Tv for me
I don’t have to wait for the weekend anymore to watch Spanish music videos that are a few months outdated on Univision.
MTV has made a channel that I am currently obsessed with because it incorporates all the music that I love.
I am obsessed with MtvTrés.
The motto that MtvTrés goes by is “We Get You,” “Para Music Freaks,” and “Lati… Hispa… well you know what I mean.” We totally get what they mean. There is finally a giant organization that realized that there is a giant market out there of kids whose every day life is filled with Spanish and English. The great thing is that this channel is not a Spanish channel. It’s a channel that truly caters to the new generations who embrace a new culture that’s on that borderline. There are kids out there who not only listen to Top 40 hits, but also listen to music in Spanish and even more today the music that is in Spanglish.
One of my favorite songs out there right now is the latest single by Calle 13 called Electro Movimiento. Check it out. It’s a synth-pop rap with an English chorus.
Mtv3’s main shows are Quiero Mis Quinces (Sweet Sixteen), Pimpeando (Pimp My Ride), and an assortment of music video shows including one in development that will show case Banda Music (not my cup of tea but there is an audience for it.)
Their commercials show something that would be very normal and typical for a Latino kid to go through, but would be alienating to other cultures. They show our over bearing parents, choosing the right dress for the Quinceañera and the ever open door to stay living at home with our parents even in to our 40s.
They also have an online blog called Blogamole focusing on everything from chisme to politics and current latino news.
Every few weeks they run mini-documentaries that focus on a young person who has affected their community in a small way through their TuPride campaign.
That’s what I like the most of Mtv3. They are shedding a positive light on the Latino youth community that is often overlooked.
Link- MTVTr3s
