At CLARA we have always been fans of Beatriz Luengo, but we already fell in love with her when we interviewed her after the publication of her first book, The awakening of the muses . So when we found out that he was posting a new video on July 29, we couldn't wait to see it. So today, the first thing we did when we turned on the computer was to see it, it's hard to find the words to describe it! This is the video clip of Ojos de Mandela , the song he performs with Alejandro Sanz and is part of his album Body and Soul published in 2018.
We are hallucinating with the new video clip by Beatriz Luengo and Alejandro Sanz
Ojos de Mandela makes a most universal reflection on the existence of a god based on a personal experience of the author. "Many times when we are desperate we invoke that unseen god, whatever his name is, and we think of him physically presenting himself to us with his arms and legs and telling us: I am here! And that alone can calm us down. After an illness suffered by my mother some time ago I found myself in that desperate situation, invoking that god and I learned that faith for me was before my eyes, in my mother's smile, in the gestures of the healthcare team taking care of her and giving positive energy to the family. For me that was my faith, to which I sing today. That is what this song talks about and I focus a lot on the figure of Mandela because he taught us that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over him, those words accompany me in my life and are a fundamental part of the message, "explains Beatriz herself.
Beatriz Luengo has spent years writing songs for numerous artists who have achieved great success and now she has done the same writing for herself. His latest album, Body and Soul , has triumphed both in Spain and in Latin America. Songs like Más Que Suerte , along with Reik, are Platinum Record in Spain and Mexico, and Chile, and Gold Record in Argentina. And Caprichosa , along with Mala Rodriguez, who has been a Platinum Record in Spain.
The video for Ojos de Mandela , which was just released today, and is directed by Asiel Babastro, is made from images that intersect in a very careful and evocative way, and that convey the message of the song perfectly. "Beatriz called me to talk to me about the subject and I immediately connected. Music is a weapon of healing at everyone's hand. Songs that have such a poetic language do not always reach you. Beatriz transmitted to me her struggles of the last year in which she was involved and that I wanted to transform into images of the video: female genital mutilation, racism, the pandemic … And Madrid! Please Asiel, I need to see my Madrid, my country explicitly in the video, it will be my tribute to the victims and to the pain of mine, he told me ", explains the director.
