Al Madrigal’s New Special ‘Half Like Me’ Is What Latinos Have Been Waiting For

*The headline may be a little over-hyped, but I’m still looking forward to the program. Humor is one of the best way’s to make a good point. VL

huffpo latinoBy Ana Maria Benedetti, Huffington Post Latino Voices

Al Madrigal goes on a journey of self-discovery… starting with how to pronounce his own name.

In his new one-hour special “Half Like Me,” premiering on Fusion on January 22, The Daily Show’s senior Latino correspondent travels across the U.S. to discover what it means to be half Mexican and half white.

“Being half has always been confusing,” Madrigal says in the preview for the special. “White people think you’re Mexican and Latinos give me shit about not being Latino enough.”

A Fusion press release states that the special came about because Madrigal — who was raised in suburban California, attended a “preppy” high school, and favors American football — felt conflicted when his father recently “gifted” him Mexican citizenship.

In the trailer for “Half Like Me,” the comedian also goes on to say that his life experiences and inability to speak Spanish led many Latinos to describe him as a “coconut.”

“Basically it means I’m brown on the outside, white on the inside,” Madrigal explains in the clip.

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This article was originally published in Huffington Post Latino Voices.

[Screenshot courtesy of Fusion]

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