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(♪♪♪)
(Crowd cheering)
(Sirens wailing)
(Indistinct chattering)
(Laughing)
FANS: Hey, Balvin!
(In Spanish) One picture please! Please!
I love you!
(Indistinct radio chattering)
(Crowd cheering in distance)
(In English) Kill this shit, G.
Make that crowd scream.
ANNOUNCER: Mexico!
(In Spanish) Here with you all!
Directly from Medellín, Colombia!
J Balvin!
J BALVIN: Y si el pueblo pide.
(In Spanish) Hands up, Mexico!
♪ Let go, let go! ♪
♪ Y si el pueblo pide ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ No se lo vo’ a negar ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ Si las mujeres piden ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ Pues yo le voy a dar ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
J BALVIN: What’s up, Mexico?
(Crowd cheering)
J BALVIN: I want to see your hands up, Mexico.
Get those hands up!
♪ Reggaetón-tón-tón-tón- tón-tón-tón-tón ♪
♪ Reggaetón-tón-tón-tón- tón-tón ♪
(Crowd cheering and applauding)
J BALVIN: Thank you, thank you, thank you so much.
This is a message from José Álvaro Osorio Balvín
for you all.
I’m Colombian, proud to bring my country
to other parts of the world.
I’m not on the left or right, but I’m always walking forward
with dignity and respect.
I’m going to talk about various realities,
one that I’ve been through
which is anxiety and depression, it’s a reality.
And if any of you out there have gone through hard times
and you don’t see the light
and you feel you are in a dark place
let me tell you that that happens to me as well.
(Crowd cheering)
And now I want each of you to turn the light on your phone.
And each light is a light of prayer, a light of hope.
Okay.
Thank you, Mexico for the good vibes,
beautiful and beloved Mexico.
(Crowd cheering)
And if you are with me and want to feel something
sing with me so all the good vibes are felt in Colombia
and all the peace and love.
♪ Pensaba que te había’ olvida’o ♪
♪ Yeh pero ♪
♪ Pusieron la canción ♪
♪ Yeh, yeh Que can-- ♪
♪ Cantamos bien borrachos ♪
♪ Que bailamo’ bien borrachos ♪
♪ Nos besamo’ bien borracho’ lo’ do’ ♪
♪ Pensaba que te había’ olvida’o ♪
♪ Yeh ♪
♪ Pero pusieron la canción ♪
♪ Yeh, yeh ♪
♪ Que cantamos bien borrachos ♪
♪ Que bailamo’ bien borrachos ♪
♪ Nos besamo’ bien borracho’ lo’ do’ ♪
♪ Pensaba que te había’ olvida’o ♪
(Crowd cheering)
(Chanting)
(♪♪♪)
Boo!
(Chuckles)
(Speaks in Spanish)
(In English) Morning. Morning.
- What’s up, big dog? - (Indiscernible speech)
- You all right? - Yes, sir.
Here you go, sir?
6:21 A.M.
Let’s set it to Colombian time zone.
Oh, hey! Good morning!
(Speaks in Spanish)
How are you?
I’m heading home to the most important concert
of my life.
My first solo stadium show.
(Singing in Spanish)
J BALVIN: I’m excited to go back to Medellín.
I need my city.
I need to feel this energy.
(In Spanish) I’ll call you as soon as I land.
OK, love you too, Dad.
Bye.
(In English) It has been a long journey
from the streets of Medellín.
I’ve struggled for sure,
especially with life on the road.
But I’ve worked hard to get where I am.
Please welcome J Balvin!
NEWSCASTER #1: J Balvin is the most nominated artist
at the 2018 Latin Grammys with eight in total.
J Balvin!
NEWSCASTER #2: He became the first Reggaetonero
to appear on Saturday Night Live.
Who doesn’t love J Balvin and reggaetón?
NEWSCASTER #3: Balvin hits an important milestone on YouTube.
NEWSCASTER #4: Colombian artist J Balvin
was the most streamed artist of the year.
(Cheering)
(Laughter)
(Lyrics in Spanish)
Good day, good day, good day.
Welcome to Medellín, my G.
Yes, sir.
♪ One, two three, let go ♪
Oh, shit.
I’m always looking to be better in anything I do.
(Speaking in Spanish)
Now I’m looking for my balance to not lose what really matters,
which is who I am as a person, not as an artist,
José. Look at this.
DRIVER: It says J Balvin.
J BALVIN: (In Spanish) Hello!
Hey kids, aren’t you going to say hello?
(José chuckles)
J BALVIN: All good?
FANS: J Balvin!
Ciao!
(Laughter)
MAN #1: (On radio) Here’s the latest news.
WOMAN #1: (On radio) Workers’ unions, social organizations
and university students reiterated their call
for a national strike.
RADIO ANNOUNCER: The "Boy from Medellín,"
J Balvin presents
Arcoiris Tour!
In the city that gave him to the world.
Saturday, November 30th,
in the Atanasio Girardot Stadium.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
(Indistinct Chattering)
OK, so tomorrow, first thing
exercise.
Or wait, meditation first.
Meditation.
Let’s write double meditation so I don’t forget.
Then I see my parents on Tuesday.
And one of these days, we should go to the stadium.
We’ll go every day.
What’s with the notebook?
Hey, Iván!
Do you wanna see something that will blow your mind?
(Distant laughter)
All of my dreams...
99% have been accomplished.
(Chuckles)
The Monterrey show,
Mexico City,
Chile, Argentina, Saudi Arabia
and now the Medellín stadium
my biggest ever.
Wow.
IVÁN: Then why are you so nervous?
C’mon man, really? A stadium on my own...
I’m not an artist,
I don’t understand what you are feeling.
It’s the first time I’ll do a stadium show alone.
