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Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio album, ''El Terrorista de la Lírica'', released in 2000. Calderón reached international success in 2003 with his first album, ''El Abayarde'', which sold 300,000 copies worldwide and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. His importance in reggaeton music led him to participate in Eddie Dee's ''12 Discípulos'' album in 2004. He released three more studio albums between 2006 and 2015, varying in styles, focusing more in hip hop and African music rather than reggaeton in ''The Underdog/El Subestimado'' (2006) and ''El Abayarde Contraataca'' (2007). His fourth studio album, ''El Que Sabe, Sabe'', released in 2015, won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. Calderón's style is characterized by his social and political themes, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the continent being 100 kilometres (62 miles) away. The islands have a population of 2.25 million people and are the most populous overseas Special member state territories and the European Union, special territory of the European Union. The seven main islands are from largest to smallest in area, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The only other populated island is Graciosa, Canary Islands, La Graciosa, which administratively is dependent on Lanzarote. The archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets, including Alegranza, Islote de Lobos, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste, and Roque del Este. It includes a number of rocks, including Roque de Garachico, Garachico and Roques de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only reggaeton artists to win one. In late 2013, they announced they would take a pause in their career as a duo, after their Líderes Tour. In a 2014 interview with ''People en Español'', Yandel confirmed that the group would not be disbanding. In February 2018, following a five-year hiatus, the duo announced they would be reuniting, and were set to embark on a world tour, as well as release new music. They sold over 15 million records. History Beginning (1998–2004) In 1998, Wisin & Yandel participated in the album ''No Fear 3'', produced by DJ Dicky as well as on the compilation album ''La Misión Vol. 1'', edited by the ''Fresh Productions'' label. The success of this collection (which was certified gold) led the label to produce ''Los Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Santurce (, meaning Saint George from Basque language, Basque ''Santurtzi'') is the largest and most populated Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico, barrio of the Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico. With a population of 69,469 in 2020, Santurce is also one of the most population density, densely populated areas of the Geography of Puerto Rico, main island of Puerto Rico (13,257.4 persons per square mile (5,178.6/km2)) with a population larger than most municipalities of the territory. Founded as San Mateo de Cangrejos in the 1760, Santurce officially became part of the municipality of San Juan in 1863. From its original settlement, its history has been marked by diverse waves of immigration, particularly of Afro–Puerto Ricans, Afro-Puerto Rican, Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico, Chinese, History of the Jews in Puerto Rico, Jewish and Dominican Republic immigration to Puerto Rico, Dominican communities who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Five
''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'') is a 2011 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan (filmmaker), Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious (2009 film), Fast & Furious'' (2009) and the fifth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, alongside Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang and Dwayne Johnson. In the film, Dom and Brian, along with Dom's sister Mia Toretto, Mia plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs. While developing ''Fast Five'', Universal Pictures deliberately departed from the street racing theme prevalent in previous films in the series, to transform the franchise into a heist action series involving cars. By doing so, they hoped to attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast & Furious (2009 Film)
''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 4'') is a 2009 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the direct sequel to ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001) and ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003) as well as the fourth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. It stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and FBI agent Brian O'Conner (Walker) are forced to work together to avenge the murder of Toretto's lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez) and apprehend drug lord Arturo Braga (John Ortiz). A fourth film was announced in July 2007, with the returns of Diesel, Walker, Rodriguez, and Brewster confirmed shortly after that. To account for the cast seeing absences from either of the previous two installments, the film was developed to place '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) as occurring beyond the events of ''Fast & Furious'', while the short film ''Los Bandoleros'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast & Furious
''Fast & Furious'', also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'', is an American Action film, action media franchise centered on a series of films revolving around street racing, heist film, heists, and spy film, spies. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, toys, video games, live shows, and theme park attractions. The films are distributed by Universal Pictures. The The Fast and the Furious (2001 film), first film, based on the 1998 ''Vibe (magazine), Vibe'' magazine article "Racer X" by Ken Li and written by Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, and David Ayer, was released in 2001. It began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing, which culminated in the film ''Fast & Furious (2009 film), Fast & Furious'' (2009). The series moved towards Heist film, heists and Spy film, espionage with ''Fast Five'' (2011), which was followed by five sequels in that genre, the most recent of which, ''Fast X'', was released on May 19, 2023. Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Bandoleros (film)
