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{{short description|Puerto Rican hip-hop band}}
{{for|their eponymous debut album|Calle 13 (album){{!}}''Calle 13'' (album)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Calle 13
| image = Calle 13 en Venezuela.jpg
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| landscape = yes
| caption = Calle 13 performing in Venezuela
| alias =
| origin = [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative hip-hop]]
* [[world music|world]]
* [[conscious hip-hop]]
* [[rap rock]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[reggaeton]] (early)
}}
| years_active = 2004–2015 (hiatus)
| label = {{flatlist|
* El Abismo<ref name=MVPH/>
* [[White Lion Records|White Lion]]
* [[Sony Music|Sony]]
}}
| associated_acts =
| current_members = * [[Residente]]
* [[Visitante]]
* [[iLe]]
| past_members =
}}
'''Calle 13''' is a Puerto Rican [[alternative hip-hop]] band formed by stepbrothers [[Residente]] (lead vocalist, songwriter) and [[Visitante]] ([[multi-instrumentalist]], vocalist, beat [[record producer|producer]]), along with their half-sister [[iLe]], also known as PG-13 (backing vocals).
Pérez and Cabra first were discovered by Elias De Leon. They were subsequently given a record deal with [[White Lion Records]] after leaving a demo with A&R Director Carlos "Karly" Rosario. After the song "[[Querido FBI]]" was released, the group gained attention in Puerto Rico. In 2005, Calle 13 released its [[Calle 13 (album)|eponymously titled debut album]], which included the singles "Se Vale Tó-Tó" and "[[Atrévete-te-te|¡Atrévete-te-te!]]" and reached number 6 on the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top Latin Albums]] chart. In 2007, the group released its second album, ''[[Residente o Visitante]]'', which experimented with a wide variety of genres and reached number 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album helped the group gain success throughout Latin America and win three Latin Grammys. The group released its third album, ''[[Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo]]'', in 2008, which won Album of the Year at the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2009|2009 Latin Grammy Awards]]. Calle 13 released ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]'' in November 2010 and its latest album, ''[[Multi Viral]]'', on March 1, 2014.
Calle 13 is noted for its eclectic musical style, often using unconventional instrumentation in its music, which distances the group from the [[reggaeton]] genre. The band is also known for its satirical lyrics as well as social commentary about Latin American issues and culture. The stepbrothers are strong supporters of the [[Puerto Rican independence movement]], a stance that has generated controversy.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/arts/music/11calle.html|title=Continuing Days of Independence for Calle 13|last=Rohter|first=Larry|date=April 18, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> For their work, the group has won twenty-one [[Latin Grammy Award]]s, holding the record for the most Latin Grammy wins. They have also won three [[Grammy Awards]].
== History==
===2004–2005: early years===
Residente and Visitante met when they were both two years old, when Residente's mother married Visitante's father.<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/calle-13-p747326/biography|title=Calle 13 Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|access-date=February 2, 2011|work=Allmusic}}</ref> The family developed strong ties to the Puerto Rican arts community; Residente's mother, Flor Joglar de Gracia, was an actress in Teatro del Sesenta, a local acting troupe, while Visitante's father (who later became Residente's stepfather) is currently a lawyer, but at one time was a musician.<ref name="New York Times"/> The duo asserts that they lived a relatively comfortable lifestyle growing up, as Residente places himself in a group of Puerto Ricans who are "too poor to be rich and too rich to be poor."<ref name="Sin Mapa">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-02-ca-calle2-story.html|title=Calle 13, in search of the real Latin America|last=Morales|first=Ed|date=August 2, 2009|access-date=February 7, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Although their parents later divorced, the stepbrothers remained close.<ref name="Allmusic"/> When they were children, Visitante would visit his brother at the Calle 13 (13th Street) of the El Conquistador subsection of [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico]], every week. Since the subsection is a gated community, visitors were routinely asked "¿Residente o visitante?" ("Resident or visitor?") by a security guard when approaching the community's main gate.<ref name="New York Times"/> Therefore, Visitante would identify himself as a visitor, while Residente would have to insist that he was a resident to clear the gate.<ref name="Allmusic"/> The pair named themselves Calle 13 after the street their family's house was on.<ref name="CALLE">[http://www.latinrapper.com/calle_13_interview.html Latin Hip Hop Interview - "Calle 13 Cross Spanish Rap's Musical Borders"]</ref> Before living there, they lived at Calle 11.<ref name=emequis>{{cite web|last1=Acuña|first1=Carlos|title=Me Llaman el Incongruente|url=http://www.m-x.com.mx/2014-04-20/calle-13-me-llaman-el-incongruente/|website=Emeequis|access-date=October 20, 2014|language=es|date=April 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018231703/http://www.m-x.com.mx/2014-04-20/calle-13-me-llaman-el-incongruente/|archive-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>
Residente originally studied to be an accountant, and Visitante finished a computer science degree. An art course prompted Residente to pursue a career as a [[multimedia]] designer, and Visitante became a full-time musician and producer. Residente states that his degree in design has influenced his musical style: "What I used to do with my visual art is the same thing I do now with my lyrics. My songs are descriptive, very visual."<ref name="New York Times"/> Besides this, Residente was a fan of what was then called "underground rap" in Puerto Rico, and started to earn a reputation as a lyricist (Residente says, with some embarrassment, that his moniker at the time was "El Déspota", or "The Despot"). Meanwhile, Visitante participated in Bayanga, a [[rock music|rock]] and Brazilian [[batucada]] group.<ref name="NIGHT">[http://www.latina.com/latina/entertainment/entertainment.jsp?genre=music&article=nightoutcalle13 Latina.com Interview - "A Night Out with Calle 13" by Nuria Net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195600/http://www.latina.com/latina/entertainment/entertainment.jsp?genre=music&article=nightoutcalle13 |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> After Residente finished studying in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] at the [[Savannah College of Art and Design]] and earned a master of fine arts in animation, illustration, sequential art and film, he returned to Puerto Rico.<ref name="New York Times"/> Soon after, both of them started working on their music. They claim they initially did it as a joke, but they still managed to get some of their songs heard throughout Puerto Rico.<ref name="NIGHT"/> They began recording music together in 2004, with the idea of hosting their work on a website, beginning with two demos ("La Tripleta" and "La Aguacatona").<ref name="Allmusic"/> Within a year, the duo began looking for a record label to distribute their music commercially. They decided to pursue a deal at [[White Lion Records]], because [[Tego Calderón]] was on the label, whom the two admired.<ref name="Allmusic"/>
===2005–2006: "Querido FBI" and ''Calle 13''===
While their first album was being mixed, [[Filiberto Ojeda Ríos]], leader of the Puerto Rican revolutionary group known as [[Boricua Popular Army|Los Macheteros]], was killed in the course of arrest by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]].
