In the charming sitcom Primo, Rafa is a typical 16-year-old kid with typical 16-year-old hang-ups.

Luckily, he's got a supportive family to help keep him grounded, his enterprising mom as well as five very colorful uncles.

The show was created by journalist and podcaster Shay Serrano and is loosely based on his childhood growing up in San Antonio, Texas.

Mike Schur also serves as an executive producer.

He's the mind behind The Good Place and Parks and Recreation.

So unsurprisingly, there's no shortage of pop culture references silly situations and a heartfelt moment or two.

I'm Aisha Harris and today we're talking about Primo on pop culture happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today are the co-host of NPR Music's Alt Latino,

Anna Maria Sayer, and Felix Contreras.

Welcome to you both. Hey Aisha. Anna Maria Sayer and Felix Contreras.

Welcome to you both.

Hey Aisha.

Hey, thanks for having us.

Yes, it's so great to have you here

and to chat about this show in particular.

So Primo stars Ignacio Diaz-Silverio as Raffa, a 16 year old growing up in San Antonio, Texas.

Christina Vidal plays Dreia, his savvy and mostly chill mom who manages a grocery store.

Now Drea has five brothers with very dominant personalities.

Johnny Ray Diaz plays Roli, Raffa's uncle who always finds himself in trouble with the law.

Henry Estevay plays Uncle Mike, a military man.

Carlos Santos is Ryan, the uptight uncle who works at a bank. Efren Villa is Mando, the woo-woo-woo

hippie uncle. And then there's Jonathan Medina as Jay the uncle with a landscaping business.

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