{"id":580407,"date":"2023-06-27T18:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/leguizamo-does-america-renewed-for-season-2-at-msnbc\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:26:45","slug":"leguizamo-does-america-renewed-for-season-2-at-msnbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leguizamo-does-america-renewed-for-season-2-at-msnbc\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Leguizamo Does America\u2019 Renewed for Season 2 at MSNBC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n John Leguizamo is heading back out on the road to explore America\u2019s Latin history. <\/p>\n

\n MSNBC has renewed the award-winning actor\u2019s travel<\/a> series<\/a> Leguizamo Does America <\/em>for a second season. The renewal comes just over a month after the series \u2014 which debuted on the cable network on April 16 and also streamed on Peacock \u2014 aired its first-season finale. Produced by NBC News<\/a> Studios,\u00a0the travelogue show\u00a0will continue airing on MSNBC for its sophomore run, with season two\u2019s new cities to be announced at a later date. <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019m so excited for the opportunity to go deeper into America and keep exploring Latin excellence and go to the source of our happ<\/a>iness!\u201d Leguizamo said in a statement. \u201cMore Latin legends dinners, more eating and laughter!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n The first season saw the native New Yorker of Puerto Rican and Colombian descent travel to five cities, including his hometown, Miami, Washington D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles,\u00a0as well as Puerto Rico. The first set of six episodes featured celebrity guests like comedia<\/a>n George Lopez and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, alongside local heroes, young actors, community leaders and more. Directed by\u00a0award-winner Ben De Jesus, the series explored the past and present of each location\u2019s Latino communities.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s been such an honor and pleasure to create, develop and produce this series with a partner as talented, brilliant and passionate as John Leguizamo,\u201d said Liz Cole, president of NBC News Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re especially proud to help put a spotlight on the Latino community\u2019s rich culture and significant contributions to this country, working with a predominantly Latino editorial and production staff. We had an exciting first season with MSNBC Films, and we\u2019re thrilled to collaborate with them again on season 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n According to MSNBC, Leguizamo Does America<\/em> reached a broad multicultural audience, including Hispanic viewers, who made up 13 percent of the series broadcast audience. The network also touted the show, which aired at 10 p.m. on Sundays, as the most-viewed MSNBC original in over two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe team behind\u00a0Leguizamo Does America<\/em>\u00a0created an illuminating series that is as savvy and clever as it is savory and colorful \u2014 told through the lens of one of the most iconic voices of the Latino community,\u201d Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, said. \u201cThis show proves once again that there is an audience for diverse stories, and we are so excited MSNBC is its home for another season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n The news comes the same day as the award-winning actor is set to speak at the Aspen Ideas Festival, a\u00a0week-long program of the Aspen Institute in partnership with NBCUniversal News Group, where he will appear as a 2023 featured speaker. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n