{"id":1780735,"date":"2026-02-18T19:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780735"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:25:20","slug":"bad-bunny-to-star-in-new-residente-directed-film-porto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780735","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny to Star in New Residente-Directed Film Porto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"

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He\u2019ll appear alongside Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, and Javier Bardem<\/div>\n
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Bad Bunny has been cast in his first leading role in the feature directorial debut from Puerto Rican rapper Residente, Deadline<\/em> reports. Described as an \u201cepic Caribbean western and historical drama,\u201d Porto Rico<\/em> will also star Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, and Javier Bardem. Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu is executive producing the film.<\/p>\n

Porto Rico<\/em> has been in development since 2023. At the time, the screenplay by Residente and Alexander Dinelaris reportedly centered on the life of Jos\u00e9 Maldonado Rom\u00e1n, a 19th century Puerto Rican revolutionary known as the \u00c1guila Blanca.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have dreamed of making a film about my country since I was a child,\u201d Residente told Deadline<\/em>. \u201cPuerto Rico\u2019s true history has always been surrounded by controversy. This film is a reaffirmation of who we are\u2014told with the intensity and honesty that our history deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny previously appeared in the Brad Pitt action flick Bullet Train,<\/em> Darren Aronofsky\u2019s Caught Stealing<\/em>, and Happy Gilmore 2<\/em>. This month alone, he took home three trophies from the 2026 Grammy Awards\u2014including a historic Album of the Year win for Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em>\u2014and performed the halftime show at Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n

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