By MTV Tr3s Staff

Looks like Calle 13 is going Hollywood with a little help from Rita Indiana Hernández! The musician/writer has just been hired to pen a script for an upcoming Calle 13 movie along with Puerto Rican Noelia Quintero, who directed Rita Indiana's "La Hora de Volve" video.  

According to the Dominican Daily Diario Libre, Rita Indiana and Quintero are expected to hand in a script before summer. Regarding the plot, Quintero reported that Calle 13 has hand picked a few premises, and Hernández and Quintero will develop the script in full.

So why Hernández and not Robert Rodriguez? Rita Indiana is accomplished in her own right. She's already written a novel- La estratedgia de Chochueca, a play- Puentes,  and plays in three bands- Casifull, Miti Miti, and Los Misterios.  Looks like this Renaissance woman is adding one more title to her credit!

Will you watch Calle 13's story played out on the silver screen? Let us know in the comments!

(via NYRemezcla)

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By MTV Tr3s Staff

Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winning duo Calle 13 have confirmed their FREE March 23rd concert in Cuba's capital city of Havana. 

This is the first Cuban appearance for the urban rap group; though they've tried unsuccessfully to perform for the island nation for the past two years due to visa denials by the U.S. government.

Rene released the following statement:

"I am very happy because this concert [was] achieved with much sacrifice. We are not collecting and we are taking the entire band along. [We've] wanted to go from some time and we could not connect, but now everything was smooth because we are not doing anything wrong, just music. We are going for the people, because I want them to listen to me and I will listen to them."

While there, Calle 13 will also receive the 2010 International Cubadisco Award 2 months early, the highest honor a recording artist or group can receive at the music festival which takes place on May 15th.

Congrats, Residente and Visitante!

(via Latin Gossip)

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Ricky Martin has a heart of gold.  Whoever said his career is no longer relevant clearly doesn't realize the extent of his reach.  The latest accomplishment under Ricky's belt?

El cantante has recently launched a PSA on his website to promote the Ricky Martin Foundation and their efforts to help victims of el terremoto de Chile y Haiti.  Joining Ricky on this star-studded PSA are fellow artistas Gustavo Cerati (de Soda Stereo), Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Gloria Estefan, Ruben Blades, Tego Calderon, Miguel Bose, Cristian de la Fuente, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Calle 13, Enrique Iglesias, Amaury Nolasco, Ednita Nazario, Pitbull, Julieta Venegas y más!

Watch the full PSA below, and make sure to check out Ricky Martin's website for more info and the Ricky Martin Foundation site to make a donation.

The Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this week and Beyoncé leads the pack with 10 nods! Her 'Video Phone' co-star, Lady Gaga walked away with 6 nominations, and country star Taylor Swift grabbed eight!

Other notable Grammy nominees include: Calle 13, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Arjona, Wisin y Yandel, Katy Perry, Adele, Pink, and Kanye West.

For a full list of nominees, head over to the Grammys Website.

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The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were red hot in Las Vegas last night! Calle 13 dominated the winner's circle, taking home FIVE Latin Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for 'Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo,' Best Short Form Video for "La Perla," and Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song for "No Hay Nadie Como Tú."

Is it any surprise though? MTV Tr3s definitely predicted este duo was destined for greatness! Felicidades a Calle 13! We're sure Puerto Rico is proud of their hometown heroes!

Among the other winners were Luis Fonsi, who won Canción del Año for "Aquí Estoy Yo," and Reik who won Mejor Álbum Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo for their album, 'Un Dia Más.'

Check out a full list of winners after the jump!

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The Latin Recording Academy keeps adding performers to their already stellar roster of talent! Announced today: twelve-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, Latin Grammy winner Daniela Mercury, and current Latin Grammy nominee Reik are all slated to perform at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards taking place tomorrow in Las Vegas. Alicia Keys will be joining Alejandro Sanz for a special duet. Qué romántico!

Previously announced performers include David Bisbal, Calle 13 con Ruben Blades, Luis Fonsi, Juan Gabriel, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Laura Pausini, La Quinta Estación, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Wisin y Yandel, y muchos más!

Newly added presenters include Eva Longoria Parker, Dulce María, Alejandra Guzman and Rosana, who join Enrique Iglesias, Alexander Acha, Enrique Bunbury, Beto Cuevas, Cucu Diamantes, Luis Enrique, Kany García, Juan Luis Guerra, y más.

Hosting this star studded event are actor/comedian Eugenio Derbez y la bella cantactriz Lucero.

The Latin Grammy Awards air live tomorrow night. Make sure to check out Blogamole on Friday for a full recap on the winners, losers, show highlights, and of course, the fashion! [Latin Grammy]

Ever wonder what your favorite artists think about Halloween y El Día De Los Muertos?  What are their favorite childhood costumes, spookiest Halloween stories or how do they celebrate la fiesta?  Si quieres saber, watch the exclusive spoooky clips below!

Did Calle 13's Residente have a real treat of a Halloween horror story, or is he just giving us a trick? Entérate aquí!

How did Wisin, del dúo dinámico, Wisin y Yandel, make a fool of himself on Halloween? No vas a creer la payasada he got himself into!

Y también, quieren saber los mejores cuentos de Halloween de Alexis y Fido?  Watch what los reggaetoneros had to say about their best Halloween memories!

Check out more exclusive Halloween clips from John Leguizamo, Café Tacuba, Panda, Pee Wee, Carlos Santos y más on Halloween on MTV Tr3s, aquí!

Make sure to tune-in to MTV Tr3s on Halloween to catch My Super Psycho Sweet 16, Top Tr3ce Halloween Spooks! and the MTV Ulalume: Howling At The New Moon Festival, starting at 2pm!

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards, y por eso we're expecting their best show yet. The Latin Recording Academy plans to give us just that. Eugenio Derbez and the beautiful Lucero are set to co-host the awards and, from what we hear, the performances are going to be spectacular! Newly added to the list are Luis Fonsi, Grupo Montez De Durango, Laura Pausini, Espinoza Paz, and La Quinta Estación. They'll be joining previously announced performers Rubén Blades, David Bisbal, Shaila Dúrcal, Luz Ríos, the controversial Calle 13, and Grammy winning phenom, not to mention one of our favorite Spanish imports, Alejandro Sanz!

The Sanz performance will be extra special, inviting fan participation. That's right, fans will be able to pick out which song the singer will perform on that night! So cast your votes, and good luck to all the Latin Grammy nominees este año! [Latin Grammy]

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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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