J Balvin to Make Acting Debut in Movie "Little Lorraine"

Colombian reggaetón superstar J Balvin will make his acting debut in the upcoming drug drama "Little Lorraine."

Canada’s Wango Films has completed filming on “Little Lorraine,”.

The production, shot in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Ontario, is directed by Grammy nominee Andy Hines.

“Little Lorraine" is based on true events from the late 1980s, depicting a remote mining and fishing town’s transformation into a hub for a major cocaine smuggling operation. 

The cast also includes Stephen Amell, Sean Astin, Stephen McHattie, Auden Thornton, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby, Josh Close, Steve Lund, and Sugar Lyn Beard.

Amell portrays an out-of-work coal miner who takes a job on a lobster boat involved in drug smuggling, while Balvin plays an Interpol agent investigating a drug importation ring suspected of entering America through Cape Breton.

The bestselling Latin artist, known as the “Prince of Reggaeton," , hinted at making his acting debut in an interview last week. 

“I’ve started acting — like real acting, not just cameos — and I just wrapped filming for a movie I’m in that comes out next year,” he told Variety. “I love that side of myself.”

“Little Lorraine” is produced by Tim Doiron and James van der Woerd of Wango Films, and Mike Volpe of Topsail Entertainment. 

April Mullen and Nic Neary serve as executive producers. 

Wango Films plans to launch sales for the fall festival season, with Photon Films (“Uproar”) handling the Canadian release.