But it’s already sold out! What’s the fear?
Because I remember going to concerts
in that stadium 15 years ago
with Nicky, Yankee, Ivy-Queen, all the legends
and I dreamed that one day I’d be there solo.
IVÁN: So which one was the hardest concert?
- Puerto Rico. - Really?
Really, dude.
In Puerto Rico, I was in a bad state of mind.
Yesterday, at the gym with Gordo,
I started to get that sensation again.
And I thought "Fuck, this shit is back."
IVÁN: What do you feel?
Like you’re not there, you’re not in your body.
IVÁN: Everything seems okay, right?
Yes. Everything outside is OK,
but not inside your mind.
It’s hell for real.
You get me?
Like, why am I feeling this shit?
It’s a fear of fear.
And only when you focus on the present
can you trick the brain.
Like when I’m onstage, I focus on singing.
NICOLE: You distract the feeling.
IVÁN: With the people in a concert?
With something you focus on.
NICOLE: That’s why the worst thing
you could’ve done was to cancel the tour.
If I’ve made it on stage, I’m fine.
We’re clowns onstage smiling, man.
That’s why I love (Hector Lavoe’s)
song " El Cantante ."
"Nobody asks if I suffer, if I carry sorrow deeply."
IVÁN: One hell of a song.
J BALVIN: Yeah.
That’s my favorite song.
(Indistinct chattering in distance)
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: (In English) I grew up in Medellín.
In a middle-class house with a foot in two worlds.
My rich friends saw me as poor
and my poor friends saw me as rich.
My father taught me how to work hard
and my mom, she urged me to be a dreamer.
When I was 17 my father lost his job
and my family had some financial troubles.
I wanted to take care of them
and the only talent that I had was music.
I dreamed of becoming a star,
but I knew I would have to hustle hard to make it.
(Indistinct announcement)
J BALVIN: My first love, La Mona, and I,
we moved to Miami to chase my dream in the U.S.
But the reality of life in Miami as an immigrant
was hard...
really, really hard.
I was living a double life,
painting houses during the day to get by.
And then at night, pretending like I was a star,
riding limos that weren’t mine
and dressing up to play small shows.
I was really frustrated because I wanted to be somebody
but I didn’t wanna come back to Colombia like a loser.
But I wasn’t feeling good in the U.S.
having this fake life.
It was the first time I started dealing
with depression.
You just feel that you wanna die.
Your heart goes hard and the anxiety comes
and you start feeling hopeless.
Someone told me about sleeping pills,
and I took like five every night.
Like I was basically fucking up my brain.
Depression is hell.
It’s stronger than you.
Nothing makes sense.
I even thought about killing myself.
I remember calling my mom and crying like,
"Why did I choose this career?"
I decided to return home to Medellín,
but I wasn’t ready to give up on my dreams.
(In Spanish) Hey! Listen to this. What do you think?
The idea... it’s still a draft!
Yo, Shako!
What’s up, man?
(Indistinct talking in Spanish)
♪ Hoy cojo mi celular ♪
♪ Y la voy a llamar ♪
♪ Porq hoy no tengo miedo ♪
♪ Y le voy a decir ♪
♪ Que ella es para mi ♪
♪ Final dicelo sin miedo ♪
♪ Mi Mona Lisa, tu cuerpo me eriza ♪
♪ Tu y tu sonrisa ♪
♪ A mi me hechiza ♪
♪ Una obra de arte ♪
♪ Y mi mision es amarte ♪
J BALVIN: (In English) When I got back to Medellín,
nobody knew who I was.
So I started hustling non-stop,
performing shows all over town in the streets, at schools,
in the gyms anywhere, they would have me.
I never say no to no one.
(Singing in Spanish)
(♪♪♪)
J Balvin on a world tour.
(Crowd cheering)
Our next video will be in a 5-star hotel
- in New York or Los Angeles. - Wow!
God willing, God bless us.
Amen.
(Cheering)
J BALVIN: I mean the first time I heard my song on the radio
was at like 3:00 in the morning and I remember that I was...
crying.
Crying of happiness.
(Indistinct speech and cheering)
J BALVIN: It was a hit in my city.
So I was like, "Wow, people connect with me."
It was my own city who helped to raise my energy
and raise my music.
That’s why they call me, " El Nino de Medellín ",
you know, "The Boy from Medellín."
And here we are.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
(Cheering)
(Indistinct chattering)
Be careful with that dog.
(Cheering)
(In Spanish) Colombia, Medellín, so dope!
(Grunting)
CROWD: (Chanting) José! José! José! José!
José wants to be with all of you,
that’s why he’s here.
At the end of the day, when he finishes
he’ll take a bunch of photos with all of you.
José! José! José! José!
(Speaks in Spanish)
J BALVIN: I can’t say no to no one.
I think that’s the way I was raised,
like people ask for a picture or something like that,
I’m just-- I just do it.
And you know I got like OCD. That’s how you say it.
That if I don’t take a picture I’ll be remembering that person
for the rest of my life.
So I’ll be like, "Shit, I didn’t take a picture with that guy."
(In Spanish) Thank you. What’s up? All good?
All right then.
What are the kids up to over there?
José!
Excuse me.
This one is really tough.
FEMALE FAN #1: José, one photo!
- All right. - (Speaking in Spanish)
J BALVIN: (In English) When I was nobody in the business,
my mom told me you know like,
"You’re gonna meet a lot of important people."
Balvin! Balvin!
(Laughs)
J BALVIN: "But no matter what...
be you, never pretend.
Because the day you think you’re a star,
you’re going to stop shining for me."
FAN #1: Let’s hear it for José!
(Cheering)
(In Spanish) Lay down.
Lay down.
(Dog whimpering)
Who’s a big boy?
