Eastbound & Down S02

Season 2 of HBO’s Eastbound & Down is quickly coming together. America’s very own Kenny Powers aka The Man with the Golden Dick is officially leaving North Carolina and shipping off to play ball(s) in Mexico, better known as Hell on Earth in recent months due to drug cartel violence, kidnappings, and the rest of it. Several months ago it had been decided to use Puerto Rico as a shooting location stand-in for the new series. The core team has been in Rico working on the scripts for the next eight episodes (its predecessor had six), and shooting begins in May.

So, yikes, the "sour patch" seems only to worsen for Danny McBride’s iconic steroid-taking professional baseball pitcher turned existential curse of an oaf. In the first season finale, he quit his physical ed teaching job for an offer to join the Tampa Bay Rays but, after the offer fell through, he dumped his girlfriend and was last seen driving away with a worried look on his face. In Season 2, hiding from his problems, Kenny finds himself south of the border where he joins a local baseball team.

Of news here is that established Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera is evidently the new love interest for Kenny. (Note: He ditched his busty high school flame, April, at the end of episode six, leaving her at a gas station with a pack of Skittles and a sad little suitcase.) Reguera has acted primarily in telenovelas and foreign fare, but some may recognize her as the kooky nun from Nacho Libre and from a supporting role in Cop Out. She also hosted a Latin MTV Awards.