Season 2 of HBO’s “Eastbound & Down” will take place in Mexico, where fallen baseball star Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) has gone after leaving North Carolina at the end of the brief but brilliant first season. Michael Pena (Crash) and Ana de la Reguera (Nacho Libre, Cop Out) will join the cast. Deadline has more details:

In Season 2, hiding from his problems, Kenny finds himself in Mexico where he joins a local baseball team. Pena will play Kenny’s friend and owner of the baseball team he joins. De la Reguera will play Kenny’s love interest in Mexico.

Because of the new setting, most of the cast members from Season 1 of the show will have little or no presence next season with the exception of Steve Little whose character Stevie Janowski will track Danny down in Mexico. Casting is underway for the role of Kenny’s father.

I don’t have much to say, besides (a) I’m totally stoked, (b) if you have to replace fine-ass Katy Mixon, a hot Latina is an acceptable choice, and (c) I can’t believe I’ve never had a cat with a sombrero on this blog before. ¡Ay yi yi! ¡Uno gato con cigaro! ¡Me gusta!