Saint John, April 17. “Los Reyes de la Salsa,” a biopic by legendary Puerto Rican musicians Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz, will premiere next Thursday in Puerto Rico, the feature’s production reported Monday.

From the hand of Piñolywood Studios and directed by Raúl García, the film will cover not only the musical origins of Ray and Cruz, but also their battles on and off stage, family conflicts and their struggle to reach the top, while transforming the music Latin. for all time

“We believe that after so much time, after all the love that the public has given us for so many years and now that we find ourselves in another side of our lives, it’s a great time to tell our story. , but in our own voice,” he told Cruz in a press release.

“We worked directly with the production of the film, and what we want is for the people, who have been following and supporting us for so many years, to know firsthand how things went and how our career was forged. Let them see that it’s beautiful and not so pretty,” he admitted.

Considering this, he said he hopes his followers “can enjoy the film, laughing, singing, remembering, crying with us and continuing to accompany us with it.”

Omar Torres Molina will play Cruz and Alfredo de Quesada will play Ray.

Audiences will be able to see what the life perspective of Richie Ray was like when he started out as a child prodigy and Bobby Cruz who started as a young man immersed in the harshness of the streets.

“In this Puerto Rican film, viewers will enjoy a very well told story. It will include everything from their first meeting in New York to everything they went through to find the passion that united them for the rest of their life. life: music.” Garcia added.

Tito Puente Jr. -son of the legendary timpanist-, Modesto Lacén, Yaiza Figueroa, Linette Torres, Carlitos Ramírez, Edgar Cuevas, Yamil Collazo, Manolo Castro and Jorge Castro, among many other figures, complete the cast of the film.

“We have an incredible cast, spectacular locations. It took a long time to research and take care of every detail. Now we just hope that people will appreciate it and support it in theaters so that the film industry will Puerto Rico can continue to do great productions like this,” Garcia added.

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