MAÑAS: ♪ Don’t pretend ♪
♪ to be a tourist ♪
♪ Too many pictures, too many posts, too many visits ♪
♪ Are any of them there if you really need them? ♪
♪ If there’s a problem, see how they avoid the fire? ♪
- Where are my people? - Hey...
Oh my God, look at that crazy hair situation
you got going on there.
(Laughs)
Why are you limping?
Because I’m tired!
How was your day?
Awesome! I spent all day at Comuna 13.
And now I have a sore throat.
DANIEL: Take Strepsils, you have to suck it.
Yeah man, that would be great.
Is this new or just wearing off?
Whether this hairdo is new or wearing off,
it’s still ugly.
How are your folks?
J BALVIN: Good!
Have you heard about the commotion
those dudes are making?
Those "Doble Porción" rappers from the streets.
What did they do?
They’re criticizing me, saying,
"Where is the Boy from Medellín?"
Threatening to protest the concert.
(Daniel laughs)
This is the only country
where the artists are expected to do things
they’re not meant to do.
You’re supposed to get up there, sing,
and entertain people.
And the worst part is, if you speak up, it’s wrong.
And if you don’t speak, it’s also wrong.
So either way, you lose.
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: (In English) Life has a lot of ups and downs,
challenges and all those things they can really trigger you.
Dealing with anxiety or depression
you feel out of your body,
and the reality is just, like, not there
and the fears just get bigger and worse.
But if it comes, you know that it will pass.
It just-- it feels like it’s not going to pass but it pass.
And you know, I’m gonna be stronger.
(Protestors chanting)
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #1: Colombia Despierta.
Colombia Awake that is the hashtag
connected to the country’s biggest protests in years.
(Protestors clamoring & chanting)
PROTESTORS: (Chanting) I’m a student!
It’s time to fight!
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #2: Hundreds of thousands of people
took to the streets as anger mounts against
right wing President Iván Duque and his cabinet.
(Protestors chanting)
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #2: Social activists have
continuously denounced Duque’s sabotage of Colombia’s
historic Peace Accords.
PROTESTOR: This is no coincidence.
This is happening because people need to be heard.
We’re tired, we’ve had enough.
But most importantly, we’ve woken up.
Long live the national strike!
MALE NEWSCASTER #1: Protestors demand
social and economic changes
that have yet to happen.
And the government isn’t listening.
(Whirring)
(Revving)
(Cell phone ringing)
J BALVIN: Hi Fede, how are you?
How is everything going?
Did you see the protests this morning?
And the ones last night?
My head is about to explode
because we need the concert to be fucking amazing.
OK, bye.
Balvin!
What’s up, my king?
Can you say hello to Juan Andrés and María Luisa?
Yes.
Hey, Juan Andrés and María Luisa,
what’s up from J Balvin.
Again... Again.
Hey, Juan Andrés and Maria Luisa,
what’s up from José. J Balvin. Let’s go.
- Thank you. - No problem.
It’s like a movie here, half of Medellín is here.
What’s up?
Let’s take pictures right now, so I can work out.
- We all love you! - Thanks, I love all of you too.
RICK: People are very excited.
They’re getting onto the machine
next to him to take photos.
♪ Night and day ♪
J Balvin is training here at my gym.
J BALVIN: Will you be at the concert on Saturday?
Obviously!
(Laughs)
J BALVIN: We’ve invested our hearts and souls
in this concert.
I’m grateful every day, my G. Every single day.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
NEWSCASTER #5: Thousands of Colombians
were on the streets
in marches, protests and strikes.
There were 134 protests in the country
and 184 marches according to the national police.
President Iván Duque wants to prevent demonstrations
from turning violent
as they have in other countries in the region.
Did you see this?
Yes, I read it yesterday.
I don’t get it, what is it that happened?
Because of what you said in Mexico everybody tripped?
It’s because I haven’t spoken up about the protests.
Can you check what this guy said on here?
MATT: What was his name again?
Mañas Rufinest.
Here he is.
Story.
(Matt scoffs)
MATT: God dang.
(Sighs) That sucks.
That guy is a total loser.
Mañas, how are you?
I’m in Medellín in case you want to meet up face to face.
I would like to understand what your problem is with me.
Let’s go.
(Cheering and applause)
Before we begin, you should do this
if it’s a TV show.
If it’s a movie, you do this.
A singer!
Who’s fat!
(Speaking in Spanish)
MAN #2: Fat!
Pavarotti!
MAN #2: Three fat singers?
The Backstreet Boys!
(Cheering)
But, what did this mean?
That it was a group of singers!
No way!
No shit!
GROUP: (Together) José! José! José! José!
MAN #3: He’s gonna put it back.
GROUP: (Together) A singer!
A group!
(Laughter)
MAN #2: NSYNC!
(Chanting in Spanish)
Look.
Let me see.
MAN #4: (On video) Hey Marta you fucker,
we’re short on candy. Are you eating it?
These employees don’t know their limits.
(Laughing)
I already took the pill, right?
Yes.
You have to rest even if it’s just for a bit.
Not a whole day, but a bit
to recover some energy.
Relax everything.
I was so close to you last night.
- What? - I didn’t move from your side.
Let’s go to bed.
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: (In English) The situation that’s happening
right now with all the protests makes things more complicated.
It just makes me really nervous.
I have to be really careful about what I’m saying.
I don’t want to get into political things
because that’s not my thing.
I just want to focus on giving light to the world.
The more you give the more you’re going to get.
(In Spanish) When I realized that music
is a medium
and not an end in itself.
I realized that my responsibility
is to encourage people to dream.
I think it’s a good time for Latinos to get together
and show the world how cool we are
that this is a beautiful generation and we’re strong.