Angered by the FBI's action, Residente wrote a song protesting against what had happened to Ojeda and asked his record label to allow the group to release it on the Internet through [[viral marketing]] through [[Indymedia]] Puerto Rico, an alternative news website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuftsdaily.com/arts/crisper-and-more-mature-calle-13-returns-with-politically-charged-album-entren-los-que-quieran-1.2422669 |title=Crisper and more mature, Calle 13 returns with politically−charged album, 'Entren Los Que Quieran' |last=MacEwen |first=Melissa |date=December 6, 2010 |work=The Tufts Daily |access-date=December 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304222140/http://www.tuftsdaily.com/arts/crisper-and-more-mature-calle-13-returns-with-politically-charged-album-entren-los-que-quieran-1.2422669 |archive-date=March 4, 2012 }}</ref>
Public controversy about the song's lyrics ensured immediate attention from mainstream media in Puerto Rico. The song, according to critics, "redefined what a reggaeton vocalist's relationship to Puerto Rico should be."<ref>Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Raquel Z. Rivera, "Reggaeton Nation" (December 17, 2007)</ref>
[[File:Calle13R.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Visitante during Calle 13's first concert in [[Managua]], [[Nicaragua]].]]
Soon after this, the duo rose to fame in 2005 with two back-to-back hits on Puerto Rican radio stations: "Se Vale Tó-Tó" and "[[Atrevete-te-te!]]" Both songs were later included on their [[Calle 13 (album)|eponymously titled debut album]], which was released on November 29, 2005.
After this rise to fame, the duo was sought by other reggaetón artists, and they collaborated with artists such as [[Voltio]] in the song "Ojalai" (also known as "Chulin Culin Chunfly", whose name is a minor variation of a song written by Mexican comedy writer [[Roberto Gómez Bolaños]], of whose comedic characters Residente is a fan—by citing the name, Gómez Bolaños is legally a co-author of the song,<ref>[https://archive.today/20130118163838/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7851875&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI database record] for "Chulin Culin Fun Flai", accessed on June 25, 2012.</ref>) and with the [[Three 6 Mafia]] in the remix, singing or co-writing songs. At the end of 2005, they finally released their album, which received great critical praise.
In 2006 the duo kept on working as they broke into a wider-music scene with at least two more smash hits that were played throughout Puerto Rico and U.S. Urban music radio and television stations, including the songs "Japón" ("Japan"), and "Suave" ("Soft/Slow"). The group had their first massive-venue concert on May 6, 2006, at the [[José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]. They also toured Central and South America, playing "Atrévete-te-te" before an ''escola de [[samba]]'' in Venezuelan television, and also visiting, among others, Guatemala, Chile, Honduras and Colombia.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}
In light of the criticism directed towards the band, Calle 13 has become a cultural reference to be reckoned with in Puerto Rico. An example of this is the constant references made to the band and to Residente by satirical writer [[Fiquito Yunqué]] in the weekly pro-independence newspaper ''[[Claridad]]''. Yunqué's columns sometimes feature Calle 13 lyrics as their titles, and Yunqué even introduced the band onstage at one of their live performances in Puerto Rico.
Acceptance of Calle 13's music even influenced the former [[Governor of Puerto Rico]], [[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]] who, in December 2005, admitted to listening to Calle 13 because his son had copied some of their songs to his [[iPod]]. Acevedo claimed that "songs such as Calle 13's were eye openers" to him. As a result, since the country had a chronic problem of people being unknowingly injured or killed by stray bullets fired to the air on [[New Year's Eve]], Acevedo felt compelled to invite the duo to [[La Fortaleza]] and to have them record a song against shootings bullets in the air as a way of celebrating the holiday.<ref name="GOV">{{Cite web |url=http://www.zonai.com/noticia_mainm.asp?ZONAI:81318&pos=m&title=ESPECTACULOS&catid=6 |title=Zonai.com Article about Calle 13 and the Governor of Puerto Rico "Residente Calle 13 en campaña contra las balas" |access-date=April 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055814/http://www.zonai.com/noticia_mainm.asp?ZONAI%3A81318&pos=m&title=ESPECTACULOS&catid=6 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The single, "Ley De Gravedad" (Law of Gravity) was released as part of a public-service campaign for that matter. Some political adversaries of Acevedo dismissed this as a trick to ingratiate himself with Puerto Rican youth and pro-independence advocates, and was criticized by the local press due to the fact that an artist who seemingly promoted violence with their "Querido FBI" song was now supposed to be a [[role model]] for anti-violence. However, the campaign was thought to be effective in reducing the injured, from twelve (and one death) the previous year, to three the year the campaign was run, though many members of the artistic community contributed to this effort in separate campaigns.<ref name="BALAS">{{cite web|url=https://www.prpop.org/noticias/ene06/reggaeton_ene04.shtml|title=Creatividad y talento en función cierre de 'Teatro en Movimiento'|work=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular - San Juan, Puerto Rico|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
===2007: ''Residente o Visitante''===
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As the duo has risen to fame, other international artists of various genres have sought them. In 2006 and 2007, they recorded songs with Canadian [[Nelly Furtado]] and Spanish [[Alejandro Sanz]]. In their recent album, they feature contributions with such diverse groups like [[Orishas (band)|Orishas]] (a [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group whose members had emigrated from Cuba), Mexican [[Café Tacuba]], Argentine Vicentico (from [[Los Fabulosos Cadillacs]]), and [[La Mala Rodríguez]] (from Spain), among others. On May 19, 2006, the band celebrated their first international concert, held in [[Panama City]] to a crowd of 5,000. During the summer of 2006 Calle 13 was featured on [[MTV]]'s ''My Block: Puerto Rico''. From September 15 – October 31 ''Calle'' 13 was ''Artist Speaking Tr3s'' on [[MTV Tr3s]].
