Amazon Acquires J Balvin Documentary ‘The Boy From Medellin’ Ahead of Toronto Premiere

Before J. Balvin became a record-breaking chart-topper, he was José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, just another boy in Medellín, Colombia, with big dreams and an even bigger drive to make them come true.

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Appropriately enough given the subject matter of his celebrated documentaries like Cartel Land, director Matthew Heineman delivers something different from the usual rock-doc in The Boy from Medellin, his portrait of reggaeton superstar J Balvin: While offering some of the expected musical material and concert footage, the film is much more interested in the singer's emotional health, especially as it pertains to political unrest in his native Colombia.

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 J Balvin ’s documentary, ‘The Boy From Medellín’. The documentary is directed by Matthew Heineman and is a dive into Balvin’s story and how he rose to stardom in Columbia.

Amazon Studios has picked up the worldwide rights to director Matthew Heineman's The Boy From Medellín, a portrait of Colombian Latin music star J Balvin. The Endeavor Content-backed feature-length documentary follows Balvin,the “Prince of Reggaeton" and a Latin Grammy–winning performer, in the lead-up to a sold-out 2019 homecoming concert performance in Medellín, Colombia.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe world is about to be immersed in the life of musician J Balvin. Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights to the documentary The Boy From Medellín ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

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David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut “The Water Man” has been added to the Toronto International Film Festival lineup for 2020 as one of the festival’s special events.Also added to this year’s TIFF Official Selection are the documentaries “Underplayed” about female artists in the electronic music industry, “The Boy From Medellín” about Colombian musician J Balvin, “The Truffle Hunters” from director Michael Dweck and the animated “Wolfwalkers” from the team behind “The Secret of Kells.”“The

Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. Ricch announced his cancellation in a statement posted to Instagram Live, saying: "My team and I did everything in our power to make this work, due to COVID compliance issues at the last minute we had to call off the performance." The MTV VMAs will air on Sunday at 8 p.m.