Sony sings 'Reggaeton'
Pic will be shot on location in Gotham, Puerto Rico
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment division Sony BMG Film was launched last year with the goal of developing, financing and producing music-related films.
"Reggaeton" will be shot on location in New York and Puerto Rico, with production expected to begin in the spring.
Story concerns a talented 21-year-old from the South Bronx whose dreams of hip-hop stardom are dashed when a run-in with local thugs forces him to hide in Puerto Rico with the father he never knew.
Lopez and Simon Fields will produce for Nuyorican. Sofia Sondervan will produce for Sony BMG Film. Janet Sales, Nuyorican's head of development, brought the project to Sony.
Sony BMG Music has a stable of Reggaeton artists, including Voltio, Calle 13, Alexis y Fido and Zion y Lennox, as well as a label deal with the Puerto Rican imprint White Lion.
Lopez and Nuyorican recently wrapped "Bordertown," starring Antonio Banderas. Shingle is in production on "El Cantante," based on the life of Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe.
