Andrea Flores

4 days ago | latimes.com | Andrea Flores

ABC’s “Will Trent” is no ordinary police procedural. “There’s a thousand cop shows,” said Ramón Rodriguez, who portrays the show’s main character, Will Trent. “How do you make this one stand out?”The broadcast drama series, which also airs on Hulu, centers special agent Trent: a dapper investigator whose instinctual crime-solving skills render him essential to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Andrea Flores

Backstage at the Sueños Music Festival in Chicago, a soothing corrido ballad cut through the airwaves, but it was hard to make out the source. Seconds later, Óscar Maydon emerged with his entourage, blasting his new song “Asquerosamente Rico” through a big Bluetooth speaker. Music is everything for the rising Mexican singer, whom I met just before his festival set. As I set foot in his trailer, I was immediately welcomed by the crisp sounds of brass and accordion warm-ups...

1 week ago | latimes.com | Andrea Flores

Esai Morales is on a death-defying mission to make Tom Cruise’s life impossible, yet again, in the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” action film franchise. Titled “The Final Reckoning,” the movie was released Friday. Morales reprises his role as Gabriel, an assassin liaison set on carrying out a dangerous mission for Entity, an artificial intelligence system gone rogue, whose capabilities render it a danger to human society.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Andrea Flores

Mexican corrido singer Gabito Ballesteros has always been a hopeless romantic. His newest album, “Ya No Se Llevan Serenatas,” or “They No Longer Perform Serenades,” tugs at those delicate heartstrings. Released Thursday, the album pays tribute to romance in the digital era of smartphones and social media.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Andrea Flores

For Sebastián Yatra, a miracle doesn’t have to be a grandiose happenstance; it can be a child’s smile, the perfect cup of tea or rain on a sunny day. “You find [miracles] in everything,” said Yatra in a video call from his Miami home. These tiny, often overlooked moments sparked the concept behind the Colombian singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album, “Milagro.” Released on May 16, the project took three years to complete and marks a more introspective chapter in the pop romantic’s life.