Be real. Be real until death.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
J BALVIN: (In English) For me becoming successful always came
with a great sense of responsibility.
Especially representing my city of Medellín
to the rest of the world.
For a long time, Medellín was known
as the city of Pablo Escobar.
A city defined by cocaine and narcos.
My dream was to change that.
You know, that’s always been my dream
you know like to really cross over in Spanish.
We’re here talking in English but I do my music is in Spanish.
Exactly, probably 90% of them don’t--
They didn’t know what I was saying.
- No. - 100%.
100%, but they were feeling the vibe.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
J BALVIN: As I was coming up in the industry,
lots of people told me I would need to sing in English
to truly become a global star.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
J BALVIN: But it was important to me to stay true to my people
by doing it in Spanish.
And you know what, it all worked out.
(Birds chirping)
(Indistinct chattering)
JOSE’S MOM: (On the phone) My little boy.
Your spiritual life and your professional life
are like a puzzle
where each piece is finding its place.
Ugh, fuck!
What happened?
NICOLE: The students are blocking the highway.
It’s getting worse every day.
JOSE’S MOM: (On the phone) Each day
you become a better person
which is what I have prayed for so much.
Holy shit!
They called for a national strike
on Wednesday, again!
They’re gonna march and close the streets again.
RICK: What a fucking mess, man.
(Knocking on door)
MAN #5: José.
Ready?
(♪♪♪)
(Laughter)
MAN #5: (In English) All right, let’s get it!
Let’s go, my G!
(Laughter)
(Lyrics in Spanish)
NEWSCASTER #6: The Megaland concert has been postponed.
This is the second concert canceled this week
due to the National Strike.
(In Spanish) Motherfucker.
WOMAN #2: What happened?
They canceled the Megaland concert!
WOMAN #2: Si?
Hmm.
Pope Rope!
POPE: (On phone) What’s up, G?
To tell you the truth, my throat is fucked up.
But dude, they canceled the Megaland concert!
POPE: (On phone) What? Why?
J BALVIN: Because of the protests.
Who was playing Megaland?
POPE: (On phone) Ricky, Sech...
Well, let’s pay for the dudes that can come.
I mean Daddy Yankee and all those guys.
POPE: (On phone) I’ll try to arrange that.
I’ll pay for it. I don’t care what it costs.
Medellín deserves the most amazing show.
- POPE: (On phone) Totally. - OK. Arrange that.
Jaime!
Shall we start?
Let’s sit here.
Do you want to talk about everything?
About everything. You know me.
I don’t fuck around.
It’s getting intense, right?
What is?
What they’re saying about your political stance.
That pisses me off.
I don’t approve of what’s been happening
against the people.
But now, we are supposed to be
the "presidents of the country"
to say what’s right or wrong when we used to be
what was wrong in society what they didn’t want to hear.
And regardless of what I say,
they won’t be happy.
Because if I don’t support what they think I should,
I’m a "son of a bitch."
"It’s easy for you to criticize from your house in Miami."
"It’s very easy to criticize from 30,000 feet."
But they don’t talk about the hard work
we did to live like this.
People see the glory, but they don’t know the story.
They don’t know the story.
Many of these people attacking us
are for sure having a rough time.
Yes.
Is it my fault?
It’s not.
I never saw my name, J Balvin, on the ballot.
And that doesn’t interest me at all.
Our work is to entertain.
Right.
José, thank you for your time.
(Talking in Spanish)
Hello.
RAMIRO: (On the phone) Hi, José. What’s up?
I’m here with a fucking sore throat that’s killing me.
RAMIRO: You’re sick?
No, I think it’s because of nerves.
RAMIRO: How was yesterday in Comuna?
Amazing.
RAMIRO: Were you singing?
People were happy?
Totally.
RAMIRO: Oh, cool. So how’s everything else, bro?
Now everyone is criticizing artists
because of this strike situation.
Especially me.
It’s like they just hate me for no reason.
RAMIRO: Yes, but don’t think
it’s the whole country talking.
If you take it personally
you won’t see what you’re giving to Colombia.
Yes, OK so...
I’ll text you when I finish the photo shoot to meet up.
RAMIRO: Cool, let me know what time
and I’ll be there
and tell me if you want special food or anything.
I just need good conversation. That’s all.
All right, cool. Hugs.
Bye. I love you too.
You have to pay attention to your health
and not let this get the better of you.
Otherwise, it will bring you down.
It shouldn’t, but it does hurt.
All the Instagram comments, all the attacks, all that shit.
But it’s not against you.
And you can’t expect everyone to love you.
I remember when we met.
About nine years ago.
- You didn’t like me. - But I did.
No!
I did, but...
You didn’t want me in the house.
I love every single human being.
What I did not want
was a reggaetón singer as my daughter’s boyfriend!
(Laughter)
I did not want a reggaetón singer because...
Do you want me to say it with love, or bluntly?
- J BALVIN: Both. - OK, both.
Because my daughter was falling in love
with an artist.
"J Balvin, the famous artist."
But she shouldn’t fall in love with the artist.
She should fall in love with José.
The human being.
"Balvin" the character shows himself to the world
as a playboy
that travels the world to be adored by women.
But I realized that your identity was lost
between the artist and the human being.
I saw José was in pain
and Balvin was the strong one, not José.
But José is anchored to the ground.
First comes José...
then Balvin.
(Crowd cheering)
J BALVIN: (In English) When I get up on stage,
I become someone else.
My alter ego, J Balvin.
(Lyrics in Spanish)
J BALVIN: That tension between José and J Balvin
contributed to my anxiety, and my pain and my depression.
I went through hell really young
because I wanted to be someone else
with all this jewelry, girls, cars.
I just got lost and I forgot about José.
