El veintitrés de febrero/February 23rd
¡Feliz cumpleaños a ... Residente (René Pérez Joglar)! (1978- ) "The radio right now, I'm in shock, everyone sounds the same. It's like junk food. You need to eat better, otherwise [you're] going to die a slow cultural death." Photo from remezcla.com. Click HERE . A singer, rapper, and activist from Puerto Rico, Residente is now a solo artist but was a longtime member of the duo Calle 13, with whom he won 22 Latin Grammys (he has 3 Latin Grammys as a solo artist). His solo debut, Residente, was named one of the top 50 albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone Magazine (click HERE ). His documentary of the same name, which follows the making of the album, took him around the world to places such as China, Burkina Faso, and Armenia as he traced his heritage (based on a DNA test) and collaborated with local musicians (Read more HERE ). SPOILER ALERT - In the documentary we also see him discover that he is related to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creato...