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Ryan Castro Acquires Stake in Colombian Basketball Team: ‘I Want to Venture Into Sports’


Ryan Castro has bought a stake in Colombian basketball team Paisas. See what he told Billboard about the acquisition.

Supporting sports, because the kids in the barrios have the same dreams as us, the artists,” said Castro, who rose to stardom from the slums of Medellín, tells Billboard. Last year, he released “El Ritmo Que Nos Une,” the official anthem for Colombia’s national soccer team during Copa América. The video, which has been viewed more than 110 million times on YouTube, shows Castro hanging out and playing soccer with members of the Colombian squad.

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