(Singing in Spanish)
J BALVIN: I’d had panic attacks and anxiety attacks
and sometimes I just wanna eat and sleep.
I got super fat which I’m not against fat,
but I was skinny guy.
And I was 125 kilos which is I don’t know,
like 200 something pounds.
And I was just desperate.
(Singing in Spanish)
We heard that you were in the hospital.
We hope you get better.
How do you feel? Are you OK?
- A hug. - A bit better.
I hope you feel better.
What did the doctor say?
That I’m better but that I need to rest.
(Indistinct talking)
J BALVIN: I was in a lot of pain and my instinct was to share
what I was going through.
So, I just started opening up and talking about my depression.
(In Spanish) I want to focus on a rarely discussed issue.
Anxiety.
And it really helped me as a form of therapy.
Dudes, friends, brothers, sisters.
You are not crazy for feeling depressed.
You are not crazy!
"You have money, you have it all."
That’s just stupid!
I know people with all the money in the world
trying to cope with depression.
Nobody says, "I want to hyperventilate.
I want to feel like I’m running out of air.
I want to feel like running away.
I want to feel like I’m going to die
and I want to feel like I’m losing control
of my fucking body."
Nobody in the fucking world that I know.
I’m talking about my truth and what I feel.
And I know that like me there are thousands of people
who’ve been through this situation.
(In English) People would come up to me at shows, signings
or whatever and they say to me,
"Thanks for you know, what you said.
And you destigmatized this issue."
(In Spanish) If any of you have been through something like this
just remember that there will be light
and that’s why we have light here tonight.
(Crowd cheering)
J BALVIN: (In English) In the hardest moments.
I just try to connect with myself.
So I don’t look outside.
I look inside.
Meditation is the reason why I don’t do drugs
is the reason I don’t do alcohol.
Meditation has saved my life.
Definitely.
I just wanna be better every day you know,
and that takes time.
(Cell phone rings)
- Hello, my G. - MAN #6: (On the phone) Hello.
(In Spanish) I’m calling because you should know
that the protests started again
so be careful with what route you take
and check for closed roads.
Okay, bye, peace.
(Protestors clamoring)
(Chanting)
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #3: The mass protests in Colombia again
with well over a million people in the streets of the country
the largest mass protests Colombia has seen in years.
The bandits don’t even know why they are protesting.
They’re social misfits.
We’re tired of being marginalized, disappeared.
We’re tired! It’s time for a change!
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #4: Riot police fired tear gas
at protestors who blocked major transportation routes
in Bogota, Cali and Medellín.
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #5: The government announced
the shutdown of borders.
It also authorized authorities to impose curfews
to contain the protests.
FEMALE NEWSCASTER #6: Clashes between police and protesters
left 270 people injured, including 150 policemen
as well as three dead nationwide.
FEMALE PROTESTOR: He was hit in the face!
Murderers! Murderers! Murderers!
MALE NEWSCASTER #2: What will never return
is the smile of Dilan Cruz
the young protester that has become a symbol
of the profound political and social crisis in Colombia.
I haven’t seen the city this on edge in over 20 years.
Totally collapsed.
Look at how full the bridge is.
My dad spent two hours there.
Dude, that never happens here.
It’s heavy, man.
Yeah, and that guy they shot in the head.
DANIEL: Dilan.
I heard Fonseca’s concert was canceled.
Yes, man.
DANIEL: And Megaland too.
But that’s in Bogotá, G.
I have faith.
Let’s see what happens tomorrow.
- I have faith. I have faith. - Wait till tomorrow.
- I know, I also have faith. - I have faith.
But we won’t know what will happen until tomorrow.
I have faith.
I don’t need your negative energy, man.
I can leave. I’ll leave.
Dude, let’s light a candle and pray that nothing happens.
We are going to light a candle.
Can I have a candle?
Look, what I found.
Nothing will happen. Say it.
TOGETHER: Nothing will happen on Saturday, just good things.
- And my throat will get better. - That’ll get better on its own.
For peace of the country.
That is why we are having this concert.
Arriving at the same time, did you plan this?
Is this "Doctor’s Day?"
How are you feeling?
Stressed out with all those protests.
- I brought you some medicine. - What are you giving me?
It’s for your sore throat.
Open your mouth. Let’s take a look.
- Of course. - What?
It’s redder than a motherfucker.
It stings like a motherfucker.
He has a bad case of laryngitis.
CARLOS: Go upstairs!
Best doctors ever, so they both had to come.
MAN #7: One to hold him, the other to pinch him.
No, no, son of a bitch, on my right one, tenderly!
There is no other way. This hurts.
- I know, but... - I have a good hand,
but it hurts.
But it’s very effective.
Carlos, do you really know how to do this?
I would never let a psychiatrist give me a shot.
Son of a bitch!
This one stings, right?
All done.
I stained your pants a bit, though.
Your Louis Vuitton’s.
You must rest these next few days.
OK, kids, let’s go.
Bye!
Bye, love you.
Thank you.
SERGIO: Call me if you need anything.
Bro.
It’s messed up. That kid killed by the cops.
CARLOS: What a shame, huh?
Watch this with me.
(Singing in Spanish)
Dilan.
CARLOS: It’s really sad.
I don’t know if I should post or not.
It’s not your job.
Every artist is different.
Some are keen on politics,
and some of us prefer to talk about our dreams.
And that’s what you have to keep doing.
I can’t just give an opinion
about something I don’t know for certain.
And that’s a responsible way to deal with it.
But that doesn’t make me less Colombian.
If I kept silent in the past, it doesn’t mean I don’t care.
But it’s the first time in years that the nation is feeling...
this bad.
Whatever I say, they’re still gonna attack me.
That’s normal.
But I can’t just write that "he died"
because people would turn against me.
That kid didn’t die.
He was murdered, man!
He didn’t die.
He was killed!
What’s the hashtag?
"They killed him."
Are you going to post this?
Of course, man.
For what?
What do you think?
I don’t want to make a mistake.
"My sincerest condolences to all the family."
"His life was taken away, in the fight for his dreams."
That’s nice.
All right, then.
It’s posted.
Oh shit! There are already 200 responses.
In how many minutes? Two?
What are you doing?
Just ignore them.
"Seriously? Is he really just posting now?"
Don’t answer.
All right then.
I have faith that when the concert happens
we will have an humanitarian moment,
not political.
I have faith.
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: (In English) Five months ago,
we planned a concert,
but what we didn’t plan is the situation
that is happening right now with all the protests
and violence.
It’s crazy.
(Reporters arguing in Spanish)
J BALVIN: I thought I knew what kind of artist
I was going to be but now I just don’t know
what to do because I don’t know the reality
that is happening in my country.
NEWSCASTER 7: Bolivar’s square became a battlefield
when a group of hooded men attacked Congress headquarters
the Judiciary, and the Mayor’s Office.
J BALVIN: People aren’t stupid they know who is being real
and who is not.
I respect that but there’s moments
when I’m like, "Why are they judging me
so hard for this?"
(♪♪♪)
So sometimes I just wanna like be invisible.
But then I’m like, how am I going to feel
if I don’t feel the love back from people?
(♪♪♪)
Hey!
(Talking in Spanish)
(Squealing)
Carry her by her legs. Like this.
Look at Sky over there.
The pig whisperer.
How old are you? Like ten?
I’m the boy from Medellín, I’m like seven!
What a beautiful view.
Ah, so pretty!
You can see the whole city.
The comunas are over there,
Manrique, all that over there.
There is very little time remaining.
Only 48 hours.
Holy shit!
I can’t wait.
The other day someone asked me how old I was
and I totally forgot and told them I was younger.
It’s as if my soul doesn’t accept
that I’m growing up.
Yeah, totally.
Is this rolling?
Let me see if it’s rolling.
Hey there my people, it’s J Balvin here on tour.
Working with the artists, everything’s good.
We are headed directly to our concert tonight.
Let’s hope that the concert is packed.
(Singing in Spanish)
At the moment nobody has showed up.
We look forward to see what it’s like in a year or two.
J Balvin man in the house!
(Fans cheering)
A picture, my dawg?
Take care, my dawg.
My king, all good, thank you.
We love you, José!
(Laughs)
What are you eating there?
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: You gotta go through hell to feel heaven.
You know?
People in Medellín know that.
I started from the bottom.
But it wasn’t luck.
It was just hard sacrifice, hard work and a big dream.
Oh, holy shit!
You may love me, you may not love me
but you gotta know that I really worked hard for it.
And that’s a fact.
I was just thinking about the first time I was here.
It was a soccer game.
And I had a little performance on stage.
I was just like singing
but nobody was really paying attention.
And now we’re here.
Dreams are amazing, man.
That’s the beautiful thing about dreams, you know.
As long as you have a dream
you got a reason to wake up and hustle.
(♪♪♪)
What’s up, bro?
- How are you? - Good, bro.
- When is the concert, tomorrow? - Yes.
It’s going to be great,
with the lights blending with the lights of the hood.
You need to enjoy this because you deserve it.
You’ve been doing this 15 year?
Yes, 15 years.
I see you
as a clear example of success,
you won a Grammy and all that.
But it’s better to have the love and respect of your people.
People feel like you’re hiding...
No, man.
Like nobody can touch you,
even if they throw a rock to wake you up.
My intention wasn’t to attack you,
but get you to hear us, and say something about it.
But, what the fuck did I do, man?
The people protesting on the streets
are from my generation.
They see you as an example of success.
I get it.
Kids are just asking for a proper education
and when they go to the doctor
they just want to be treated well
and not be sent home with a Tylenol.
You understand me?
Anything you can do will really help them.
Because they’re killing the youth, man.
Yeah man, it hurts.
Because it’s what’s happening in the city.
I was born here, I grew up here.
They killed a kid, man. I don’t like that.
Maybe that’s the message people need to hear from you now.
(Indistinct chattering)
J BALVIN: Do all of you have champagne?
I’m not a very good speaker,
I’m a much better performer.
(Cheering and applause)
First of all, I’d like to thank every one of you.
You’re all my family.
Here’s to Carlos López, thank you.
Thank you...
for helping me be chemically stable.
Thank you.
To my parents who are here.
Here is the Boy from Medellín.
You were the ones who created this monster.
(Laughter)
Thank you, Mom and Dad for being here.
I love you.
To my aunt as well, and my little sister over there.
It’s a small family.
La Mona!
The first person I told I was going to sing
and she said it would be all good!
So here you are!
Here’s to José!
(Cheering)
Cheers everybody.
Cheers.
Let’s play some music.
Cheers.
(♪♪♪)
(Tap running)
(In English) So I was calling because
I’m trying to go to your show,
but we’re about to have the baby any day.
- A new baby? - Yeah.
- Another boy. - Oh my God!
- Congrats. - (Laughs)
I don’t want you to hold this against me, Balvin.
No, never my G.
You know, bro, the fact that you called me,
it’s-- it’s-- it’s amazing.
Jay Z, what’s up my G.
JAY Z: (On phone) Hey, man congratulations,
congratulations on everything, man. Good luck tonight.
Ah, thank you, man.
Blessings, and a lot of respect.
Say hello to your wife too.
My G. My G. My G.
Have a freaking amazing concert, I’m proud of you, bro.
Yo, I wish I was there, but I’m here doing The Voice .
But bro, congratulations, man.
