Despacito: a 'victory' for Latin culture and songwriter Ender Erika Ender, the co-writer of "Despacito," the Spanish-language dance hit that turned into a worldwide sensation -- has a few ideas about the secrets to its success. One thing, she says, is its message to take it slow in a fast-moving world. Another, is the fact that she, a female songwriter, put lyrics to a "beautiful kind of seduction" in a music genre with a history of machismo; an attitude to women that she personally has been a victim of during her career. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES