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Tego Calderón
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<p>Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper <a href="/facts/Eddie_Dee/MBxaCg19">Eddie Dee</a>, who invited him on his second studio album, <i>El Terrorista de la Lírica</i>, released in 2000. Calderón reached international success in 2003 with his first album, <i><a href="/facts/El_Abayarde/QYu2NPMb">El Abayarde</a></i>, which sold 300,000 copies worldwide and was nominated for a <a href="/facts/Latin_Grammy_Award/fzMKr6na">Latin Grammy Award</a>. His importance in reggaeton music led him to participate in Eddie Dee's <i><a href="/facts/12_Disc%25C3%25ADpulos/7RnFTh7n">12 Discípulos</a></i> album in 2004. He released three more studio albums between 2006 and 2015, varying in styles, focusing more in hip hop and African music rather than reggaeton in <i><a href="/facts/The_Underdog%2fEl_Subestimado/BHwdKvLo">The Underdog/El Subestimado</a></i> (2006) and <i><a href="/facts/El_Abayarde_Contraataca/57pKF9NY">El Abayarde Contraataca</a></i> (2007). His fourth studio album, <i><a href="/facts/El_Que_Sabe%2c_Sabe/mwY65off">El Que Sabe, Sabe</a></i>, released in 2015, won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. </p><p>Calderón's style is characterized by his social and political themes, with lyrics against corruption in the Puerto Rican government. His themes also include dancing, love, self-reflection and personal experiences. </p><p>His film career started in 2007 with his supporting role in <i><a href="/facts/Illegal_Tender_(film)/s3u8kU6l">Illegal Tender</a></i>. In 2009 he had a lead role in a short film called <i><a href="/facts/Los_Bandoleros_(film)/CX61RxuM">Los Bandoleros</a></i>, which is part of <i><a href="/facts/Fast_%2526_Furious/XYoJaSu9">Fast & Furious</a></i> franchise, and the same year had a cameo appearance in the fourth installment of that franchise, <i><a href="/facts/Fast_%2526_Furious_(2009_film)/RAzNbMwv">Fast & Furious</a></i>. In 2011, he reprised his character in a supporting role in <i><a href="/facts/Fast_Five/kBR0kwlc">Fast Five</a></i>, alongside his colleague and friend <a href="/facts/Don_Omar/x4cUR4Pf">Don Omar</a>. </p>