El Poeta
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"El Poeta" is the lead single by Venezuelan duo Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho
Chino y Nacho are a Venezuelan urban and tropical duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza . They are one of the first Venezuelan reggaeton labels that have gained international play...

, from their album, Supremo
Supremo (album)
Supremo is the name of a 2011 album by Venezuelan duo Chino & Nacho. The album marks a move away from reggaeton, and more towards a "tropical fusion" or merengue influenced sound.-Track listing:# Príncipe azul# Sin ti# Estoy enamorado# El Poeta...

. 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
Chino & Nacho
Chino y Nacho are a Venezuelan urban and tropical duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza . They are one of the first Venezuelan reggaeton labels that have gained international play...

 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
Chino & Nacho
Chino y Nacho are a Venezuelan urban and tropical duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Perez and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza . They are one of the first Venezuelan reggaeton labels that have gained international play...

 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 70's 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
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 as Nacho experiences writer's block
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 again. And now 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
Bystander effect
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 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

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Latin Songs (Billboard
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)
33
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard
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)
31
US Tropical Songs (Billboard
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)
24
Venezuela Top 100 (Record Report) 2
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