On November 2, 2006, the band won three [[Latin Grammys]] (Best New Artist; Best Urban Album; and Best Short Version Video, for the song "Atrévete-te-te"). They later filmed a video along with [[Voltio]] for "Chulín Culín Chunfly", where Residente, dressed as a priest and later as [[Bruce Lee]], is given a severe beating by a gang.
On April 24, 2007, their second album ''[[Residente o Visitante]]'' was released. Tracks in the album were partially recorded in [[Puerto Rico]] and while on tour in Colombia, Argentina and Venezuela. While recording the album, Residente and Visitante took a trip to South America to explore areas populated by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Latin America's indigenous]] and African-descended minorities. The duo was strongly influenced by the experience; Visitante discovered and purchased several new musical instruments on the trip including a [[Jawbone (instrument)|quijada]], a [[charango]] and a [[bombo legüero]], all of which were used on the duo's song "Lllegale a Mi Guarida".<ref name="Sin Mapa"/>
Residente considered this album to be darker than the first, but also more introspective and biographical. The album garnered controversy for its sexual and religious overtones.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-calle-idUSTRE49309420081004|title=Calle 13 still defying labels on third album|agency=Reuters|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=October 3, 2008|access-date=January 31, 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201111811/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/10/04/us-calle-idUSTRE49309420081004|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the album, Calle 13 filmed the video for their first single off the album, "[[Tango del Pecado]]", on February 25, 2007.
[[File:ReneIleana20080424.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Residente and PG-13 during the 34th. Support to ''Claridad'' Festival, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 24, 2008]]
In May 2007, the duo performed at [[Vive Latino#2007|Vive Latino]], and the public answered them by throwing beer bottles filled with urine. In 2010, when taking part of the same festival, they were less bitterly welcomed.<ref name=emequis/> In July 2007, Calle 13 teamed up with [[Julio Voltio]] to speak out against police brutality in Puerto Rico.<ref name="RL">{{cite web|url=http://www.reggaetonline.net/voltio-residente-calle-13-08222007_news|title=Julio Voltio and Residente (Calle 13) Denounce Police brutality with Two New Songs|work=reggaetonline.net|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref> After recording a song titled "Tributo a la Policía", Calle 13 distributed the single free on the streets in front of the Police Headquarters of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]].
On November 8, 2007, Calle 13, along with Orishas, performed the song "Pa'l Norte" at the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2007|8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards]], held at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. Their live performance featured the percussion/dance group [[Stomp (dance troupe)|Stomp]]. A troupe of dancers dressed in traditional Latin American garb and wearing [[bandanna]]s in their faces (as if they were [[bandits]]) were also featured. Two members of the traditional Colombian folk cumbia band [[Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto]], as well as members from an indigenous tribe local to the Gaiteros' hometown in northern Colombia, followed Residente to the stage at the beginning of the song. The subtext of the presentation was that Latin Americans were "invading the North" (the United States) and were there to stay.
Calle 13 earned two Latin Grammys later that night: "Best Urban Music Album" for ''Residente o Visitante'' and "Best Urban Song" for "Pal Norte".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2007/11/08/2007-11-08_winners_of_the_2007_latin_grammy_awards.html|title=Winners of the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards|work=New York Daily News|date=November 9, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> They were nominated for two other categories,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2007/11/09/2847/|title=Winning five Latin Grammy Awards at Vegas ceremony even better than scoring at the tables|work=Hollywood today|date=November 9, 2007|access-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221170448/http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2007/11/09/2847/|archive-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> the others being [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] and [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]. The Gaiteros de San Jacinto, who had also received a Grammy for their album ''Un Fuego de Sangre Pura'', could only accept it when Calle 13 intervened to finance their trip to Las Vegas and obtain a temporary visa to visit the United States on their behalf.<ref name=LGSJ>{{cite news|last=Polo|first=Liliana Martínez|title='Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto' con todo pago por 'Calle 13' hacia los 'Premios Grammy Latinos'|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3804402|newspaper=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]|access-date=January 12, 2013|language=es|date=November 6, 2007}}</ref>
A later tour of the Americas had Calle 13 perform to sell-out crowds in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. The band also performed in the United States, including an appearance at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]] on April 27, 2008.
The band received all three possible audience acceptance awards when they performed at the 2008 [[Viña del Mar International Song Festival]] in [[Viña del Mar]], Chile, taming the usually demanding crowd (traditionally nicknamed "El Monstruo", or "The Monster"—because of its fickleness—by Chilean media). They also performed to a sold-out crowd at [[Luna Park, Buenos Aires|Luna Park]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. They finished their tour at the 34th Annual [[Claridad]] Support Festival in San Juan on April 24, 2008. [[Denise Quiñones]] joined the band onstage for their abbreviated song set.
[[File:Residente 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Residente performing on August 29, 2009.]]
===2008–2010: ''Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo''===
On 2008, their "Atrévete-te-te" song was a featured track on the game ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', playing in the lineup of the fictional [[Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack#San Juan Sounds|San Juan Sounds radio station]].
