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Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory

2008•1h 11m•10.0/10
MusicDocumentary

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10.0/10(0)

Explore the burgeoning Reggaeton music scene going back to its roots in Jamaican Reggae and Latin American Soca rhythms. Take an in-depth look at the increasingly popular reggaeton style of music by revisiting its reggae and Latin American soca roots in this documentary.

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Production

Xenon Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Tego Calderon

Tego Calderon

Himself

Luny Tunes

Himself

Don Omar

Don Omar

Himself

Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee

Himself

Vico C

Himself

Ivy Queen

Ivy Queen

Herself

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