Residente’s childhood dream is finally a reality: he is directing his first film and chose Bad Bunny to star in it

Por Javiera Müller
3 September, 2026
Residente/ Instagram

René Pérez, the Puerto Rican the world knows as Residente, finally hit play on his most ambitious dream. 🎬

This Monday, August 31, he confirmed on Instagram the start of filming “Porto Rico”, his first film as a director, and he held nothing back: Bad Bunny stars. Alongside him will act Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton and Javier Bardem, with Alejandro González Iñárritu as executive producer. 🔥

Residente via Social Media

The Caribbean western promises to tell the colonial history of Puerto Rico from an intimate and personal perspective, co-written by Residente and Oscar winner Alexander Dinelaris. The irony is that, due to a dispute over tax incentives on the island, everything is being filmed in the Dominican Republic. 🇵🇷

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