Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” is often the reggaeton song some people first remember hearing, particularly outside of Latin America. Now, Daddy Yankee, who is a pioneer in the genre, is an executive ...
If the Puerto Rican filmmaker Omar Acosta wanted to hear new music as a teenager in early ‘90s-era San Juan, he had to hit the pavement. In those days Acosta would roam the streets, seeking out a ...
In the four-part Peacock docuseries Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World, director and executive producer Omar Acosta (The Chief Who Walked the Sea) and exec producer and star Daddy Yankee ...
This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. “Reggaeton mexa is particular to Mexico City and Mexico state,” says Fernando Hernández Flores, a.k.a. El Malilla, one of ...