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Daddy Yankee Makes His Movie Premier


Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee is set to debut his first motion picture film, "Talento de Barrio" Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at the New York International Latino Film Festival, presented by HBO. Daddy Yankee stars as a young man growing up in the barrio and overcoming obstacles to achieve his dream of becoming a reggaeton super star. The film somewhat mirrors Daddy Yankee's own underprivileged youth in Puerto Rico and his drive to reach success. A trailer of the movie can be seen at http://www. peliculatalentodebarrio.com/

In addition to having the leading role in the film, Daddy Yankee has recorded and produced the movies soundtrack. The first single off of the album, entitled, "Pose" peaked at the #1 spot in Latin America, and is currently taking the United States by storm. You can hear "Pose" at http://video.aol.com/video- detail/pose-daddy-yankee- official-cartel-version/ 3353336836

Daddy Yankee is an international reggaeton star who has received many accolades for his work in the music industry and as a humanitarian. His album, "El Cartel: The Big Boss"was the top Latin selling album of 2007 and received Billboard's prestigious "Album of the Year Award," selling over one million copies world wide. He was also recently awarded the "Honor of the Year Award" from Harvard University. In addition, Time Magazine named Daddy Yankee one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," and People En Espanol named him in their list of "Most Beautiful People". He has also been working on his new fragrance to be released in the fall 2008.

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