"Bad Bunny and Rene Perez, known by his artistic name Residente, have a lot in common. They are both musicians, yes, but above all, they are boundarypushing artists whose careers have evolved in unexpected ways. Both are also Puerto Rican an identity they proudly carry and reflect in their art. And now, their paths will cross once again, with their homeland at the center."
"The singer and recent Super Bowl halftime performer, 31, will star in the first film directed by Perez, which will be titled Porto Rico. Alongside him will be another exceptional lead, an Academy Award winner: Javier Bardem. EL PAIS has learned this exclusively. The project which Perez is directing, writing, and coproducing is still in its early stages but the cast already includes Hollywood heavyweights."
"The film will be produced by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and the script is cowritten by Residente himself alongside New Yorker Alexander Dinelaris, 57, who won an Oscar in 2015 for Birdman. The concert promoter Live Nation, through its film production division, Live Nation Studios, is also involved in financing the feature. Dinelaris and Perez have written a feature film about the homeland of both Bad Bunny and Residente, a project Perez has long dreamed of making."
Bad Bunny and Rene Pérez (Residente) are Puerto Rican musicians and boundarypushing artists whose careers evolved unexpectedly. Bad Bunny will star in Pérez's first directed film, Porto Rico, with Javier Bardem as another lead. The cast also includes Edward Norton and Viggo Mortensen. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will produce, and the script is cowritten by Pérez and Alexander Dinelaris. Live Nation Studios is involved in financing. The film focuses on Puerto Rico, exploring its status as an unincorporated territory of the United States and the resulting political limitations for Puerto Rican citizens, including restricted voting rights and limited congressional representation.
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