Residente and Bad Bunny are joining forces on a new film that tells Puerto Rico’s story through historical drama

Bad Bunny is starring in the historical drama “Porto Rico,” marking his first leading film role after memorable appearances in “Bullet Train” with Brad Pitt and director Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing.

Fresh from his success at the Grammys and a triumphant Super Bowl halftime show, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny is set to take the lead role in an all-star film,

The Puerto Rican singer-rapper will be directed by René Pérez Joglar (a.k.a. Residente) in the historical epic

Bad Bunny has been cast in his first leading role in the feature directorial debut from Puerto Rican rapper Residente, Deadline reports. Described as an “epic Caribbean western and historical drama,” Porto Rico will also star Viggo Mortensen,

Puerto Rican artists Residente and Bad Bunny are teaming up to tell the story of their home in an original historical drama. René Pérez Joglar, the Grammy winner known professionally as Residente, will make his directorial debut with “PORTO RICO,

Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton and Javier Bardem have also been cast in the historical drama that will be executive produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

EXCLUSIVE: Multihyphenate and 34-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning rapper René “Residente” Pérez Joglar has set his feature directorial debut with a love letter to his native island of