FILM
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DIRECTOR
James Chankin, S. Leigh Savidge
PRODUCERS
James Chankin, Stephen A. Housden, S. Leigh Savidge, Ben DeJesus, Chuck Haifley, Greg Miller, Elis Pacheco, Lara Reyes-Cruz
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Xenon Pictures
COUNTRY
Estados Unidos
LANGUAGE
Inglés, Español
RUNTIME
70 min
RELEASE DATE
2008-07-31
PRINCIPAL CAST
Daddy Yankee (sí mismo), Luny Tunes (sí mismos), Tego Calderón (sí mismo), Don Omar (sí mismo), Wisin & Yandel (sí mismos), Ivy Queen (sí misma), Vico C (sí mismo), DJ Negro (sí mismo), DJ Playero (sí mismo), DJ Nelson (sí mismo), Mexicano 777 (sí mismo), Ranking Stone (sí mismo), DJ Blass (sí mismo)
URBAN ARTISTS
Daddy Yankee — sí mismo — entrevistado; Tego Calderón — sí mismo — entrevistado, pionero del reggaetón; Don Omar — sí mismo — entrevistado; Luny Tunes — sí mismos — entrevistados, dúo de productores; Ivy Queen — sí misma — entrevistada, pionera del reggaetón; Vico C — sí mismo — entrevistado, figura fundacional del rap en español; DJ Negro — sí mismo — entrevistado, fundador de The Noise; DJ Playero — sí mismo — entrevistado, pionero del underground
The first feature-length documentary devoted entirely to reggaeton's history: from its roots in Jamaican reggae and soca, through the house-party underground scene in 1990s San Juan, to its international commercial breakout — told largely by the people who lived it.
It premiered on mun2 (NBCUniversal) in July 2008 and was distributed by Xenon Pictures. The film brings together interviews with Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Luny Tunes, Wisin & Yandel, Ivy Queen, and Vico C, alongside key figures from the genre's earliest days such as DJ Negro (founder of The Noise) and DJ Playero. It received academic coverage in Centro Journal, a publication of CUNY's Center for Puerto Rican Studies — one of the earliest instances of reggaeton being treated as a documented subject of study.
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