Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee

Known for
Acting
Born
February 3, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Biography

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico. According to the New York Times, he is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daddy Yankee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Luny Tunes: Reggaeton Hits

Luny Tunes: Reggaeton Hits

Movie · as Himself

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Luny Tunes: Más Flow 2

Luny Tunes: Más Flow 2

Movie · as Himself

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Chosen Few: El Documental

Chosen Few: El Documental

Movie · as Self

2026
El Clásico del Clásico poster

El Clásico del Clásico

Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

Movie · as Self

2023
Neon poster

Neon

TV · as Daddy Yankee · 1 ep

2022
Los lunes a las 9 poster

Los lunes a las 9

Movie · as Self

2021
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 poster

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

Movie · as Self - Performer

2021
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata poster

Romeo Santos: King of Bachata

Movie · as Self

2021
Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert) poster

Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert)

Movie · as Self

2019
All That poster

All That

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2018
Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad poster

Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad

Movie

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez poster

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Straight from the Barrio poster

Straight from the Barrio

Movie · as Edgar Dinero

2008
Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory

Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory

Movie · as Himself

2007
Cane poster

Cane

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Reggaeton Hits

Reggaeton Hits

Movie · as Himself

2006
El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Queridos Reyes Magos

Queridos Reyes Magos

Movie · as Himself

2005
So You Think You Can Dance poster

So You Think You Can Dance

TV · 1 ep

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep

2004
Vampiros poster

Vampiros

Movie · as Bimbo

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1963
Viña del Mar International Song Festival poster

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep