Talento de barrio
2008 · 107 min · Director: José Iván Santiago
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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
- Excitement30%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 68 % | 56 % | 43 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 53 % | 44 % | 29 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 46 % | 41 % | 18 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Hope | 52 % | 45 % | 22 % | 27 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 37 % | 17 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 59 % | 53 % | 28 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Hope | 51 % | 38 % | 16 % | 33 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Hope | 53 % | 36 % | 17 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Love | 60 % | 33 % | 14 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Hope | 68 % | 35 % | 18 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Love | 68 % | 51 % | 31 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 62 % | 51 % | 28 % | 33 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Hope | 61 % | 43 % | 20 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 66 % | 55 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 72 % | 69 % | 44 % | 13 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 82 % | 79 % | 60 % | 10 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 90 % | 87 % | 73 % | 20 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 62 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sadness | 66 % | 53 % | 35 % | 33 % |
Icarus
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
Wichy
Natasha
Edgar's Mother
Jay
Javier
Edgar's Girlfriend
Tata
Agente González
Agente Matías
El Domi
Jaico
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
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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