(In Spanish) What time do you want to be there?
Around 7:00 PM.
(Scoffs)
Let me see your throat.
Again.
We’re going to finish the treatment
we started two days ago.
No, man, no! It’s still in my body!
Relax, relax.
Relax.
(Grunting)
The assistant.
(♪♪♪)
(Indistinct chattering in distance)
- (In English) I told you. - I know.
Hello, Mr. Scooter.
- How are you? - Good.
My G.
- Hi, guys. - Hello.
- How are you? - How are you?
- Can I steal you? - Yes.
The other day, I know, you had a big decision to make
on whether you’re gonna put up that post
about the young man who was killed
and you made the decision to do it,
but now people are mad.
They’re mad because they feel like
what you said was an acknowledgement
of the kid’s death,
but not an acknowledgement of why he died.
When you sign up to be a musician,
your goal is never to be a politician.
Hell, no.
But when you get a platform
bigger than politicians,
when you get a platform that you can inspire people
around the world,
it also comes with a responsibility.
You and I get to live such privileged lives.
But yeah, we didn’t sign up for the responsibility,
but when it shows its face, you have to do it.
And if you look at the history of musicians,
artists have always been on the forefront
of moving things forward,
because they’re the voice of people, you know, like N.W.A.
You know, like they were the voice of that neighborhood.
J BALVIN: Yeah, but it’s right and left.
So there’s kids that want this and there’s kids that want this.
Yeah, but you know what?
You’re here because of those kids.
I-- I got the meaning, I mean like--
Yeah, but you can say just--
But like here’s the thing that I never see myself as J Balvin.
I know you’re gonna be like uhh. Bro, you’re with
the biggest superstars. I’m not even talking about me.
I don’t see myself as people see me,
because I’m always around my close people
- they just see José. - Gordo--
Right, but just because you’re José and not J Balvin
doesn’t mean you don’t have a perspective on it.
SCOOTER: J Balvin has the platform,
José is the one who needs to speak.
ALLISON: Yeah.
SCOOTER: You know, and-- and the truth is like
great artists are the ones
that use their voices for other people.
Are you gonna be an artist who speaks for themselves?
Or are you gonna be an artist
who risks themselves to speak for others?
(Protestors clamoring and chanting)
(In Spanish) I want to study
to change society
for the fight!
I thought you were gonna write "love" here, but you wrote--
"L-O-V-E" I’ll write "love" and then "peace."
You fucked it up, dude! It was supposed to be small.
"L-O-V-E."
How big do you think it’s going to be?
- What? - I can take it out and redo it.
- Did you see the size of the A? - Yes.
It takes this whole side.
Where you will write the rest?
"Love" here and "peace" here.
Let him do his job.
This guy is pissing me off.
Face that way so I can finish.
Such a pain in the ass.
(♪♪♪)
J BALVIN: I want to cry, I don’t know why.
I’m very scared.
I feel like I’m going to lose control.
These are just pre-show jitters.
I’m nervous, I’m shaking...
It feels like the beginning of a panic attack.
- What is it? - Nothing!
What do you mean, nothing?
I’m afraid to have a panic attack.
No, that’s just pre-concert anxiety.
That’s normal, dude.
You’re having your biggest concert ever.
Not only professionally, but also personally.
Of course, you’re under stress.
Just accept that you have anxiety
but you won’t get a panic attack.
Did you take everything as usual today?
No. You have to take them.
I didn’t take my anti-anxiety pill. I forgot.
DANIEL: Why are there people here?
Here we go.
Let’s receive them with all the love.
One, two, and three.
Where does this belong?
- Right there, no? - No?
Here, on this side.
No.
DANIEL: My boy, what do you need?
Nothing. Let’s go.
José, what else do you need me to take care of?
What are you gonna do with this?
We’re gonna leave it here.
OK, let’s get out of here.
Let’s go.
Shall we?
Let’s throw all these out.
DANIEL: You don’t wanna be messy.
- No. - DANIEL: Perfect.
Is the swimming pool off?
Love, help me throw this out.
I want to come back just to sleep.
Yes, better not to leave any mess.
- Does this turn everything off? - VALENTINA: Yes, my love.
- This one? - Yes, here.
Álvaro, let’s go!
My love!
Love!
(♪♪♪)
(Indistinct chattering)
(In English) Tiny, everybody here? Wait, wait.
José, José, everybody--?
Tiny, you good?
G, everybody’s good?
We’re good. You’re good.
- Let’s go. - G everybody is good.
(In Spanish) I almost had a panic attack just now.
My feet were trembling.
Don’t let it get to you, everything is perfect.
I met with the whole team.
There have been some changes.
Everyone is stressed out, but we need to stay calm.
Just take a deep breath, relax and enjoy.
This is your night, the people love you.
I’m here for you. Everything will be OK.
Relax, I’m here for you.
Let’s go to meditation.
(Crowd cheering)
RAMIRO: When you believe
you’re responsible for everything, you panic.
But you’re not. We’re too small to face it all ourselves.
It’s your energy that has all the power.
The energy that people die to see.
You don’t even know how much you have.
Let it flow through you.
Just give yourself to your God.
(Indistinct chanting and cheering in distance)
I thought I was dead.
I don’t know where I went.
(Speaking in Spanish)
Just enjoy it, that’s all.
- Let’s go. - Let’s go, I’ll even go first.
Let’s go.
DJ POPE: Thanks so much for being here with us.
This has been a dream for 15 years.
This has been a process.
This has been step by step.
The people are waiting for us, they want us.
And we have the voice.
Thank you to José, Fabio, Jesús, Scooter.
Let’s make it happen.
It’s all happiness.
This is happiness. This is happiness.
I love you all. We love you.
Let’s go. Let’s go.
