Calle 13

Puerto Rican music group

Also known as: 13th Street

Written by Virginia Gorlinski

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Article History

English:: 13th Street

Awards And Honors:: Grammy Award (2015); Grammy Award (2010); Grammy Award (2008)

Notable Works:: “Calle 13”; “Querido FBI”

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Calle 13, Puerto Rican popular music duo known for intelligent, poetic, and sharply pointed social and political commentary—all delivered through a distinctive blend of hip-hop with a broad range of Latin American music styles. René Pérez Joglar (“Residente”; b. February 23, 1978, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the master of language, while his stepbrother, Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (“Visitante”; b. September 10, 1978, San Juan, Puerto Rico), masterminded the music. The duo was one of the most popular and influential groups on the Latin popular music scene in the early 21st century. Pérez and Cabra met in a middle-class neighbourhood ...(100 of 736 words)

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