Talento de barrio () is a film released on October 10, 2008, by Maya Entertainment, starring Daddy Yankee. The film was directed by José Iván Santiago, and written by George Rivera and Ángel M. Sanjurjo, with additional material by Edgar Soberón Torchia. It was also the first movie Daddy Yankee co-produced. In the United States it was a major success, although it was not launched in all the country. It was shown in the major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and some parts of New Jersey. In Latin America, it was shown in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The DVD of the movie was released in all the countries of Latin America. Big sales went on in Central America, mostly in El Salvador. Plot Ramón Ayala (better known as Daddy Yankee) stars as Edgar Dinero, a young man from the streets of Puerto Rico who gets tangled up in the thug life of his neighborhood. While on that path, Edgar encounters disruption among his crew men, while simultaneously falling in love with an uptown girl, Soribel (played by Katiria Soto), from whom Dinero must conceal his strong ties with the violent neighborhood underworld. Dinero's first studio recording in New York City doesn't go well. It seems he has no energy and sounds like he hasn't eaten. When his love interest, the uptown girl, shows up in NYC, he begins to make strong recordings. Multiple gunshot scenes happen throughout the movie, in Puerto Rico and in New York City. The movie was mostly shot in the , a marginalized community, that reflects thug life in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Other places where filming took place were at Puerto Nuevo, in San Juan, and in New York City. Cast Daddy Yankee - Edgar "Dinero" Maestro - Jeico Katiria Soto - Soribel César Farrait - Wichy Angélica Alcaide - Natasha Norma Colón - Edgar's mother Norman Santiago - Matías Rafael Acevedo - Matías's partner Welmo E. Romero-Joseph - Leo Rey Pirín - Javier Pepe Fuentes - Don Joaquín Moncho Conde - Popó Gringo - Angelo Eric Rodríguez - Wito Alexandra Cheron - Carolina Glory - Tata Zojaira Martínez - Ana Julio Voltio - Himself Eddie Dee - Jay Friend Zone Guy - Gazoo Star "El Jamón" Pedro Prez Christian Santiago - edger Federico Cardona (DjSolid) - Gatillero Oscar 2 José López - Juan de Dios Promotion Soundtrack A soundtrack was released, featuring