Puerto Rican star Luis Fonsi talks significance of rom com with Latino leads.
is on a winning streak. The Puerto Rican star is celebrating 25 years in music with a big tour that’s set to wrap in his beloved home country next year. His LPGrammy for best pop vocal album, and the set is nominated for a Grammy in the best Latin pop album category.
Fonsi wrote the film’s official song, “Prayer in Your Eyes,” which his character performs during a date with Adela . He wrote and produced the song in two days thinking he didn’t need to turn it in until after he had shot his scenes. “I didn’t know it was going to be part of the story; I thought it was going to be the credits song of the film so I kinda put it off,” he says with a laugh.
“I’m out here promoting Latin music every day, wanting it to be global, and there’s a lot of room to grow when we talk about Latin actors and directors in film,” says Fonsi. “For me, it has been so powerful to move the needle in Latin music and be part of what has happened with Latin music worldwide. And if I can move the needle ever so slightly in the film industry and be part of it, it’s going to make me feel so proud.
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