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Escobedo Rides Mexican Wave Of Support

When you take a look at Ernesto Escobedo’s iPhone tracklist you get a hint a about his roots. He slides his finger across the screen and some of his favourite artists appear: Maluma, Carlos Vives, Miguel Bose, Joey Montana, Luis Fonsi, Danny Ocean, Daddy Yankee, Pitbull. He listens to Latin music because it motivates him, and his level of Spanish allows him to understand the lyrics. There is another hint about his roots. A poster in the stands that accompanies him around the world during his matches says: “Porra Jerez. ¡Vamos Neto!”. It is always held by one of his family members, and it’s written in Spanish. The reason is simple: his parents, Ernesto and Cristina, are from Jerez, Mexico....

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