{"id":66093,"date":"2026-02-18T23:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bad-bunny-lands-first-lead-acting-role-in-porto-rico-alongside-javier-bardem-viggo-mortensen\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:26:37","slug":"bad-bunny-lands-first-lead-acting-role-in-porto-rico-alongside-javier-bardem-viggo-mortensen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bad-bunny-lands-first-lead-acting-role-in-porto-rico-alongside-javier-bardem-viggo-mortensen\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Bunny lands first lead acting role in &#8220;Porto Rico&#8221; alongside Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bad-bunny-spotify-super-bowl-halftime-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Bad Bunny<\/a><\/span> is set to star in his first leading role in the film &#8220;Porto Rico&#8221; alongside Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen and Edward Norton.<\/p>\n<p>The feature film, described as &#8220;an epic Caribbean western and historical drama,&#8221; will be Ren\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Joglar&#8217;s directorial debut. P\u00e9rez Joglar, known as Residente, is a 34-time Latin Grammy and Grammy-award winning Puerto Rican rapper and actor who recently starred in &#8220;Frank &amp; Louis,&#8221; which premiered at the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sundance-film-festival-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">2026 Sundance Film Festival<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez Joglar and Bad Bunny, born Benito Mart\u00ednez Ocasio, are longtime collaborators and friends. Two of Puerto Rico&#8217;s biggest stars are now coming together for &#8220;Porto Rico,&#8221; which will tell a story of the island based on true events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/85af20a1-4018-4225-ac80-065c09c7a6a4\/thumbnail\/620x571\/711c29377720de2e21ea5ec15cf9e280\/gettyimages-1353950333.jpg#\" alt=\"Bad Bunny and Residente  \" height=\"571\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/85af20a1-4018-4225-ac80-065c09c7a6a4\/thumbnail\/620x571\/711c29377720de2e21ea5ec15cf9e280\/gettyimages-1353950333.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/85af20a1-4018-4225-ac80-065c09c7a6a4\/thumbnail\/1240x1142\/5d39b231b07b3ff0b522c72d6990b857\/gettyimages-1353950333.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Bad Bunny and Residente attend The Latin Recording Academy&#8217;s 2021 Person of the Year Gala on Nov. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                John Parra\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I have dreamed of making a film about my country since I was a child. Puerto Rico&#8217;s true history has always been surrounded by controversy,&#8221; P\u00e9rez Joglar said in a news release. &#8220;This film is a reaffirmation of who we are \u2014 told with the intensity and honesty that our history deserves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While &#8220;Porto Rico&#8221; will be Bad Bunny&#8217;s first lead role, the artist has appeared in several other high-profile films, including Darren Aronofsky&#8217;s &#8220;Caught Stealing,&#8221; and &#8220;Happy Gilmore 2,&#8221; acting alongside Adam Sandler and Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning film director Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu is executive producing the film, which is in pre-production. Its release date has not been set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The film was co-written by P\u00e9rez Joglar and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris, who wrote &#8220;Birdman,&#8221; which was directed by I\u00f1\u00e1rritu and starred Norton.<\/p>\n<p>Norton, who is producing the film, likened &#8220;Porto Rico&#8221; to other iconic films that he and P\u00e9rez Joglar love like &#8220;The Godfather&#8221; and &#8220;Gangs of New York.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody knows what a poet of language and rhythm Ren\u00e9 is,&#8221; Norton said in the news release. &#8220;Now they&#8217;re going to see what a visual visionary he is as well. And bringing him and Bad Bunny together to tell the true story of Puerto Rico&#8217;s roots is going to be like a flame finding the stick of dynamite that&#8217;s been waiting for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez Joglar earlier this month congratulated Bad Bunny on social media following\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">his Super Bowl halftime show<\/a><\/span>, sharing multiple images of them together over the years and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUhOoiYlDK7\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saying &#8220;Orgulloso de ti,&#8221;<\/a> which translates to &#8220;I&#8217;m proud of you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/609cfa26-0e39-4185-b1e3-2d65a28e2da8\/thumbnail\/620x414\/18f60dc5a67ca66eb339766b69a8309b\/gettyimages-1156190957.jpg#\" alt=\"US-PUERTORICO-POLITICS-CORRUPTION-DEMO \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/609cfa26-0e39-4185-b1e3-2d65a28e2da8\/thumbnail\/620x414\/18f60dc5a67ca66eb339766b69a8309b\/gettyimages-1156190957.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/18\/609cfa26-0e39-4185-b1e3-2d65a28e2da8\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/6d90710a48f36cf8d917114356da9597\/gettyimages-1156190957.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican rapper Residente take part of a demonstration demanding then-Gov. 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