René Pérez Joglar, known as Residente, the award-winning Latin rapper, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, visionary, activist and actor, announced his official tour called “Las Letras Ya No Importan” following the release of his second album of the same name.
Residente will arrive in Barcelona, Madrid, New York, Los Angeles, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Puerto Rico with his new concert tour.In Puerto Rico, the event will take place on December 7 in the San Juan Convention District.
This concert will be performed under the production of Move Concerts and Noah Assad Presents. “Las Letras Ya No Importan” is an album that has 23 songs, which includes artists such as Penélope Cruz, Ricky Martin, Busta Rhymes, Vico C, Big Daddy Kane, Rauw Alejandro, Christian Nodal, Arcangel, Jessie Reyez , Silvia Pérez Cruz, Ibeyi, WOS, Nino Freestyle, Amal Murkus, SFDK and AI2 El Aldeano. Recently, “Las Letras Ya No Importan” obtained gold certification in Mexico for its sales.
Additionally, the album debuted at number two on Spotify's “Top Global Debut Albums” chart upon its release. The album includes some of his recent music video releases over the course of a year including “This Is Not America” (an award-winning video), “René”, “quiere Ser Baladista with Ricky Martin”, “Problema Cabrón” with WOS , “Ron En El Piso” and his most recent this week, “313” with Penélope Cruz and Silvia Pérez Cruz. “313” was a tribute to time in memory of Valentina, a close friend who passed away. He worked closely with him and played the violin.
In a recent preview, he leaves her a voicemail and talks about the meaning of the number 313. He begins the album with a tribute called “Valentina.” All music videos released for part of this album were directed by Residente.
The album cover features Residente's hand, which barely reaches a six-fingered hand, implying a contrast between meaningful artisanal art versus today's algorithm-driven culture and raising the question of whether his production is still important to the audience. .
Residente's first solo album was released in 2017 and was called “Residente”, it received worldwide recognition and won multiple awards.
