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Talento de Barrio (2008)

Talento de Barrio poster
Directed by
José Iván Santiago
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 149 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man from a rough neighborhood navigates street life and his own musical ambitions. The film follows his personal struggles and efforts to rise above his circumstances.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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