On October 9, 2008, Calle 13 participated in the "MTV Tr3s Pass Tour".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.primerahora.com/calientamotoresenfamilia-237678.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216164329/http://www.primerahora.com/calientamotoresenfamilia-237678.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 16, 2013| title=Calienta motores en familia| author=Aixa Sepúlveda Morales| newspaper=Primera Hora| language=es| date=October 10, 2008| access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>
In an interview done during the production of their third album, ''[[Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo]]'', Calle 13 stated that the production would include songs discussing poverty.<ref name="marginados">{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/vuelvenacantaralosmarginados-217438.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216180739/http://www.primerahora.com/vuelvenacantaralosmarginados-217438.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=Vuelven a cantar a los marginados|author=Morales, Aixa Sepúlveda|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|language=es|date=August 7, 2008|access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref> The duo also noted that the production would include [[cumbia villera]] and "sounds from Eastern Europe".<ref name="marginados"/>
On October 21, 2008, the album was released. A series of songs off the album began to be released weekly as singles. Four singles were released: "Que Lloren" (September 16, 2008); "[[Electro Movimiento]]" (September 23, 2008); "[[Fiesta de Locos]]" (September 30, 2008); and "[[No Hay Nadie Como Tú]]", the latter featuring [[Café Tacuba]]. On August 11, 2009, the duo was invited to Ecuador by [[Rafael Correa]]'s government, serving as guests in the local celebrations that commemorate the coup that began the [[Ecuadorian War of Independence]]. They played in [[Quito]], performing in [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]] for the first time, in an activity that included [[Nueva canción|Nueva Canción: Argentina]], [[León Gieco]] and speeches by Correa, Venezuelan president [[Hugo Chávez]], deposed president of Honduras [[Manuel Zelaya]], Cuban president [[Raúl Castro]] and Nicaraguan president [[Daniel Ortega]]. During the performance Residente said that he wished Puerto Rico could be an independent country such as Ecuador.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/08/12/1/1378/leon-gieco-calle-cautivaron-quito.html| title=León Gieco y Calle 13 cautivaron en Quito| publisher=[[El Universo]]| language=es| date=August 12, 2009| access-date=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
Pérez made a cameo appearance in the 2009 film ''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]'', being cast to interpret a tattoo artist.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cine/espectaculos_asi/de_aqui_pa_hollywood_calle_13/345720| title=De aquí pa' Hollywood Calle 13| author=Ana Enid López Rodríguez| newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Guaynabo)|Primera Hora]]| language=es| date=November 23, 2009| access-date=March 25, 2010| archive-date=March 14, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314102539/http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/cine/espectaculos_asi/de_aqui_pa_hollywood_calle_13/345720| url-status=dead}}</ref>
On October 15, 2009, Calle 13 won the Premios MTV Latinoamérica for Best Urban Artist.<ref name="Fortuño esquívate este">{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/tv/espectaculosasi/residente_le_tira_con_to_a_fortuno/338199| title=Residente le tira con to' a Fortuño| work=[[Primera Hora (Guaynabo)|Primera Hora]]| language=es| date=October 15, 2009| access-date=October 16, 2009| archive-date=August 23, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823074159/http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/tv/espectaculosasi/residente_le_tira_con_to_a_fortuno/338199| url-status=dead}}</ref> Pérez also served as host throughout the ceremony, using this exposure to insult Puerto Rican governor [[Luis Fortuño]] and comment about a civilian general strike that was organized earlier that day, held to protest the firing of more than 25,000 public employees by Fortuño's administration.<ref name="Fortuño esquívate este"/> Pérez was criticised after referring to Fortuño as an "hijo de la gran puta".<ref name="Latina Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/poll-did-calle-13-go-too-far|title=POLL: Did Calle 13 Go Too Far?|last=Rosario|first=Mariela|date=October 19, 2009|work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|publisher=Vibe Media Group}}</ref> The phrase is commonly translated as "son of a bitch", although the phrase places emphasis on the mother of the subject being a prostitute, which many found disrespectful to Fortuño's mother. Fortuño responded by saying "This individual disrespected all Puerto Rican women, all Puerto Rican mothers and the people of Puerto Rico in general."<ref name="Latina Magazine"/>
''Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo'' was nominated in five categories for the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2009|2009 Latin Grammy Awards]] winning all of them, including Album of the Year, Best Urban Album, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song for the hit single "No Hay Nadie Como Tu" along with Café Tacuba, as well as Best Music Video (in Short Format) for "La Perla" featuring salsa artist [[Rubén Blades]]. The winners were announced on November 5, 2009, in a ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aztecaespectaculos.com/nota/musica/calle-13-liderea-nominaciones-al-grammy-latino-2009/2009-09-1933 |title=Calle 13 liderea nominaciones al Grammy Latino 2009 - Música |publisher=www.aztecaespectaculos.com |access-date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107033215/http://www.aztecaespectaculos.com/nota/musica/calle-13-liderea-nominaciones-al-grammy-latino-2009/2009-09-1933 |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On March 23, 2010, the band performed their first concert in Cuba, the event was held at the [[José Martí Anti-Imperialist Plaza]] before an estimated crowd that ranged between 500,000 and 900,000 fans.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/musica/espectaculosasi/%C2%A1200,000__vieron_a_calle_13_en_cuba!/376325| title=¡200,000 vieron a Calle 13 en Cuba!| author=Amary Santiago Torres| work=[[Primera Hora (Guaynabo)|Primera Hora]]| language=es| date=March 23, 2010| access-date=March 25, 2010| archive-date=March 27, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327064517/http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/musica/espectaculosasi/%C2%A1200,000__vieron_a_calle_13_en_cuba!/376325| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Calle 13 le canta a medio millón de cubanos| publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]| language=es| chapter=Flash| ___location=Puerto Rico| date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> The band performed "No Hay Nadie Como Tú", "La Cumbia de los Aburridos", "Se Vale Tó-Tó", "La Hormiga Brava", "Un Beso de Desayuno", "Pa'l Norte", "Fiesta de Locos", "Querido FBI", "La Jirafa" and "Tango del Pecado", before adding "Electro Movimiento" and "Atrévete te-te" due to popular demand. During this event, Calle 13 received the international Cubadisco award from representatives of the Instituto Cubano de la Música (lit. Cuban Music Institute).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/musica/espectaculosasi/calle_13_recibira_premio_internacional_cubadisco_2010/374684| title=Calle 13 recibirá Premio Internacional Cubadisco 2010| newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Guaynabo)|Primera Hora]]| language=es| date=March 16, 2010| access-date=March 25, 2010| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064437/http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/musica/espectaculosasi/calle_13_recibira_premio_internacional_cubadisco_2010/374684| url-status=dead}}</ref> The group originally planned to participate in [[Paz Sin Fronteras#Paz Sin Fronteras II|Paz Sin Fronteras II]], but were unable to acquire visas in time.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.elmundo.es/america/2010/03/23/gentes/1269367744.html| title=Preparan un concierto: Calle 13 en La Habana| author=Romina Ruiz-Goiriena| publisher=El Mundo.es| language=es| date=March 23, 2010| access-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref>
The band has also filmed a documentary. The film, ''Sin Mapa'', is about their journeys through South America and the land's indigenous culture and art.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flores |first=Alfredo |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/07/20/latin-alternative-music-conference-wrap-up/ |title=Latin Alternative Music Conference Wrap-Up - Arts Desk |newspaper=Washington City Paper |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref> The movie became available on iTunes and DVD on July 28, 2010.
