of Liberty as the illegitimate child of a woman from La Perla and the Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín. The Puerto Rican classic play by La Carreta (1953) by René Marqués takes place in La Perla. A poor family moves from their farm to La Perla, and then to the Bronx for the better life that they never quite find. The motion picture The Vessel (film) starring Martin Sheen about a tidal wave that destroys a small town was filmed in La Perla in 2013. With more than 6 billion views on YouTube, La Perla became world-known with the music video for the song Despacito being filmed there. Gallery See also List of communities in Puerto Rico References Bibliography External links Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Geography of San Juan, Puerto Rico 18th-century establishments in Puerto Rico Populated places established in the 18th century