Talento de Barrio

This article is about the film starring Daddy Yankee. For the soundtrack album, see Talento de barrio (soundtrack).

Talento de barrio

Directed by José Iván Santiago
Produced by George Rivera
Ángel M. Sanjurjo
Daddy Yankee
Written by George Rivera
Ángel M. Sanjurjo
Edgar Soberón Torchia
Music by Samuel López
Cinematography Leslie Colombani Jr.
Edited by José Iván Santiago
Distributed by Maya Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14)
Running time
 106 minutes
Country Puerto Rico
Language Spanish
Box office $1,666,769[1]

Talento de Barrio (English: Hood Talent) is a film released on October 10, 2008 by Maya Entertainment, starring Daddy Yankee. The film was directed by José Iván Santiago, and written by George Rivera and Ángel M. Sanjurjo, with additional material by Edgar Soberón 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.[2][3][4]

Plot

Ramón 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 barrio. 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 barrio underworld.

The movie was mostly shot in the Jose Gautier Benítez public housing project, and also in Barriada Morales, both barrios kings in the underworld in Caguas, PR. Other places used were Puerto Nuevo, in San Juan, and New York City.

Cast

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 Samuel López. The soundtrack features four singles "Pose", "Somos de Calle", "¿Qué 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.[5][6][7]

Reception

The film had positive reviews in Puerto Rico. On Rotten Tomatoes, Talento de Barrio has received negative reviews, garnering 0% approval.[8] 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 reggaetón 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".

References

  1. ↑ Talento de Barrio - IMDB
  2. ↑ IMDB.com - Talento de barrio (2008)
  3. ↑ Maya Entertainment | Talento de barrio
  4. ↑ Fandango.com - Talento de barrio (2008) Overview
  5. ↑ Amazon.com, Talento de barrio - Blu-ray Disc details, Accessed December 23, 2008
  6. ↑ FYE.com, Talento de barrio, DVD, Accessed on December 23, 2008
  7. ↑ FYE.com, Talento de barrio, Blu-ray Disc, Accessed on December 23, 2008
  8. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/talento_de_barrio/#contentReviews

External links

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