''Los Bandoleros'' () is a 2009 American direct-to-video short film written and directed by Vin Diesel. It is the second short film in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise and serves as the prequel to ''Fast & Furious'' (2009). It stars Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Tego Calderón, and Don Omar. In the film, runaway fugitive Dominic Toretto (Diesel) sets up the hijacking of a fuel tanker in the Dominican Republic. Development for this short film began following the announcement of ''Fast & Furious'' (2009), and serves as a narrative bridge and a sequel following the events of ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001), ''The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003) and ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003). The film was released in the United States on July 28, 2009, as part of the Blu-ray and Special Edition home releases of ''Fast & Furious'' (2009). Plot Dominic Toretto recruits Han Lue and Rico Santos to help Tego Leo, Dom's associate, escape from a prison in the Dominican Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal Tender (film)
''Illegal Tender'' is a 2007 American crime film written and directed by Franc. Reyes and produced by John Singleton. It stars Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus and Dania Ramirez. It also marks the film debut of Reggaeton music star Tego Calderón. Plot In 1985, Bronx, New York, where Millie and Wilson De Leon are expecting their first child. Wilson is a drug dealer working for Javier Cordero. One night, Millie shows Wilson that she has laundered his illegal drug earnings and made high quality investments, eliminating the need for him to continue his life of crime. Wilson goes to a meeting with Javier, who has him killed at the same time that Wilson Jr. is born. In 2006, Connecticut. Millie and Wilson Jr., along with Millie's grade school son Randy, are living in a mansion in Connecticut. Wilson Jr. is in college with an adoring girlfriend named Ana. Wilson Jr. has a difficult relationship with his mother, bothered by the fact that she has multiple boyfriends. After seeing a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Que Sabe, Sabe
''El Que Sabe, Sabe'' is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón, released 8 years after his last studio album, ''El Abayarde Contraataca'', and 3 years after his mixtape ''The Original Gallo del País''. The album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. Background Originally set to be titled ''Mr. T'', the album instead ended being titled ''El Que Sabe, Sabe'' in honor of Tego's father, Esteban Calderón Ibarraza, who died in 2004 and the production's title was a common phrase of him. It has lyrics influenced by Tego Calderón's life and also popular reggaeton. Calderón also decided to mix old school reggaeton with new music, for example: "Al Grano", which mixes reggaeton and dubstep. A duet was recorded with Latin Grammy winner Kany García. The song is about a young child suffering from many forms of abuse. Other songs like "Por Burro" and "Amar Por Amar" includes social themes. A song titled "Nadie Me Tumba" was recorded for this album, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Abayarde Contraataca
''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by Tego Calderón. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of African and Caribbean rhythms, including salsa, merengue, Colombian and Venezuelan sounds. Tego's first single is " Tradicional A Lo Bravo", produced by Almonte and is proposed from his MySpace page. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album. Release and promotion Tego Calderón released three singles for ''El Abayarde Contraataca'', and they were all major singles. All three singles have music videos, though the " Quitarte To'" single didn't have as much airplay as the others. All three singles are available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, and other major retailer stores. Tego Calderón performed " Tradicional A Lo Bravo" live on Mi TRL, and got interviewed for the album. Background As Tego Calderón stated, he wasn't too happy about making music on his previous a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underdog/El Subestimado
''The Underdog/El Subestimado'' is the second studio album by Tego Calderón on August 29, 2006. The first single of the album was titled "Los Maté" ("I Killed Them"), which has garnered much air-play on the radio. During a press conference in Puerto Rico, Tego Calderón expressed that this new album is "a diary of sorts from my experiences. There are happy moments and sad ones". This time around, Tego decided not to use as much reggaeton and focus more on hip-hop. He is also a fan of salsa, blues, funk and reggae (the second single of the album, "Chillin'", is a reggae song completely in Spanish) and he incorporates these styles in the album. Because of this, many fans were surprised, as they expected classic reggaeton. The album garnered points in originality, making it stand out more than Daddy Yankee's '' Barrio Fino en Directo'' and Don Omar's ''King of Kings''. The album debut at 43 on Billboard 200 and at the Top of Us Latin Rhythm Album Chart. As of 2011, it sold 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 Discípulos
''12 Discípulos'' (''English: 12 Disciples'') is the debut compilation album, and fifth overall, by Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper Eddie Dee. It was released on January 29, 2004, and independently distributed by Diamond Music. ''12 Discípulos'' features eleven other reggaeton musicians, who were among the most requested in the genre at the time. These include Daddy Yankee, along with Ivy Queen, Tego Calderón, Voltio, Vico C, Zion & Lennox, Nicky Jam, Johnny Prez, Gallego, and Wiso G. The album features production collaborations with several Puerto Rican music producers including DJ Adam, DJ David, Monserrate & DJ Urba, DJ Urba & Monserrate, Echo (producer), Ecko, Gran Omar, Luny Tunes, Mr. G, The Majestic, Noriega (producer), Noriega, Rafi Mercenario and Santana. Recording and production occurred in Dee's home studio in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, during much of late 2003. The album spawned four singles, the lead which included all twelve of the featured perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
