Viva High School Musical

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, most of the soundtrack are of the genre reggaeton.

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.