Straight from the Barrio

"You can take the man out of the street... but you can't take the street out of the man."

2008 1h 47m ES

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 157

DramaActionCrime

Synopsis

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A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.

“You can take the man out of the street... but you can't take the street out of the man.”

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Cast

Daddy Yankee
Edgar Dinero
Katiria Soto
Soribel
César Farrait
Wichy
Angélica Alcaide
Natasha
Norma Colón
Edgar's Mother
Eddie D
Jay
Rey Pirin
Javier
Ana Isabelle
Edgar's Girlfriend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Iván Santiago
Writers: Daddy Yankee, Ángel M. Sanjurjo, Edgar Soberón Torchia
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Puerto Rico

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Samuel López. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José Iván Santiago shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Daddy Yankee and Katiria Soto and César Farrait carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You can take the man out of the street... but you can't take the street out of the man.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Iván Santiago directs. Samuel López scores. José Iván Santiago cuts. Produced in Puerto Rico. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Samuel López. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor José Iván Santiago shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Daddy Yankee and Katiria Soto and César Farrait carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You can take the man out of the street... but you can't take the street out of the man.".
9IMDB entry: tt0467017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.