The kid, the kid, the kid!
One, two, three, the kid!
(♪♪♪)
(Cheering in distance)
(Crowd cheering)
(Nicole speaking in Spanish)
Pope will tell you when to go out.
Did you see that?
Awesome!
It’s incredible.
Everything’s gonna be great, I love you so much.
(In English) Stadium baby.
Your people.
(Crowd cheering)
(J Balvin on video)
Two years ago, we were hanging out together at Babylon
hoping someday people would pay attention to us. Now they are.
(Cheering and applause)
(♪♪♪)
DJ POPE: (Speaking in Spanish)
♪ Y si el pueblo pide ♪
♪ J Balvin ♪
♪ Y si el pueblo pide ♪
♪ Leggo, leggo ♪
♪ Y si el pueblo pide ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ No se lo vo’ a negar ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ Si las mujeres piden ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
♪ Pues yo le voy a dar ♪
♪ (Reggaetón, reggaetón) ♪
Medellín!
Medellín, raise your hands up in the air with me.
How is the energy on the left side?
Here in the middle?
There on the right?
Hands up, come on!
(Crowd cheering)
Good evening, Medellín!
My name is José Álvaro Osorio Balvín.
Here I was born, here I was raised,
and here I want to die.
I love you.
I want to introduce my bro,
Nicky Jam!
NICKY JAM: ♪ Aquel día te vi
♪ y tu energía sentí ♪
♪ Desde eso no te quiero lejos de mí ♪
♪ Nicky Jam! ♪
♪ Sé que no sabes de mí ♪
♪ Y no te puedo mentir ♪
♪ Lo que dicen en la calle sobre mí ♪
♪ Y no te voy a negar ♪
Nicky!
♪ Estamos claro’ y ya ♪
♪ No te lo voy a negar ♪
♪ Y ya, y ya ♪
♪ Sólo deja que yo te agarre, baby ♪
♪ Besos en el cuello pa’ calmar la sed ♪
♪ Mi mano en tu cadera pa’ empezar como e’ ♪
♪ No le vamo’ a bajar más nunca, mamá ♪
♪ Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Baila ♪
♪ Plakata, plakata ♪
♪ Como ella lo mueve, sin para’, sin para’ ♪
♪ Las ganas de comerte, ahora son más fuerte’ ♪
♪ Quiero tenerte ♪
♪ Y no te voy a negar ♪
♪ No te lo voy a negar ♪
♪ Y ya, y ya ♪
(Lyrics in Spanish)
(Cheering)
Put on this T-shirt first.
- This first, right? - Yes.
Are we changing socks?
You put it on backwards.
(♪♪♪)
(Singing in Spanish)
(♪♪♪)
(Indistinct conversation)
(Crowd cheering)
(Man speaking in Spanish)
(Crowd cheering)
It’s great to end my tour here so I can spend more time
in Medellín and share with my people.
(Singing in Spanish)
(♪♪♪)
(Crowd cheering and applauding)
(Crowd cheering)
José, people are going crazy!
Crazy!
I need to pee urgently.
Where is the "chi-chi"?
Pee, pee!
He’s gonna pee.
I need to pee.
♪ I said I like it like that ♪
(Singing in Spanish)
♪ I said I like it like that ♪
♪ 1, 2, 3, 4! ♪
♪ I said I like it like that ♪
♪ Diamond district in the Jag ♪
♪ I said I like it like that ♪
♪ Certified, you know I’m gang ♪
♪ I said I like it like-- ♪
(♪♪♪)
(Crowd cheering)
We began at 11:10 PM, 12, 1, 2, 3.
Four hours?
Holy shit!
How are the people?
The stadium is full like it was 7:00 PM.
(Crowd cheering and applauding)
(Singing in Spanish)
(♪♪♪)
(Crowd cheering)
I would like a minute of silence
for those who have died during these past few days
in Colombia.
But I...
They called me "Lukewarm" for trying to be cautious.
But then I arrived in Medellín
connected with my land
and listened to what the people in my community had to say.
So now I understand what’s happening
to the youth in this country.
And this time, as José Álvaro Osorio Balvín,
I speak for my people.
I speak in the name of the youth.
And I ask the government to please listen to them.
If they are marching...
it’s because something isn’t right.
President, government, listen to the youth.
Because if they’re protesting,
it’s because they need something.
We need support for education.
We need health care.
We are tired of the violence.
This is a country of culture, of peace
of love, of tolerance.
And please, please,
I have the responsibility for when I have my own children
to leave them a better future.
One minute of silence.
(Crowd cheering and applauding)
(Chanting)
(♪♪♪)
(Singing in Spanish)
(Conversing in Spanish)
(In English) G, it’s thousands of people.
We did the best line we could do.
- You just have to-- - There not gonna do nothing.
No, they’re not gonna do nothing you just gotta hit the gas.
- Front? - Front. Straight.
- Let’s go. - Ready?
(Cheering and applauding)
(In Spanish) Was the concert any good?
(Laughs)
It went well, no?
Come, come, come!
Come on, dude, take the picture fast.
Were you at the concert?
Obviously.
Pretend I’m not here so they don’t surround us.
Thank you for coming.
Thank you, my king.
Thank you, brother, all good.
Bye!
The best in Medellín.
(Chanting and cheering)
José, give me a son!
(Speaking in Spanish)
J BALVIN: (In English) In "El Cantante,"
my favorite song Hector Lavoe say--
(In Spanish) "I am the singer, popular everywhere."
"But once the show is over,"
"I’m like any other human being."
(In English) I really feel that.
I’m just José.
Enough. Let’s go, let’s go!
Take care my man. Thanks.
- I love you! - God bless you, José!
FAN #4: The boy from Medellín!
(Sighs)
(♪♪♪)