# Maluma Teaches Second Graders Entrepreneurship

> Maluma shows second graders how to start businesses with his Latino culture lessons.
- Title: Maluma Teaches Second Graders Entrepreneurship · Billboard
- Summary: Maluma shows second graders how to start businesses with his Latino culture lessons. Maluma taught New York second graders entrepreneurship basics and…
- Keywords: maluma, second graders, celebrity substitute, entrepreneurship, latino culture, new york, Teaches, Second, Graders, Billboard
- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/latin/maluma-teaches-second-graders-celebrity-substitute-video-1236345454
- Author: Jessica Roiz
- Published: 2026-09-23T16:56:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: maluma, second graders, celebrity substitute, entrepreneurship, latino culture, new york
## Maluma returns to school
Maluma became a teacher for second graders from New York's Spanish Harlem in Celebrity Substitute.
## Maluma's early business
Maluma started businesses at age 15 or 16 by cooking sandwiches for school and selling them.

> I started making businesses when I was a kid, 15, 16 years old
## Maluma's motivation
Maluma made sandwiches with love and needed money to support his family.

> I made them with love and really needed the money
## Students create businesses
Students created businesses from scratch after Maluma taught them entrepreneurship basics.
## Maluma's cultural connection
Maluma danced to his 2018 hit 'Corazón' and answered fun questions with students.
## Maluma's future plans
Maluma will participate in 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami Beach.
## Key takeaway

Maluma taught New York second graders entrepreneurship basics and cultural insights during a Celebrity Substitute episode.