Vin Diesel Went To A Romeo Santos Concert To Announce The Bachata Star Will Be In "Fast & Furious 7"

    The beloved Dominican crooner joins the blockbuster franchise for the seventh movie, to be released in 2015.

    Adrian Carrasquillo
    by Adrian Carrasquillo

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

    Romeo Santos, a popular bachata singer, who's been making a mainstream crossover with collaborations with Usher, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and others, is joining the cast of Fast & Furious 7.

    Grupo Aventura | Fan @Aventura_mexico

    NOTICIA EXCLUSIVA! Romeo Santos Participara en la Pelicula "Fast and Furious 7" a lado de Vin Diesel!

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    Vin Diesel made the announcement on stage at a Romeo Santos concert because, obviously.

    Twitter became excited.

    culuaa @HelloPinkyy

    Whattttt, romeo santos is coming out in fast and furious 7 , I must see that

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    Lu @Luisaafer_

    woke up to by far the best news ever my baby @RomeoSantosPage is going to be in Fast 7!!! Yassss!!! So happy!!!! :-D

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    There were hearts.

    Via Twitter: @Nicolee__0318

    Lots of hearts.

    Via Twitter: @_hitechglass
    Via Twitter: @junitosport

    Much has been made of the Fast & Furious franchise's strategy to employ a multi-ethnic cast of actors with huge social media followings.

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    Santos is no slouch in that department, with 19 million Facebook fans and more than 2 million Twitter followers.

    Miriam Serrano @Miriams0808

    @RomeoSantosPage on Fast and Furious 7. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    See you soon.