===2010–2012: ''Entren Los Que Quieran''===
Calle 13 released their latest album, ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]'', on November 22, 2010.<ref name="Latina">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/exclusive-calle-13-said-no-reggaeton-new-album|title=Calle 13 "Said No to Reggaeton" on New Album|last=Bastidas|first=Grace|date=November 4, 2010|work=Latina |access-date=November 7, 2010}}</ref> The singles "Calma Pueblo" and "Vamo' a Portarnos Mal" have been released to the [[iTunes Store]]. Visitante explained that the title of the album means that "Everyone's invited to enter. If you don't want to, well don't."<ref name="Latina"/> He also stated that the album continues to experiment with different styles of music, with collaborations with [[Omar Rodríguez-López]] from [[The Mars Volta]] on "Calma Pueblo", giving the song a "[[Beastie Boys]] vibe". He stated that there would also be influences from [[Bollywood]] and South American rhythms.<ref name="Latina"/> The promotional tour for ''Entren Los Que Quieran'' featured over a hundred presentations in 2011, spanning most of Latin America and parts of Europe. Among the most notable being serving as the sole representation of Puerto Rico at the inauguration of the [[Community of Latin American and Caribbean States]] and their performance at the 2011 Viña del Mar Festival, where Calle 13 decided to go against the event's rules, refusing further awards beyond a "Silver Torch" in order to avoid further interruption, despite being the most clamored artist in that night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.aollatino.com/blog/musica/2011/02/24/calle-13-mejor-tercera-noche-vina-del-mar/ |title=Calle 13, lo mejor de la tercera noche de Viña del Mar |publisher=Aol Latino |language=es |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426060025/http://m.aollatino.com/blog/musica/2011/02/24/calle-13-mejor-tercera-noche-vina-del-mar/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November 19, 2011, the group offered a concert in El Salvador where the entrance gate was fully paid in rice and beans, the collected food was subsequently donated to flood victims in that country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/musica/concierto-benefico-calle-13-todo-exito.html |title=Concierto benéfico de calle 13 todo un éxito |author=Fabricio Alonso |publisher=starMedia Latino América |language=es |date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603015135/http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/musica/concierto-benefico-calle-13-todo-exito.html |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pérez also remixed an exclusive version of "El Hormiguero" for four-time world boxing champion [[Miguel Cotto]], who used it in his entrance prior to a successful title defense on December 3, 2011.
Upon release, the music video for "Calma Pueblo" generated controversy for its violence and full-frontal nudity, which the band claims is a metaphor for self-liberation.<ref name="Anger">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2010/11/17/2010-11-17_residente_tames_his_anger.html|title=Calle 13's Residente tames his anger in new CD, 'Everybody Is Welcome'|last=Morales|first=Ed|work=NY Daily News|date=October 17, 2010|access-date=January 31, 2011}}</ref>
The album received more nominations for the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2011|12th Latin Grammy Awards]] than any other production that year. It went on to win nine categories in total "Album of the Year", "Best Urban Music Album" and "Producer of the Year" in general; "Best Urban Song" for "Baile de los Pobres"; "Best Tropical Song" for "Vamo' a Potarnos Mal"; "Best Short Form Music Video" for "Calma Pueblo"; "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year" for "Latinoamérica".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/11/11/dupla-porto-riquenha-calle-13-domina-grammy-latino-2011.jhtm|title=Com nove prêmios, dupla porto-riquenha Calle 13 domina Grammy Latino 2011|work=[[Universo Online|UOL Música]]|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103030232/http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2011/11/11/dupla-porto-riquenha-calle-13-domina-grammy-latino-2011.jhtm|archive-date=January 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following this ceremony, Calle 13 emerged as the artist or group with most awards won in the event with 19, besting Juanes' 17. This accomplishment also shattered several records, including "Most Honored Album", "Most Latin Grammies won in one night" and increased their leadership in the "Most Latin Grammies won by a group" category to 13 more than their closest competitors.
In the press conference that followed, the group was interviewed by journalist Elvis Castillo of VENFM regarding his support to some elements of the Latin American left-wing. The journalist, a member of the conservative Venezuelan opposition, cited the work of local cartoonist Edo, a sketch of one of Pérez's characteristic black shirts scribbled with the phrase ''A Calle 13: No es lo mismo ver la Revolución como Visitante que como Residente'' (lit. "To Calle 13: It is not the same to see the [[Bolivarian Revolution|Revolution]] as a Visitor as it is as a Resident") to question a supposed sympathy for [[Chavismo]]. Pérez disregarded that notion, stating that "[Calle 13] does not support any president, because when we support any president we stop belonging to the people." On June 22, 2011, Calle 13 performed at The Pachamama Peace Festival and supported the project together with 8 Latin American embassies as the Godparent of the Pachamama Project.
