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Talento de barrio

2008 · 107 min · Director: José Iván Santiago ★ IMDb 5.3 · 977 ratings

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A misunderstood youth from the streets of Puerto Rico must choose between musical superstardom and underworld notoriety after falling for a beautiful uptown girl whose positive influence causes him to seriously consider giving up a life of crime. Edgar Dinero (Daddy Yankee) was balancing thug life with greater ambitions when he first met the girl of his dreams. In order to prevent the girl from slipping through his fingers, Dinero does his best to prevent her from discovering his true ties to the violent barrio underworld. By day, Dinero slips into the recording studio with dreams of becoming a big reggaeton star, and by night be takes to the streets to defend his turf from the most violent criminals in the city. One day, Dinero realizes he finally has the opportunity to leave his life of crime behind. Will he ever convince the corrupt cops that he's changed his ways, and will his brothers on the street find the courage to forgive him for abandoning them during their darkest hour? Now, as Dinero attempts to choose between perishing as the prince of the underworld or thriving as the king of reggaeton, he must open his ears to the beat of the barrio in order to discover his true fate.

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Talento de barrio (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness68 %56 %43 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love53 %44 %29 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension49 %45 %25 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension46 %41 %18 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Hope52 %45 %22 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension64 %61 %37 %17 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension59 %53 %28 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Hope51 %38 %16 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Hope53 %36 %17 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Love60 %33 %14 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Hope68 %35 %18 %55 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Love68 %51 %31 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension62 %51 %28 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Hope61 %43 %20 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension66 %55 %29 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension72 %69 %44 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Tension82 %79 %60 %10 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Tension90 %87 %73 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Tension83 %76 %62 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Sadness66 %53 %35 %33 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

DY
Daddy Yankee

MY
Maestro Yek

KS
Katiria Soto

CF
César Farrait

Wichy

AA
Angélica Alcaide

Natasha

NC
Norma Colón

Edgar's Mother

ED
Eddie D

Jay

RP
Rey Pirin

Javier

AI
Ana Isabelle

Edgar's Girlfriend

GM
Glory Montalvo

Tata

RA
Rafael Acevedo

Agente González

NS
Norman Santiago

Agente Matías

VR
Víctor Roque

El Domi

A"
Angel "Maestro" Rodríguez

Jaico

ER
Erik Rodríguez

Wito

Details

Directed by
José Iván Santiago
Written by
Angel M. Sanjurjo, George Rivera, Edgar Soberón Torchia, Daddy Yankee
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
107 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 977 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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