As co-host of Los Premios MTV 2009, Calle 13's Residente, René Pérez took the stage and spotlight to highlight political issues that are close to his heart. He had as many wardrobe changes as Eva Longoria did at the 2009 ALMA Awards (if not more!), wearing a series of shirts with political statements about government officials from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Honduras and Colombia. His red-carpet wardrobe caused a particular uproar with Colombian authorities.

Residente wore the shirt pictured above, which references the Colombian president, Álvaro Uribe. Furious by Residente's stance, Manizales mayor, Juan Manuel Llano, slapped Residente a way he knew would hurt, announcing earlier today that the Calle 13 concert in Colombia has been cancelled!

Llano told local radio:

"It is an insult to Colombians that someone of talent would use this to attack Colombians and especially our president. Manizales has decided under no circumstances or for any reason can this group take part."

Calle 13’s concert in Puerto Rico scheduled for Halloween weekend was also cancelled by a government official, Jorge A. Santini Padilla, mayor of San Juan. However, unlike Llanos, Santini did not blame Residente’s controversial statements about Puerto Rican governor, Luis Fortuno, as the cause of the cancellation. The reason Santini gave for calling off the concert was that the contract for the proposed concert venue, the Roberto Clemente coliseum, was not signed. Pero, based on the statement below, we think that Santini really just wanted to get back at Residente…

"Mr. Pérez will not be bothered by the decision, because I don’t think he is interested in benefiting economically from an event that was going to be held in a facility administered by government personnel for whom he has no respect." [New York Times]

What do you think? Want to see what all the controversy is about? Then watch Los Premios MTV 2009 again, airing tonight at 7pm, Wednesday 10/21 at 11pm and Friday 10/23 at 6pm solo por MTV Tr3s!

To see more of Residente's controversial t-shirts click on over the jump!
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If you missed Los Premios MTV 2009 last night on MTV Tr3s and you're kicking yourself for it today, we really can't say we blame you... Between all the amazing multi-city performances from artists like Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Cobra Starship with Paulina Rubio, and Fall Out Boy, to name a few, it's really hard to pinpoint which one thrilled us the most. Even host Nelly Furtado got down and kicked off the night with her own performance. And say what you may about her co-host, Residente Calle 13, no se puede negar que el hombre es honesto!

The night was filled with all kinds of celebs, from runway supermodels like Alessandra Ambrosio, young pop heartthrobs like Pee Wee, living legends like Morrissey, to teen icons like Ashley Tisdale. We even got word of the possible spark of a romance between Wilmer Valderrama and Audrina Patridge (eso dicen our backstage spies, pero ya veremos). MTV Tr3s filled two of the Los Premios categories by awarding Aventura with Best MTV Tr3s Artist, and Da'Zoo as Best New MTV Tr3s Artist. But the biggest ganadores of the night were undoubtedly Wisin y Yandel, Panda, and the fashionably intriguing Lady Gaga, who all took home multiple "lenguas."

Wisin y Yandel won awards for "Vidéo del Año" and "Artista del Año"

Panda took home trés Premios for "Mejor Grupo o Dúo," "Mejor Artista Alternativo," and "Mejor Artista Norte"

Lady Gaga was awarded two "tongues" for "Mejor Artista Nuevo Internacional" and "Canción del Año"

Check out more photos of Los Premios MTV 2009 Onstage Highlights aquí, and click after the jump to see all of the night's big winners. You can tune in to MTV Tr3s on Saturday 10/17 at 2pm and 8pm to watch all the Los Premios mayhem go down again!

Felicidades a todos, it's well deserved!

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Con una lista de artistas tan increíble, its no surprise that more stars want to be a part of the action in what’s set to be the biggest, most entertaining Premios MTV show yet! Hosted by Calle 13’s, Residente and trilingual singer, Nelly Furtado and with iconic performances by Wisin y Yandel & 50 cent, Cobra Starship & Paulina Rubio, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz this award show is a must-see! Not convinced? Released today, an extended list of celebrities who will be joining the star-studded line-up starting with actriz Colombiana, Sofia Vergara, ex-RBD’ers Alfonso Herrera and Anahi, Selena Gomez, Kelly Osbourne and Drake Bell.

But wait, there’s more! Mexicali rockeros Reik will also be in the house along with Mexico’s rock darlings Zoe, who are nominated for 4 Premios, and la Reina de la Anarcumbia, Amandititita. Last but not least, former member of Blink 182 Mark Hoppus and ex-Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro, who happens to be Latino (his paternal grandfather is Mexican), will also be partaking in this grand affair.

It's going to be an unforgettable night! No te lo pierdas tonight at 10pm to watch PREMIOS MTV 2009 LIVE ONLY AT MTV TR3S!

Puerto Rico's fave couple, Calle 13 front man Residente and former Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quiñones, ended their relationship after 3 years together. Publicist for Calle 13, Shirley Rodriguez, confirmed the split telling Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora:

Yes, it's true. Neither of them are trying to hide the fact that the relationship is over. But I know that they will continue to be friends.

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The pair met on the 2006 set of Nelly Furtado's music video "No Hay Igual" which featured Calle 13 and was shot in the La Perla neighborhood in San Juan. The couple blames their demanding schedules for the break-up as Quiñones has been working in NYC while René's been touring and promoting in Latin America. [PrimeraHora]

These two won't be single for long! But we do hate it when the beautiful break-up!

If you want to see how Rene is holding up catch him tomorrow night when he hosts Premios MTV 2009 with Nelly Furtado at 10pm only on MTV Tr3s.