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Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas - Coolo

Music Video | 1999
ArtistThe Valderramas
ArtistIllya Kuryaki
SongCoolo
DirectorRobert Bonomo
DirectorDante Spinetta
DirectorEmmanuel Horvilleur
DirectorSalazar
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

Set in Buenos Aires' Parque de la Ciudad, the video turns an abandoned amusement-park landscape into a surreal urban battleground. Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur move through a chaotic gathering of rival groups, including cumbia dancers, golfers, and other street tribes, while confrontations erupt around them. The duo perform amid the disorder, projecting the song's restless funk and hip-hop energy. Dominican performer Nelson de la Rosa appears as a striking, otherworldly presence, heightening the clip's comic-book atmosphere.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Coolo" was released in 1999 as the first single from *Leche*, the duo's fifth studio album.
  • The clip was filmed at Parque de la Ciudad in Buenos Aires, a location that gives the video its distinctive mix of abandoned attraction, open space, and urban fantasy.
  • The video's gang-versus-gang setup was influenced by *The Warriors*, the 1979 film about a New York street gang trying to cross the city while being pursued by rival groups.
  • Nelson de la Rosa, a Dominican performer known internationally as one of the world's shortest men, makes a memorable appearance. He had previously appeared in films including *The Island of Dr. Moreau* and was known in Argentina for dancing to "Thriller" on Susana Gimenez's television show.
  • To promote the song, posters reading "A mover el coolo (se acaba la era)" were put up across Buenos Aires in June 1999. Some were removed after a poster placed near the home of a retired military figure was treated as a personal provocation.
  • The song later appeared on the soundtrack of the Mexican film *Amores perros*.
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