Bad Bunny To Star In Residente’s 'Porto Rico'
Residente will direct 'Porto Rico,' an epic Caribbean western starring Bad Bunny with Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen and Edward Norton; Alejandro G. Iñárritu executive produces and the film is in pre-production.
Overview
René Pérez Joglar, known as Residente, will make his directorial debut with the film "Porto Rico" starring Bad Bunny alongside Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen and Edward Norton.
The film is described as an "epic Caribbean western and historical drama" inspired by true events and will mark Bad Bunny's first leading film role.
Edward Norton is producing and praised Residente as a "poet of language and rhythm," and Alejandro González Iñárritu is listed as an executive producer supporting the project.
The project was co-written by Residente and Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris and is in pre-production with backing from Live Nation Entertainment and Live Nation Studios.
No release date has been set and producers have not announced a shooting schedule.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story celebratorily by foregrounding promotional language ("epic Caribbean western"), star pedigrees and approving producer praise while omitting skeptical perspectives. Editorial choices — headlines stressing Bad Bunny’s first lead role, repeated references to awards and cultural pride, and selective quote placement — produce a positive, uncritical narrative; quoted lines remain source content.
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FAQ
The film is an epic Caribbean western and historical drama inspired by true events from late-19th-century Puerto Rico, including the story of Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, aka Águila Blanca, focusing on the island's controversial history as a U.S. unincorporated territory.
Bad Bunny stars in his first leading role alongside Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen, and Edward Norton; Residente (René Pérez Joglar) directs and co-writes, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris, executive producers Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Edward Norton.
The project is in pre-production, backed by Live Nation Entertainment and Live Nation Studios, with no release date or shooting schedule announced yet.
Residente, a 34-time Grammy-winning rapper, is making his directorial debut with 'Porto Rico,' a project he has dreamed of since childhood to tell Puerto Rico's true history; he is directing, writing, and co-producing.
Yes, Bad Bunny and Residente have collaborated musically and as activists, including in the 2019 protests in San Juan that led to the resignation of Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rosselló.
History
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