. It’s rare to see that in an NBA coach, and he’s been doing it for a long time.
△ The Totonac Vanilla Princess- few people know this (I didn’t until my friend Reyna told me about it) but vanilla is native to Mexico. The Totonacs, from present-day Veracruz, were the first to cultivate it. There’s a legend about a Totonac demi-goddess princess who became the vanilla vine to be with her human lover. I’d like to meet her.
△ My friend Jazmin (and her husband, Carlos)- She has the wildest takes! And Carlos likes to add to the fire. But they both really challenge my thinking. We have the best conversations, and the dinner would just be so much more interesting with their insights.
△ My husband, Fernando- this is going to sound cheesy, but yes, I’d want my husband to be there. He’s quiet, but when you least expect it, he says something so incredibly smart, or so incredibly funny. Either way, it makes for a great time.
△ And I’d be the 12th guest.
There is no Jesus at our dinner. No one dies and no one is there to save us.
What is the dinner conversation?
The main topic of conversation would be how we lead a revolution.
Set the scene for us. What are you eating? What’s the decor? What’s on the AUX?
This is a three-course dinner with candles, and fragrant, colorful flowers. I imagine some people don’t eat meat, so we’re having a Japanese inspired menu with sushi and also Kobe beef for those that want. The wine worthy of the presence of our demi-goddess. Everyone is wearing whatever they want. Shorts, or a gown.
Our playlist is totally eclectic. Selena, Pink Floyd, Yo-Yo Ma, the La La Land score (I know, ugh), Jose Alfredo Jiminez and Joan Sebastian. The Buena Vista Social Club and Aventura. Celia. Willie Colón and all the boleros.
Who becomes unexpected friends?
I think the princess and Yolanda become friends. Maybe she can offer some redemption.
At my dinners I always like to go around the table and for people to say one thing they are grateful for and one thing they hope for—we’d do the same.
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