Last year, Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" became the first non-English language album to top the Billboard 200. The Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaetonero also became the most streamed artist on Spotify for the third consecutive year. Latin music revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time last year, allowing reggaetón, música Mexicana, and other Latin music genres to reach global success. By any and all metrics, Latin music has officially taken over. But the origins of these genres remain up for debate, particularly when it comes to urbano music and its connections to American hip-hop.
"De La Calle," a new docuseries on Paramount+, explores that and more. For over a decade, award-winning journalist Nick Barili - who was born in Argentina but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area - has wanted to create a documentary that tells a broader story of Latin music, its rich diversity, its connection to American rap music,...
"De La Calle," a new docuseries on Paramount+, explores that and more. For over a decade, award-winning journalist Nick Barili - who was born in Argentina but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area - has wanted to create a documentary that tells a broader story of Latin music, its rich diversity, its connection to American rap music,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Johanna Ferreira
- Popsugar.com
Paramount+ has set Tuesday, November 7 as the premiere date for journalist Nick Barili’s new docuseries De La Calle in the U.S. and Canada.
Across 8 episodes, Barili explores Latino urban music from the U.S. to Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and beyond. The series takes a journey into the Latine diaspora to map the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Rap, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia and other sounds that influence music and culture worldwide.
Interviewees include Fat Joe, Nore, Residente, Mala Rodriguez, Nicky Jam, Nicki Nicole, Villano Antillano, Sech, Goyo, Nathy Peluso, Santa Fe Klan, Jessie Reyes, Feid, Aleman and Gente De Zona, among others.
“As a first-generation immigrant who learned how to speak English through Hip Hop at Malcolm X Elementary, I grew up straddling two worlds, speaking English at school and Spanish at home,” Barili, the project’s co-creator,...
Across 8 episodes, Barili explores Latino urban music from the U.S. to Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and beyond. The series takes a journey into the Latine diaspora to map the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Rap, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia and other sounds that influence music and culture worldwide.
Interviewees include Fat Joe, Nore, Residente, Mala Rodriguez, Nicky Jam, Nicki Nicole, Villano Antillano, Sech, Goyo, Nathy Peluso, Santa Fe Klan, Jessie Reyes, Feid, Aleman and Gente De Zona, among others.
“As a first-generation immigrant who learned how to speak English through Hip Hop at Malcolm X Elementary, I grew up straddling two worlds, speaking English at school and Spanish at home,” Barili, the project’s co-creator,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Latin genres such as reggaeton, trap en español, cumbia, and bachata continue to be among the most popular on the planet, and now MTV Entertainment Studios wants to dive into some of the stories behind the music through a new documentary series. The media company is partnering with Zero Point Zero Production and Paramount+ to produce De La Calle, which will guide viewers through the Latin diaspora and the sounds that have come from it.
Across eight episodes, the show will travel to countries such as Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba,...
Across eight episodes, the show will travel to countries such as Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: MTV Entertainment Studios has greenlit the docuseries De La Calle from creator and host Nick Barili in partnership with Zero Point Zero Productions.
The project will take viewers on a journey into the Latino diaspora to explore (and map) the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia, and other sounds that are influencing music and culture worldwide.
Featured artists include Ivy Queen, Residente, Snow Tha Product, Nicky Jam, Youtel of Orishas, Goyo of Chocquibtown, Sech, Arcangel, Renato, Dimelo Flow, Vico C, El Aleman, and Duki.
The partnership builds on MTV Entertainment Group’s key strategy and commitment to diverse storytelling and fostering global connections and communities. The series connects the dots of a global movement that has never been told before in this magnitude. Uniting Latino urban music from the US to Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,...
The project will take viewers on a journey into the Latino diaspora to explore (and map) the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia, and other sounds that are influencing music and culture worldwide.
Featured artists include Ivy Queen, Residente, Snow Tha Product, Nicky Jam, Youtel of Orishas, Goyo of Chocquibtown, Sech, Arcangel, Renato, Dimelo Flow, Vico C, El Aleman, and Duki.
The partnership builds on MTV Entertainment Group’s key strategy and commitment to diverse storytelling and fostering global connections and communities. The series connects the dots of a global movement that has never been told before in this magnitude. Uniting Latino urban music from the US to Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
We might have made some progress when it comes to diverse representation in mainstream films and television, but we still have a very long way to go. This is especially the case when it comes to how the Latinx community is depicted in Hollywood. John Leguizamo recently spoke up about the colorism issue that still very much exists within Latinx communities and how it often impacts casting.
"There's colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there's colorism in Hollywood, too," Leguizamo tells Nick Barili in Barili's new series, "Seen," which is in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Like most communities of color, the Latinx community is often treated and portrayed like a monolithic group. We still don't see enough Black Latinx representation in film and television, and rarely do we ever see Indigenous Latinx representation in Hollywood at all. The few times...
"There's colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there's colorism in Hollywood, too," Leguizamo tells Nick Barili in Barili's new series, "Seen," which is in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Like most communities of color, the Latinx community is often treated and portrayed like a monolithic group. We still don't see enough Black Latinx representation in film and television, and rarely do we ever see Indigenous Latinx representation in Hollywood at all. The few times...
- 1/27/2022
- by Johanna Ferreira
- Popsugar.com
John Leguizamo is opening up about his experience climbing the Hollywood ladder, including the modifications he made in his own life to avoid becoming too tan. This as roles for white Latinos continue to dominate in both the big and small screen today, with the industry mostly ignoring those in the community who are mestizo, Black and Asian, among others.
“There’s colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there’s colorism in Hollywood too,” Leguizamo told Nick Barili in his new series Seen in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He continued, “I’ve benefitted from being light skin, and I stayed out of the sun so I could work. I definitely would not go in the sun. For years I was so pasty so I could work. All the Latinos who’ve made it so far, a lot of them were light-skinned.
“There’s colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there’s colorism in Hollywood too,” Leguizamo told Nick Barili in his new series Seen in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He continued, “I’ve benefitted from being light skin, and I stayed out of the sun so I could work. I definitely would not go in the sun. For years I was so pasty so I could work. All the Latinos who’ve made it so far, a lot of them were light-skinned.
- 1/26/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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