On December 22, 2011, the group received the Medalla Ramón Emeterio Betances from the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, the oldest cultural institution in Puerto Rico, as part of their Puerto Rican Flag Day celebrations. In the event, Pérez was heralded as the "[[Roberto Clemente]] of modern music" by host [[Luis Gutierrez]], only to respond that he was "merely another member of [the Puerto Rican people] who decided to express [his] message". However, he admitted that being recognized in his motherland held more weight than any other award received during his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noticel.com/mobile/detalle/115257/residente-esto-es-mas-poderoso-que-los-grammys.html |title=Residente: "Esto es más poderoso que los Grammys" |author=Melissa Solórzano García |publisher=Noticel.com |language=es |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=December 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530182629/http://www.noticel.com/mobile/detalle/115257/residente-esto-es-mas-poderoso-que-los-grammys.html |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== 2013–present: ''Multi Viral'' and hiatus ===
On November 13, 2013, the group released the track and video "[[Multi Viral (song)|Multi Viral]]", which featured [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]] and Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran on vocals and [[Tom Morello]] on guitar.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin-notas/5785909/calle-13-releases-multiviral-with-help-from-julian-assange-tom|title=Calle 13 Releases 'Multi_Viral' With Help from Julian Assange, Tom Morello: Listen|magazine=Billboard |date=November 13, 2013 | access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2013/11/15/calle_13_s_rene_residente_perez |title=Calle 13's René "Residente" Pérez on Revolutionary Music, WikiLeaks & Puerto Rican Independence | publisher=[[Democracy Now!]] | date=November 15, 2013 | access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/calle-13-multi-viral_n_4269864.html |work=[[Huffington Post]]|title=WATCH: Calle 13 Releases Julian Assange Collaboration (VIDEO) |date=November 13, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref>
In December 2013, they announced that their new album would be named ''[[Multi Viral]]'' and it would be followed by a Latin American tour, which saw the band performing in Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico.<ref name=MVPH>{{cite news|title=Calle 13 anuncia salida de su nuevo álbum Multi_Viral|url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/calle13anunciasalidadesunuevoalbummultiviral-974624/|access-date=December 5, 2013|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|date=December 5, 2013|language=es}}</ref> The album was released through their new own label, El Abismo,<ref name=MVPH/> since they decided not to continue their contract with Sony Music Latin.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cantor-Navas|first=Judy|title=Calle 13 Going Indie for New Album, Single|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin-notas/5777967/calle-13-going-indie-for-new-album-single|access-date=December 5, 2013|magazine=Billboard|date=October 31, 2013|___location=Los Angeles}}</ref> The tour unofficially began at the [[University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus]] in San Juan, where Calle 13 held an impromptu free concert on February 25, 2014. The event was announced only six days before and did not receive formal promotion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/calle13confirmaconciertogratuitoenlaisla-1715679.html|title=Calle 13 confirma concierto gratuito en la Isla|work=El Nuevo Dia|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220210039/http://www.elnuevodia.com/calle13confirmaconciertogratuitoenlaisla-1715679.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The concert, which featured interludes where the group opposed a revision in the UPR's enrollment fee and allowed a low income child to voice the concerns of his community, managed to attract an estimate of 50,000 fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noticel.com/noticia/156409/calle-13-acapara-la-ave-universidad-antes-de-irse-multiviral-por-el-mundo-galeria.html|title=Calle 13 acapara la Ave. Universidad antes de irse "Multiviral" por el mundo (galería)|work=noticel.com|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020050603/http://www.noticel.com/noticia/156409/calle-13-acapara-la-ave-universidad-antes-de-irse-multiviral-por-el-mundo-galeria.html|archive-date=October 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Agapito"/> The event featured the live debut of "El Aguante", which opened the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dialogodigital.com/index.php/Calle-13-UPR.html |title=Miles reciben a Calle 13 frente a la UPR |access-date=March 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026054437/http://www.dialogodigital.com/index.php/Calle-13-UPR.html |archive-date=October 26, 2014 }}</ref> Despite recognizing that his political ideology conflicted with the inmovilist conservative ideals of governor [[Alejandro García Padilla]], Pérez accompanied the same child to a reunion in [[La Fortaleza]] the following day.<ref name="Agapito">{{cite web|url=http://www.noticel.com/noticia/156459/calle-13-llega-al-final-de-la-calle-fortaleza-con-jovenes-del-cano-martin-pena-galeria.html|title=Calle 13 llega al final de la Calle Fortaleza con jóvenes del Caño Martín Peña (galería)|work=noticel.com|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020050513/http://www.noticel.com/noticia/156459/calle-13-llega-al-final-de-la-calle-fortaleza-con-jovenes-del-cano-martin-pena-galeria.html|archive-date=October 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In May 2014, the duo once again performed at Vive Latino. When they were playing "El Aguante", one spectator jumped onto the stage and tried to take Residente's microphone. Five security guards grabbed the invader and Residente tried to punch him.<ref name=emequis/> The duo later issued a statement (with a fan-made video of the incident) in which they say Residente's punch never actually hit the aggressor.<ref name=lifeboxset>{{cite web|title=Residente se reúne con el fan que lo "atacó" en el Vive Latino|url=http://www.lifeboxset.com/2014/residente-calle-13-fan-vive-latino/|website=LifeBoxSet|access-date=October 20, 2014|language=es|date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> They also included a video in which Residente is shown with the attacker sharing a drink and celebrating the fifth album.<ref name=lifeboxset/>
Following the end of their ''Multi_Viral'' world tour, Residente and Visitante went separate ways to focus on personal projects - the former would see the release of his first solo effort, ''[[Residente (album)|Residente]]'', in March 2017. In October 2018, Visitante premiered his new musical project "Trending Tropics", a collaboration with Dominican singer [[Vicente García (musician)|Vicente García]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/trending-tropics-cyber-monday-735503/|title=Hear Trending Tropics Channel Disco-Rock on 'Cyber Monday'|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=October 11, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Though at the time of his album's release some media outlets referred to Calle 13 as a defunct band,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Exposito|first1=Suzy|title=Calle 13's Residente Talks Exploring Global Roots on Star-Studded Solo Debut|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/calle-13s-residente-talks-exploring-global-roots-on-debut-w474279|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|access-date=April 10, 2017|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|author-link1=Jon Pareles|title=Residente Chases His Muse, at the Genetic Level|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/arts/music/residente-calle-13-solo-album-interview.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|access-date=April 11, 2017|date=January 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=El rapero puertorriqueño Residente dirige el video de un sencillo de su primer disco en solitario|url=http://www.efe.com/efe/america/cultura/el-rapero-puertorriqueno-residente-dirige-video-de-un-sencillo-su-primer-disco-en-solitario/20000009-3058784|website=[[EFE]]|access-date=April 12, 2017|___location=[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]|language=es|date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> Residente had previously said on multiple occasions that the band is not over and is just taking a break.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Moreno|first1=Carolina|title=Calle 13 Isn't Separating, Residente Clarifies Group's Recent Decision|url=http://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/calle-13-isnt-separating-residente_us_55b7f0b5e4b0074ba5a6a500|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=[[Verizon Communications]]|access-date=April 17, 2017|date=July 28, 2015|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082733/http://www.huffpostbrasil.com/entry/calle-13-isnt-separating-residente_us_55b7f0b5e4b0074ba5a6a500|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Musical style==
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Although most people have labeled Calle 13's music as [[reggaeton]], the band has tried to distance itself from the style.<ref name="Sin Mapa"/> Indeed, Residente once admitted the group played reggaeton in their first album as way of gaining some initial popularity more easily, while assuring that the group has nothing against the genre.<ref name=emequis/> Visitante, being a professional musician, tries to fuse diverse styles in the group's songs. Early cuts featured elements from [[jazz]], [[bossa nova]] and [[salsa music|salsa]], while recent songs feature [[cumbia]], [[tango music|tango]], [[electronica]] and others. In their recent tours around Latin America they have added different musical elements according to the place the band is playing in, yet many of their songs carry the traditional reggaeton "Dem Bow" beat such as in their hit "[[Tango del Pecado]]" and the remix to "Suave".
