Cast & creator
Daddy Yankee
Best known for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, El hormiguero
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.
Also known as: Ramón Ayala Rodríguez, Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, The Big Boss, El Cangri , Winchester
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1959–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (34)
Showing 34 of 34 credits
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
Punk'd
Self
2003
American Idol
Self
2018
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self - Guest
2017
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Self - Musical Guest
1963
Cane
Self
2007
All That
Self - Musical Guest
2019
Neon
Daddy Yankee
2023Neon
Executive Producer
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Self - Performer
2021
Straight from the Barrio
Edgar Dinero
2008Straight from the Barrio
Producer
2008Straight from the Barrio
Writer
2008A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self
2025
Los lunes a las 9
Self
2022
Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World
Executive Producer
2024
Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad
2018
The Grammys
Self
1959
El Clásico del Clásico
Self (Archive Footage)
2026Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory
Himself
2008
Romeo Santos: King of Bachata
Self
2021
Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert)
Self
2021Chosen Few: El Documental
Self
Luny Tunes: Más Flow 2
Himself
Queridos Reyes Magos
Himself
2005
Vampiros
Bimbo
2004
Grandes duelos musicales: Salvador Allende vs Augusto Pinochet
Songs
2011Luny Tunes: Reggaeton Hits
Himself
Reggaeton Hits
Himself
2006