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This Abuelita Taking on the #DuraChallenge Proves Perreo Is For Everyone

Lead Photo: Editor-in-chief at People en Espanol Armando Correa (L) and Singer Daddy Yankee speak on stage during the 5th Annual Festival PEOPLE En Espanol. Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images Entertainment
Editor-in-chief at People en Espanol Armando Correa (L) and Singer Daddy Yankee speak on stage during the 5th Annual Festival PEOPLE En Espanol. Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images Entertainment
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When Daddy Yankee challenged his followers to take on the #durachallenge – that is, post a video of themselves dancing to “Dura” – he probably didn’t think he’d see a video of an abuelita living her best damn life. Dance instructor Rina Elena Martínez tagged DY in a video of herself dancing alongside a 90-year-old woman. In the caption, she explained that the woman has attended her classes for two years.

Daddy Yankee shared the video on Instagram and called it one of his faves. But on top of making us smile, this abuelita has become our inspiration for our tercera edad, the woman who reminded us that perreo is, in fact, for everyone.