Singer Residente is reluctant to label their music in a specific genre, instead calling it plain [[urban music|urban]] style. In an interview with Rueben Blades, Rene mentioned that he is wary of making generic [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and traditional reggaeton. He added that even though he welcomes the "urbanity" of Hip Hop, he does not consider it to be an authentic Latin American musical expression. On the other hand, he believes that reggaeton has become generic and watered down with pop aesthetics.<ref name="Interview with Rueben Blades">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_P8ALGq7p8|title=Interview with Ruben Blades|date=March 8, 2008|last=Blades|first=Rueben|access-date=December 19, 2011|work=Rueben Blades Official Youtube}}</ref> Calle 13 has maintained a healthy distance from the orthodoxy of [[reggaeton]] and both he and his brother justify it by saying that only three songs out of fifteen songs in their eponymous debut album, as well as four out of fifteen songs in their album ''[[Residente o Visitante]]'', feature reggaetón beats.<ref name="CALLE"/> Residente said of the group's musical style "I love to mix things up, like on our song 'La Jirafa’. We have drumming from Brazil combined with the theme music from the film ''[[Amélie]]''. It's a pretty song, a love song for a woman, but it's about Puerto Rico too. I think this why people like our music, because – sexually speaking or politically speaking – it's just very genuine."<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5978736/Calle-13-interview.html|title=Calle 13 interview|date=August 6, 2009|last=Horan|first=Tom|access-date=February 5, 2011|work=The Telegraph}}</ref>
[[File:Calle13residente.jpg|thumb|left|Residente performing in [[Veracruz, Veracruz|Veracruz, Mexico]] on August 29, 2009.]]
Residente's lyrical style is inspired partly by the lyrical approach used by artists such as [[Vico C]] and [[Tego Calderón]], trying to minimize what they refer to as "clichés" of the genre -such as open confrontations with other rappers, known in Spanish as ''tiradera'' (pronounced {{IPA|es|tiɾaˈeɾa|}} in Puerto Rican dialect). He attempts to stray away from the "wannabe gangster aesthetic" typical of reggaeton music.<ref name="Sin Mapa"/> Residente's trademark is a lyrical style full of [[sarcasm]], [[satire]], [[parody]] and [[shock value]], which some critics and fans have likened to [[Eminem]]'s.<ref name="Allmusic"/> Jason Birchmeier of [[AllMusic]] writes that Residente's lyrical style and delivery "eschews reggaeton's clichés, showcasing a healthy sense of humor and an almost clownish approach to sarcasm ... A world apart from the kingly bravado of most reggaeton vocalists, not to mention the obligatory glimmers of [[misogyny]] and [[violence]] that accompany such streetwise swaggering."<ref name="Allmusic"/> Residente also utilizes Puerto Rican [[slang]] considerably (which in turn incorporates a sizeable dose of [[Spanglish]]), as well as [[allegory]]. Early in his career, Residente expressed a desire to write lyrics only in Spanish, however he has recently stated that he will begin to write more lyrics in English in order to help communicate with English-speaking listeners.<ref name="Telegraph"/>
Residente's lyrics treat a wide and eclectic variety of subjects. He mentions (and sometimes derides) celebrities and icons such as [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and [[2Pac]], in "Tengo Hambre" (''I'm Hungry''); [[50 Cent]] in "La Crema" (''The Cream''); [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] ("I mean, [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]]", Residente says) in "Sin Exagerar" (''Without Exaggeration''); Puerto Rican singer [[Nydia Caro]] (rather affectionately) in "La Era de la Copiaera", wrestler [[Abdullah the Butcher]] in "Tributo a la Policía" (''A Tribute to Police''), golfer [[Tiger Woods]] in "Baile de los Pobres" ("Dance of the Poor") he also made a [[diss track]] to [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] in the song "Pi-Di-Di-Di (La Especialidad de la Casa)" (''House Specialty'') and a diss track aimed at the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in "Querido FBI" (''Dear FBI'').
Visitante, on the other hand, is strongly influenced by [[electronica]], [[world music]], and particularly Latin American folk and popular music. He has also said that he is influenced by music from Central Europe such as [[Fanfare Ciocărlia|Fanfare Ciocarlia]] (particularly its collaboration with [[Romani people|Romani]] band Kaloome, also known as The Gypsy Kings and Queens) and [[Emir Kusturica]]'s group, The No Smoking Orchestra. He also stated that his musician father introduced the [[Beatles]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]] to him at a young age, which has greatly influenced his music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7wARKQQGxw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019121429/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7wARKQQGxw&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=dead|title=adidas Originals - Calle 13 |via=YouTube |access-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref> In live presentations, Visitante can be seen playing a variety of instruments: an electric guitar, synthesizers, an accordion, a [[melodica]], a Puerto Rican [[cuatro (instrument)|cuatro]] and a [[theremin]].
