Summary: We're sending love and prayers to Houston, Texas. On this week’s episode, our good friend Luis Miguel Echegaray, the head of Latino content for Sports Illustrated stopped by to talk about their new initiative for Hispanic sports fans. Also, as the 'Despacito' phenomenon winds down, where does Latin music go from here? Some say it has a bright future in mainstream, others aren’t as optimistic. Pop culture writer Julyssa Lopez visits the show to discuss her most recent article in the Washington Post titled, “What's next for Latin music after the summer of 'Despacito?” where she explores these questions thoroughly. We are also asking our Caucasian friends from the showbiz industry to weigh in on Latino underrepresentation in Hollywood brought up by John Leguizamo's article on Billboard.com that really made the rounds this week. Give a listen on what they had to say about it. EPISODE SUMMARY A perspective on Latino underrepresentation from our Caucasian friends - 1:04 Luis Miguel Echegaray talks how SI.com is reaching out to Latino sports fans - 6:24 JackedIN (recap of pop culture stories) - 20:26 Julyssa Lopez on the future of Latin music in the US - 22:02 This week's music playlist - 32:45 Refugee - Skip Marley Yo Voy Ganao - Systema Solar She’s On My Mind - JP Cooper Would you like to get in touch with us? Email us at highlyrelevant@showbizcafe.com and help us spread the word on social media: Twitter Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and please subscribe! Ways to subscribe to Highly Relevant with Jack Rico: • Click here to subscribe via iTunes • Click here to subscribe via Spotify • Click here to subscribe via Stitcher
