A dark sense of humor, an unbridled taste for satire and a loving infusion of kitsch all come together in the most deliciously subversive way in Calle 13's video for their new single 'Tango del pecado,' from the album "Residente o Visitante," which will hit stores on April 24.
An original collaboration between Puerto Rican singer songwriter René "Residente" Pérez and Argentine producer (and two-time Oscar winner) Gustavo Santaolalla, ‘Tango del pecado’ has been turned into a video thanks to the creativity of directors Gabriel Coss and Israel Lugo, who have shot other videos for Calle 13 and have worked with artists such as Nelly Furtado and Maná, to mention a few. The video for ‘Tango del pecado’ is scheduled to air in early March.
Used to the insolence and sharp wit of René Pérez as a composer, directors Coss and Lugo have created what they call “the story of a catastrophe,” or the wedding between an opulent and elegant beauty, known as the Queen of the Universe, with a coarse and wicked artist, Residente, in what turns out to be a Latin American spoof of a “Romeo and Juliet” love story.
Shot recently at a hacienda, Siesta Alegre, in the town of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, the video features guest stars such as comedian Sunshine Logroño and famous reggaetón singers Julio Voltio, as godfather, and Tego Calderón as man of honor.
But that’s not all: some of the most notorious characters from previous Calle 13 videos are present once more in ‘Tango del pecado.’ Actress Flor Joglar, René’s mother, for example, plays… René’s mother in the wedding.
And in a special role, Residente’s real life girlfriend, ex-Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quiñones, plays the bride.
“The video will explain many of the things that people don’t understand in the song,” said Residente recently to various media outlets in his native Puerto Rico . “What you’ll see is what happens in these ceremonies. There will be two families, and everything will be made fun of. It will be shown in a pretty exaggerated manner. The idea is to provoke reactions. The whole thing began because of a letter that was written to me saying that I was going to hell with Denise.”
In ‘Tango del pecado,’ one man’s paradise is another one’s hell.
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