Our Year of Despacito

Our Year of Despacito

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There’s no doubt that “Despacito” dominated the summer of 2017, or better yet—all of 2017. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for three Grammys including Song of the Year, the first Spanish-language song to be recognized in the category. So we thought it was about time that Latino USA talks all things “Despacito.” First, Panamanian singer-songwriter Erika Ender breaks down the process of how she and Luis Fonsi co-wrote the single. And, Maria Hinojosa also sits down with Isabelia Herrera, music editor at Remezcla, to discuss the song’s cultural impact and what drove the song’s success. Was it a win for Latinos in the U.S.? Or do we still have more work to do?