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Vicente Fernandez is a really famous singer from Mexico; he died two years ago.
That song has such a crescendo, and we thought it would be very funny to have that.
I had to write a letter to Fernandezs estate or whoever owns the rights to his music publishing.
They didnt want the song to be used in a way that condones violence or drug use.
I said, Im the creator of this show.
This song is about a man who deeply cares about and is protective of his rooster.
It almost seemed like we werent gonna get it.
And then finally they said okay.
I wore a rooster shirt in the finale as a callback to the beginning, to bookend it.
That was actually costume designer Rocio Estradas idea, to save that rooster shirt to the very end.
Its about working-class life in Southern California, Latino punk-rockers, and their diverse group of friends.
Subverting Randy Newmans I Love L.A. Estrada wanted to show the Los Angeles where he grew up instead.
We show homeless encampments; we show neighborhoods that could use a few more resources.
I wish we could have shot more, but I think we did good with what we had.
The idea was to get street signs that go against whats in I Love L.A.
Lets show Crenshaw, lets show Western, lets show Figaroa, lets show Florence, lets show Broadway.
These streets are big corridors and lead through South Central Los Angeles.
That was filmed on location with a truck following us.
Jamar Neighbors is so funny and such a character himself.
Somebody had mentioned New Noise, by Refused, and I was all for it.
Then one of the guys didnt want toexactlyuse New Noise becauseTriangle of Sadnessprominently uses it.
Do your own take on it.
He delivered on that and we used that.
We do a lot of other nods to other things the hostage episode was a nod toDog Day Afternoon.
From the very beginning, we pitched the show asFridaydirected by the Coen brothers.
Some shots of Julio on the roof in season one wereA Serious Maninspired.
We found that song so charming, and folky stuff often gets co-opted by the elites.
Its just so funny: Theyre singing this song without irony.
You cant run away from the presence of the billionaire class.
We thought having these people sing a song like that would be ironic and funny.
Theyre from Santa Ana, which is a working class, mostly Latino neighborhood in Orange County.
Its called Mi Lugar en Este Mundo, which is My Place in This World.
Then theres the song Hasta la Miel Amarga, by Los Tiranos del Norte, which is arancherasong.
Like most Mexicanrancheramusic, its about heartbreak.
As a kid growing up, that song would always play in the background.
We would all watch our uncles get drunk and cry to it.
I think thats true for most immigrant groups.
Its background music as you take a stab at assimilate.
For fans of those artists, Estrada says, these jokesare meant to be an olive branch of understanding.
Dont blame him for the earworm theme song toAshley and Jason, though that was his co-creators doing.
Those were jokes I specifically wrote.
When I was doing stand-up comedy, I tried to double-check to speak to both alternative-comedy and club-comedy audiences.
If you could make both crowds laugh, that meant you were a good comic.
Thats what we give a shot to do: write a very specific show that also feels broad.
Jake and I talked about how our depression manifested as getting angry about things that did not matter.
Why are you getting mad about something a child is enjoying?
The real breakup of the season is Payne and Julio, these two broken guys who found each other.
Im not one of those fans.
A lot of it was me being a bit of a contrarian.
I understand that the Smiths are good music and Morrissey is good as well.
But it just wasnt my go-to.
I drew a line and I said, Im aCureguy.
We used to get into playful arguments because Michael Imperioli is such a Smiths and Morrissey fan.
He saw them live in the 80s and loves them.
That really resonated with people.
I just thought,This will mean a lot to the people in the know.
I had nothing to do with theAshley and Jasontheme song.
I was laughing my ass off.
It was always stuck in my head.
And Luis, eager to see the world after his years in prison, takes off alone for Cambodia.
They really are the breakup; Luis is just going on a trip.
I grew up really loving that song.
That song has such a sense of nostalgia to me, and its very heartbreaking.
Jake said, I dont know Spanish, and the song really touches me.
There seems to be a finality to it.
We write every season like its the last because we dont know whether were going to get another one.
I think its a really good cap.
If we get a season three, I want him to come back.
Its almost like two friends saying bye to each other.
