US EditionBad Bunny Lands First Lead Acting Role in "Porto Rico," Directed by Residente, with Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen, Ed Norton
- On Wednesday, René Pérez Joglar, Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper known as Residente, announced his feature directorial debut with Porto Rico, starring Benito "Bad Bunny" Martínez Ocasio in his first leading film role.
- Co-Written with Alexander Dinelaris, the screenplay draws on José Maldonado Román's life and confronts Puerto Rico's contested history, including its name use under U.S. rule and Jones Act citizenship issues.
- Produced via 1868 Studios, the film is backed by Live Nation Studios, Class 5 Films, and strategic partners including Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Initiative, with UTA handling sales.
- Following Bad Bunny's February 8 Super Bowl performance, Nielsen reports 128.2 million viewers and Expedia records a 245% spike in flight searches to Puerto Rico.
- The production banner emphasizes that Porto Rico aims to reaffirm Puerto Rican identity, with Residente stating the true history has long been surrounded by controversy.
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The film Porto Rico is directed by the rapper known as Residente.
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny reveals the main role in the Puerto Rico drama, the story of a revolutionary fighting against colonialism.
Bad Bunny's First Major Film Role Set With 'Porto Rico'; Javier Bardem And Edward Norton Also Starring
After having roles in Sony’s Bullet Train and Caught Stealing , Bad Bunny has officially set his first major film role. He’ll star in the historical drama Porto Rico, which also stars Javier Bardem, Edward Norton and Viggo Mortensen. Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, is making his feature directorial debut with the film, which is described as “epic Caribbean western” and “gripping narrative inspired by true eve…
Bad Bunny took the lead in a movie about Puerto Rico.
After winning the Grammy of the album of the year for "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos", and having been produced for the half-time of the Super Bowl, Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny won the main role in the drama "Portuguese Rico", the story of a Puerto Rican revolutionary struggling to...
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