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So how do you prefer to rent a residence?

Whatever you want. It could be a resident or people in the street call me both.

Sometimes I address it.

From Futuro Miria, it's Latino USA, I'm Maria Inofosa.

Today, a portrait of René Perez Hoglard, although you might know him as resident.

In 2005, a duo of Puerto Rican artists released their first album.

Their mix of reggaeton, rap, and, well, Ronchy lyrics took the Latinx music scene by Storm, and it got them three Latin Grammy Awards for their first album, Cayetrese.

Cayetrese's band members went by the names of resident and visitante.

And although initially they became known for their sexy and scandalous lyrics, a social message was behind their songs all along.

Soon Cayetrese started collaborating with some of the biggest and most respected names in Latino music, like Cafe Tacuba.

Ruben Blades.

Their meteoric rise won them a total of 22 Latin Grammys, but Cayetrese didn't shy away from controversy.

They were critical of other artists in the urban scene, and they denounced the music industry for their profit-making practices.

Over time, their content became increasingly political.

Songs like Elavante, which translates roughly to your capacity to keep on going, became hymns of human resilience in the face of global crisis.

And in 2014, they released their last record as a band.

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