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.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
Neon
Character: Daddy Yankee
TV • 2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Character: Self - Performer
MOVIE • 2021
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert)
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
All That
Character: Self - Musical Guest
TV • 2019
Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad
Character:
MOVIE • 2018
American Idol
Character: Self
TV • 2018
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2017
Straight from the Barrio
Character: Edgar Dinero
MOVIE • 2008
Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2008
El hormiguero
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2006
Reggaeton Hits
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2006
Queridos Reyes Magos
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2005
So You Think You Can Dance
Character:
TV • 2005
Hell's Kitchen
Character: Self - Restaurant Patron
TV • 2005
Vampiros
Character: Bimbo
MOVIE • 2004
Punk'd
Character: Self
TV • 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self
TV • 2003
MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self
TV • 1984
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Character: Self - Performer (Puerto Rico)
TV • 1972
Crew
Crew Credits
Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2024
Neon
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2023
Grandes duelos musicales: Salvador Allende vs Augusto Pinochet
Role: Songs
MOVIE • 2011
Straight from the Barrio
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2008
Straight from the Barrio
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008