
In the mellow afternoon of late November, singer-songwriter Xavi was slated to feature on Telemundo’s live news program “Al Rojo Vivo” at Walnut Park’s Plaza La Alameda. Just a few hours prior to his planned interview, the 20-year-old idol let his 3.2 million Instagram fans in on the secret location. This sparked a mad rush of starry-eyed admirers, along with their proud parents, towards the southeast L.A. shopping mall, transforming what was supposed to be a media engagement into an impromptu Xavi fan meet-up. The rising star finds this level of recognition mind-blowing, as he strongly identifies with his younger audience members.