== Members ==
'''Recording members'''
* [[Residente]] (René Pérez Joglar) – lead vocals
* [[Visitante]] (Eduardo Cabra Martínez) – guitar, [[melodica]], harmonica, piano, synthesizer, [[Cuatro (instrument)|cuatro]], accordion, keyboard, banjo, ukulele, violin, organ, [[theremin]], [[kalimba]] and other instruments
* PG-13 ([[ILE (singer)]]) – backup vocals
'''Touring members'''
* Andrés Cruz – drums
* Héctor Barez – congas
* Arturo Verges – trombone
* Víctor Vázquez – saxophone
* Ismael Cancel – drums
* Jonathan González – bass guitar
* Jerry D Medina – trumpet
* Michael Santana – [[clarinet]]
==Discography==
{{main|Calle 13 discography}}
* ''[[Calle 13 (album)|Calle 13]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Residente o Visitante]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Multi Viral]]'' (2014)
==Awards and nominations==
{{Further|List of awards and nominations received by Residente}}
'''Grammy Awards'''
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| {{grammy|2008}} || ''[[Residente o Visitante]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album|Best Latin Urban Album]] || {{won}}
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| {{grammy|2010}} || ''[[Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album|Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album]] || {{won}}
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| {{grammy|2012}} || ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album|Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album]] || {{nominated}}
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| {{grammy|2015}} || ''[[Multi Viral]]'' || [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album|Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album]] || {{won}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.grammy.com/files/pages/57thpresslist12042014-with_aoy.pdf|title=57th Grammy Awards final nomination list|date=December 5, 2014|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=February 2, 2015}}</ref>
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'''Latin Grammy Awards'''
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|rowspan="3"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2006|2006]] || Calle 13 || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] || {{won}}
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| ''[[Calle 13 (album)|Calle 13]]'' || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album|Best Urban Music Album]] || {{won}}
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| "Atrévete-te-te" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{won}}
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|rowspan="4"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2007|2007]] || ''[[Residente o Visitante]]''|| [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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| ''Residiente o Visitante''|| [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album|Best Urban Music Album]] || {{won}}
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| "Pa'l Norte" (feat [[Orishas (band)|Orishas]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song|Best Urban Song]] || {{won}}
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| "Tango del Pecado" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{nom}}
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|rowspan="5"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2009|2009]] || ''[[Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo]]''|| [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| ''[[Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo]]'' || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album|Best Urban Music Album]] || {{won}}
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| "[[No Hay Nadie Como Tu]]" (featuring [[Café Tacuba]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| "[[No Hay Nadie Como Tu]]" (featuring [[Café Tacuba]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song|Best Alternative Song]] || {{won}}
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| "La Perla" (featuring [[Rubén Blades]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{won}}
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|rowspan="9"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2011|2011]] || ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]''|| [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| ''[[Entren Los Que Quieran]]'' || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album|Best Urban Music Album]] || {{won}}
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| "[[Latinoamérica (song)|Latinoamérica]]" (featuring [[Totó la Momposina]], [[Susana Baca]] and [[Maria Rita]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| "Latinoamérica" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| "Calma Pueblo" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song|Best Alternative Song]] || {{won}}
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| "Baile de los Pobres" (featuring Rafa Arcaute) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song|Best Urban Song]] || {{won}}
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| "Vamo' a Portarnos Mal" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song|Best Tropical Song]] || {{won}}
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| Rafael Arcaute and Calle 13 || [[Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]] || {{won}}
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| "Calma Pueblo" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{won}}
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|rowspan="9"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2014|2014]] || ''[[Multi Viral]]''|| [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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| ''[[Multi Viral]]'' || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album|Best Urban Music Album]] || {{won}}
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| "Respira el Momento" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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| "Ojos Color Sol" (feat [[Silvio Rodríguez]]) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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| "El Aguante" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song|Best Alternative Song]] || {{won}}
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| "Adentro" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song|Best Urban Song]] || {{nom}}
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| "Cuando los Pies Besan el Piso" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song|Best Urban Song]] || {{nom}}
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| "Adentro" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Performance|Best Urban Performance]] || {{nom}}
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| "Adentro" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{nom}}
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|rowspan="2"| [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2015|2015]] || "Ojos Color Sol" (feat Silvio Rodríguez) || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{won}}
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| "Así de Grandes Son las Ideas" || [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] || {{nom}}
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{{end}}
'''Billboard Latin Music Awards'''
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|[[2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards|2007]]||''|[[Calle 13 (album)|Calle 13]]'' || Best Reggaeton Album || {{nom}}
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|[[2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards|2009]]||"[[No Hay Nadie Como Tu]]" || Hot Latin Song of the Year Vocal Duet or Collaboration || {{nom}}
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{{end}}
'''Lo Nuestro Awards'''
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|[[Premio Lo Nuestro 2008|2008]]||"Pa'l Norte" || [[Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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|[[Premio Lo Nuestro 2009|2009]]||"Un Beso de Desayuno" || Video of the Year || {{nom}}
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|[[Premio Lo Nuestro 2010|2010]]||"[[No Hay Nadie Como Tu]]" || [[Lo Nuestro Award for Collaboration of the Year|Collaboration of the Year]] || {{nom}}
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{{end}}
'''Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica'''
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| 2006|| Calle 13 || Promising Artist || {{won}}
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| 2007 || Calle 13 || [[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica for Best Urban Artist|Best Urban Artist]] || {{won}}
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| 2009 || Calle 13 || [[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica for Best Urban Artist|Best Urban Artist]] || {{won}}
{{end}}
'''Instituto Cubano de la Música'''
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|2010 || Calle 13 || Premio Internacional Cubadiscom || {{won}}
{{end}}
'''Ateneo Puertorriqueño'''
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|2011 || Calle 13 || Medalla Ramón Emeterio Betances || {{won}}
{{end}}
==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Latin music|Music}}
*[[Music of Puerto Rico]]
*[[Alternative-reggaeton]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130603234727/http://lacalle13.com/ Calle 13 official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121334/http://www.rubenblades.com/sdrb/sdrb_14/ Rubén Blades interviewing Calle 13]
* [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-calle2-2009aug02,0,593394.story Calle 13, in Search of the Real Latin America] by ''Los Angeles Times''
* [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/la-et-calle-13-2aug2009,0,1487304.story Calle 13: With the People, Without a Map]
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