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Talento de Barrio
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Wikipedia article
'Talento de Barrio' is a film released on October 10, 2008, by Maya Entertainment, starring Daddy Yankee. The film was directed by Jos Ivn Santiago, and written by George Rivera and ngel M. Sanjurjo, with additional material by Edgar Sobern Torchia. It was also the first movie Daddy Yankee co-produced. In the United States it was a major success, although it was not launched in all the country. It was shown in the major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and some parts of New Jersey.
In Latin America, it was shown in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The DVD of the movie was released in all the countries of Latin America. Big sales went on in Central America, mostly in El Salvador.
Plot
Ramn Ayala (better known as Daddy Yankee) stars as Edgar Dinero, a young man from the streets of Puerto Rico who gets tangled between the thug life of his neighborhood and the beat of his neighborhood. On that path Edgar encounters disruption among his crew men, while falling in love with an uptown girl from whom Dinero must conceal his strong ties with the violent neighborhood underworld.
Dinero's first studio recording in New York City doesn't go well reflecting he has no energy, and sounding like he hasn't eaten. The uptown girl shows up in NYC and then he begins making strong recordings.
Multiple gunshot scenes happen throughout the movie, in Puerto Rico and in New York City.
The movie was mostly shot in the , a marginalized community, that reflects thug life in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Other places where filming took place were at Puerto Nuevo, in San Juan, and in New York City.
Cast
*Daddy Yankee - Edgar "Dinero"
*Maestro - Jeico
*Katiria Soto - Soribel
*Csar Farrait - Wichy
*Anglica Alcaide - Natasha
*Norma Coln - Edgar's mother
*Norman Santiago - Matas
*Rafael Acevedo - Matas's partner
*Welmo E. Romero-Joseph - Leo
*Rey Pirn - Javier
*Pepe Fuentes - Don Joaqun
*Moncho Conde - Pop
*Gringo - Angelo
*Eric Rodrguez - Wito
*Alexandra Cheron - Carolina
*Glory - Tata
*Zojaira Martnez - Ana
*Julio Voltio - Himself
*Eddie Dee - Jay
*Friend Zone Guy - Gazoo Star "El Jamn"
*Pedro Prez
*Christian Santiago - edger
*Federico Cardona (DjSolid) - Gatillero Oscar 2
Promotion
Soundtrack
A soundtrack was released, featuring music by Daddy Yankee written only for the film. The soundtrack, however, does not include the film score, composed by Sam FISH Fisher. The soundtrack features four singles "Pose", "Somos de Calle", "Qu Tengo Que Hacer?", and "Llamado de Emergencia". The music derives from Daddy Yankee's typical reggaeton style.
Home video
'Talento de Barrio' was released in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico on November 25, 2008 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats. The film is featured in Spanish and is subtitled in English on both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions.Amazon.com, [https://www.amazon.com/Talento-barrio-Blu-ray-Daddy-Yankee/dp/B001ICDR0E Talento de barrio - Blu-ray Disc details], Accessed December 23, 2008FYE.com, [http://www.fye.com/Talento-de-barrio-Front-Page_stcVVproductId55950437VVcatId455366VVviewprod.htm Talento de barrio], DVD, Accessed on December 23, 2008FYE.com, [http://www.fye.com/Talento-de-barrio--Blu-ray---DVD-CD--Front-Page_stcVVproductId55950438VVcatId455366VVviewprod.htm Talento de barrio], Blu-ray Disc, Accessed on December 23, 2008Reception
The film had positive reviews in Puerto Rico. On Rotten Tomatoes, Talento de Barrio has received negative reviews, garnering 0% approval. V.A. Musetto of New York Post said in his review for the film: "Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee holds his own in his big-screen acting debut, Talento de Barrio. Too bad he's saddled with a generic script, based loosely on his own life". Monika Fabian of Time Out New York said: "Just as reggaetn is a fusion of hip-hop, reggae and traditional Puerto Rican rhythms, Talento de Barrio is also a mixture, albeit a woefully derivative one, of 8 Mile, Menace II Society and Carlito's Way."
See also
* 2008 in film
* Crime in Puerto Rico
* List of hood films
References
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