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How do you know it’s time for the holidays? Is it the smell of roasted turkey? Or larger than life Christmas decorations? Or is it watching Charlie Brown cartoons? Well, for me, and a lot of Latinos, I know it’s the holidays when I see the Revista de Walter Mercado. The Puerto Rican psychic is Latino pop culture treasure—his on-point predictions are only superseded by his flamboyant style (hello, capes!).

Reggaeton meet your new prince…thy name is J Balvin. The Colombian reggaetonero has updated his genre’s sound with dance-inspired beats and seductive, Drake-esque lyrics. But don’t take our word for it, let the handsome Balvin tell you himself. We caught up with him to talk about his new album, La Familia, his favorite rapper, Drake (no surprise there), and the responsibility of pushing reggaeton into the future.

Tell us about your new album, La Familia.

Alexia Echevarria wears many hats (all of them fashionable, we assure you). She’s a reality TV cast member (Bravo’s Real Housewives of Miami), an editor (Venue Magazine) and a socialite. Yet, her most important role is of mom to her two sons, Frankie and Peter. During this season of RHOM the public saw Echevarria the mother dealing with the ups and downs of raising two sons. Here, the Cuban Barbie dishes on the RHOM reunion, her cast mates plastic surgery habits (yikes), and more.

El Chavo del Ocho (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) is a timeless Mexican comedic character. He was hilariously dumb and endearing and made for TV. Yet, you wouldn’t want to date him. But we all make mistakes. Click through and see if your boyfriend might have El Chavo del Ocho tendencies. A word to the wise: if he possesses more than three drop him quick.