"El Poeta" (
English: The Poet) is the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
by Venezuelan duo
Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan pop duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album f ...
, from their album,
Supremo. It is the duo's fourth single and has a music video in their
YouTube
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VEVO
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page. An
AT&T
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re-make was made for the commercial featuring Chino & Nacho.
Music video
The music video was directed by Gustavo A. Garzon. In the beginning it shows
Nacho
Nachos are a Mexican culinary dish consisting of fried tortilla chips or ''totopos'' covered with melted cheese or cheese sauce, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats (such as ground beef or grilled chicken ...
as a writer struggling on what to write. First he starts with a Black and White toned video in
Ciudad de Mexico
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in the year 1943. Nacho has
Chino as his protagonist with a female other. He types that their love, though pure, can not be. It then shows the father of the woman disapprove of the two's relationship. But Nacho decides to make it in the year 1971 with Chino and the woman dance in a party with friends in a 1970s type of scenario. But, just like the first piece, the father disapproves of the two's relationship. And just before the father and Chino fight, Nacho stops typing and the two
freeze frame as Nacho experiences
writer's block
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again. It is present time with the same theme as the last two scenes but this time Chino rides off with the woman as the father chases after the two and catches up to them with a pack of goons and then Nacho stops and rips off that part and adds a new one with the two escaping but, as a result, having a
bystander get run over. And shows that it is Nacho who is run over and the video ends with a peace sign by Chino and Nacho in the background.
Charts
External links
Official Music Video
References
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2011 singles
Chino & Nacho songs
Bachata songs
Merengue songs
Record Report Top 100 number-one singles
Machete Music singles