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La Perla may seem like any other Puerto Rican neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Maria -- except for one thing: The video for Luis Fonsi's smash hit song "Despacito" was shot here.
Luis Fonsi' s record breaking music video for 'Despacito' has been deleted from YouTube by a group of hackers.
"Despacito"—the racy Spanish-language global smash hit throbbing with sexual innuendo—racked up another record Friday, supplanting "See You Again" as the most watched video on YouTube.
“Despacito” means “slowly” in Spanish—yet its rise has been anything but. Just 203 days after its launch, the video surpassed 3 billion views, making it the most viewed ever. Erika Ender ...
It was the No. 1 song in America for 16 straight weeks. As the summer of "Despacito" draws to a close, AltLatino explores the musical, sociological and business ripples created by the song's success.