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Pop star Bad Bunny performing in Los Angeles in 2022
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Puerto Rican musician and Latin trap star Bad Bunny is set to become the first Latin American Marvel hero to have his own feature film.
The 28-year-old will play the lead role of wrestler El Muerto in a film of the same name, several US industry media reported.
Sony announced the collaboration with a surprise performance by Bad Bunny at the CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
“It's amazing, it's unbelievable.
i love wrestling
I grew up watching it and now I'm a wrestler myself," the musician said at the event, according to Entertainment Weekly.
El Muerto (Eng. the Dead) is a character from the Marvel Universe.
He is particularly strong and persistent.
El Muerto gets his powers from a special mask that is passed down from generation to generation in his family.
The film is slated to hit US theaters in January 2024.
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most successful musicians in the reggaeton and latin trap genres.
As an actor, the 28-year-old appeared in the Netflix drama series »Narcos: Mexico«.
Last year, the musician also got into the ring for the first time in wrestling competitions.
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