As major stars of Puerto Rico's reggaeton scene, Wisin & Yandel dominated the
pop world of Latin America in the early 2000s, before crossing over into the
mainstream US charts and collaborating with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Ricky
Martin and R Kelly.
Both hailing from the mountain town of Cayey, the pair knew each other at school
but by their late teens Wisin was studying acting and writing songs on his own
and Yandel was working in a barbers shop and occasionally performing traditional
Latin songs. As artists in Puerto Rico and Panama they began making their own
Spanish-...