#residente

[kropotkindersurprise]

September 6, 2025 - In a powerful moment, a massive crowd in Mexico City chanted Palestina libre,” meaning “Free Palestine,” back-to-back during Puerto Rican rapper Residente’s free concert at the Zócalo on Saturday. The rapper dedicated the night to resistance, peace and solidarity, inviting onstage members of the Abed family, Palestinian refugees from Gaza now living in Mexico. Hundreds of thousands filled the historic square, waving Palestinian flags and echoing chants for freedom as Residente performed in attire bearing the words “Free Palestine.” The concert, one of the largest ever held at the Zócalo, blended music, protest and activism, amplifying the call for justice in Palestine to numerous more who also tuned in online. [video]

[brasilify]

"Gambino mi hermano, esto sí és América"

This is not America (Residente ft Ibeyi)

[11oh1]

EPD Willie Colón 🕊️

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[sweetonsugden]

Good for him!!!! 🇵🇷

Acting alongside heavy hitters. Nice!

[romchat]

I need a moment to process because this lineup and the production behind it? Rapper Residente to direct Bad Bunny in a historical epic about a 19th century Puerto Rican revolutionary also starring Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, and Javier Bardem???

Residente To Direct Bad Bunny In Historical Epic ‘Porto Rico’, With Edward Norton, Javier Bardem And Viggo Mortensen Also Cast

Residente will make his feature film debut with Porto Rico, a historical epic starring Bad Bunny, Viggo Mortensen, Ed Norton and Javier Bard

It always made me a little sad that Residente never broke out to English speaking audiences because he's a fantastic rapper whose songs not only celebrate Latin American culture but also offer pointed political critiques about neocolonialism, racism, police and state violence, neoliberalism, etc. He's made some visually striking music videos so I'm excited to see how he applies his musical and visual lyricism to directing a feature film. (Example 1, Example 2, Example 3).

Also: the scriptwriters and producers are Birdman and The Revenant creators Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Alejandro González Iñárritu (who also did movies like Amores Perros and Babel).

Also x2: All the main actors are either native Spanish speakers, fluent (Viggo) or proficient (Edward) so there's also a chance this could be filmed partly or all in Spanish and there won't be those godawful accents Hollywood allows actors to pull in languages other than English!

[himedanshihozier]