High School Musical: el desafío (2008 Mexican film)

High School Musical:
el desafío
High School Musical: ; el desafío
	Official home video release artwork
Directed by	Eduardo Ripari
Written by	Pablo Lago; Susana Cardozo;
Starring	Cristóbal Orellana; Mariana Magaña; Mar Contreras; Fernando Soberanes; Jorge Blanco;
Cinematography	Marcelo Iaccarino
Edited by	Juan Carlos Macías
Music by	Alejandro Kauderer; Emilio Kauderer;
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Buena Vista International; The Walt Disney Company Latin America; TV Azteca; Patagonik Film Group;
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	September 5, 2008;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

High School Musical: el desafío is a spin-off film, to the High School Musical franchise. It is one of three feature film adaptations of a script written by Pablo Lago and Susana Cardozo and based on the book Battle of the Bands. The film stars the finalists of the reality television High School Musical: La Selección competition series, created with participation of the musical duo Jesse & Joy. To coincide with the Mexican target audience, some of the soundtrack is of the reggaeton genre.

High School Musical: el desafío premiered in Mexico on September 5, 2008. The premiere was held on August 24, 2008, at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City.