![]() He spoke about how important the city is to him and how he planned to use the song as a love letter that showed a part of the city he grew up in, superimposing it with a classic song that is often associated with more ritzy, upscale parts of L.A. Chris also wrote an essay for that song, and convinced Randy Newman and his people to let us use it. if you’ve seen the episodes, the show kind of riffed on the video for “I Love L.A.,” but replaced all the ritzy and glam parts of L.A. He is really protective about this song, especially. It was by far the most expensive and hardest song to get because I don’t think Randy Newman frequently licenses his songs. If we don’t get any other song we want this song!” The show creators were like, “We need this song. It’s featured in both Episodes 2 and 3, and it kind of connects everything together. This was, even more so than “Hoy Platiqué con Mi Gallo,” this was like the “will die on the hill for this song” of the season. I wasn’t able to speak directly to the estate, but I think they just want to know that the song won’t be made fun of and that it’s being used to promote bad stuff. That wasn’t the only song we did that for, but I think people just want to know you actually care. We were pleading with them, “Please, let us use it because it’s the one song we really want to use!” I think Chris ended up writing a little letter to them. They also were like, “Is this an ad for that beer?” And we told them it was fake beer, that it was a fake beer label that was created for the show, that it wasn’t an ad and no one gets shot in the scene, that no one actually gets hurt. It actually took a lot to convince them because some people just don’t want their music used in anything that has some sort of sinful activity. A lot of people have strong connections to him and his music, especially people who might be watching “This Fool.” Even I, as a gringa, understand his music transcends those boundaries as well. It checks a lot of boxes, for a song and for the show. “Hoy Platique con Mi Gallo” was the top choice because Vicente Fernandez is beloved by all. “Pelea de Gallos” and “Mis Tres Animales” were two other options that were entertaining because they also talk about roosters. As we were trying to figure out how we could assuage their worries, we pitched Chris a few other questions. The owners of the song were worried about the fact that there was a gun and a beer in the scene. There are some issues when you license songs. ![]() It was at first looking like it might not happen. That was Chris’s top choice for that scene. “Hoy Platique con Mi Gallo”- Vicente Fernandez We’ve also embedded a Spotify playlist at the bottom of this story featuring the majority of the licensed music heard on the show. On the heels of Friday’s release of season two of “This Fool,” De Los caught up with music supervisor Hilary Staff to discuss some of the standout tracks. And some non-Latino shows do a better job of telling our stories than Latino-run shows Latino-run shows sometimes perpetuate stereotypes we would criticize in other shows. What makes a show Latino? Hint: It’s not a chancla ![]() Season one’s soundtrack also had the distinction of featuring both Ramón Ayala (“Entierrenme Cantando,” recorded with Sus Bravos del Norte) and Cornelio Reyna (“Me Caí de la Nube”), the first time the former partners have ever been featured in the same season of an English language, American television show. Less talked about is how central music is to this “This Fool.” Julio Lopez, the main character of the show portrayed by Estrada, literally wears his punk rock identity, often donning T-shirts for bands and acts like Rage Against the Machine and Jay Reatard. Indeed, Season 2 is replete with cinematic tributes- the first three episodes are an homage to Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” and Sidney Lumet’s “Dog Day Afternoon.” “The way we pitched the show was it’s ‘Friday’ but directed by the Coen Brothers,” Estrada told Times reporter Yvonne Villarreal. The actor-comedian talks about the new season of the Hulu series based loosely on his life and his desire to present working class people authentically. Television In Season 2 of ‘This Fool,’ Chris Estrada ramps up the crises and dark jokes ![]()
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