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Mini Daddy spent an afternoon with me in Monterrey, Mexico. We talked about his viral video "El Niño Mas Bonito", Daddy Yankee, and his recovery from cancer.
Mini Daddy is a 9-year-old viral superstar who's reggaeton music video has more than 2.5 million views on YouTube.
Watch the videoclip of "Mini Daddy (Adriansito) El Niño Mas Bonito" here.
http://current.com/185og4c
Special thanks to Adrian, Erick, Lilia, Viviana, Los Babies del Flow, and the internet.Mini Daddy spent an afternoon with me in Monterrey, Mexico. We talked about his viral... more
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Yesterday around 3 PM PST we were talking about Snooki in Places She Shouldn't Be. It had broken out across several tumblrs, we weren't sure if it was going to replicate itself virally. By day 2 it's clear that the Snooki photoshop is a meme.
Several tumblr pages have been set up to deal with the massive overflow Snooki photoshops. SnookieShop and the similarly titled FuckYeahSnookiShop are reblogging the meme.
These are some more examples of this meme, which still seems to be growing rapidly.
(via jetronic)
(via tobyflenderson)
(via freeride)
(via stelam)
(via cineoctoboo)
I suspect the meme will grow at a steady rate through the weekend and into early next week. By next Friday, I suspect nobody will remember this meme.Yesterday around 3 PM PST we were talking about Snooki in Places She Shouldn't... more
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Stephanie pointed me to Urban Dictionary Week on Facebook.
You're supposed to go to Urban Dictionary and see what it says about your name. At first I thought this was a stupid idea, until I searched my name: Josh
"He is a fun loving guy really funny and can make anyone laugh. He is very quiet at first and seems shy but when you get to know him you will fall in love. He has very good style and always looks handsome. He also always smells really good :) "
How on earth can Urban Dictionary be so accurate? Each sentence was true, except I don't smell good. (I ran out of deodorant last week.)
Urban Dictionary week comes at the end of Doppleganger week. I was going to join, but I haven't found anyone else who looks like a Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Zach Galifinakis mash-up.
I haven't participated yet, but the emergence of internet themed weeks is really exciting. In college I was a proponent of the themed party, because arbitrary rules make things a lot more fun. If every week on the internet has an arbitrary theme, spending time here will be more enjoyable. It'll be a fun easy way to be creative, with online peers.
Internet themed weeks can also ground the internet. It's hard to remember what date memes became popular. If it was during a themed week, we can remember. "Oh Mini Daddy became popular just before Doppleganger week 2010."
It'll be interesting to see how internet themed weeks formulate. Will it be influential bloggers who think of them? Will it be websites? Will it be messageboards? Only time will tell.Stephanie pointed me to Urban Dictionary Week on Facebook.
You're supposed to... more
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Mini Daddy's El Niño Mas Bonito currently has 1,071,153 views on YouTube. In less than a week, it has joined the pantheon of viral video classics. I wanted to learn Mini Daddy's story, so I sent a series of questions to the video's producer, Erick Alejandro Bautista Reyes. He responded to me with 550 words, totalmente en Spanish. This an exclusive account of the mini reggaetonero.
He told me the heart-warming story of a nine-year-old who overcame illness, to follow his dreams. Mini Daddy was diagnosed with liver cancer as a toddler. His "baby-fat" is actually the result of post-transplant medication. Mini Daddy loves reggaeton, and one time performed with Daddy Yankee. The girls in the video are his classmates. He wants to record more songs. He hopes to one day setup a foundation for children with cancer.
Read the entire translated transcript below:
Mini Daddy is nine years old. At two, doctors detected an advanced tumor in his liver. When he turned three, doctors told his parents that the tumor was growing. It was inoperable.
On April 16th 2003, his family received a call saying that a liver was available for Mini Daddy. They did the transplant. He's been in treatment to maintain the health of his liver. The medicine they gave him makes him look plump. His diet is balanced, and it's only the treatment that has fattened him.
He goes to SET a school for the arts, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is working towards a diploma in singing, acting, and dance. Mini Daddy receives good grades and is very passionate about dancing and singing.
Mini Daddy's hero is Daddy Yankee. He likes his music, and loves reggaeton. One of Mini Daddy's dreams came true, when he met Daddy Yankee.
The first time, Yankee signed autographs. In 2009, they met at the Arena Monterrey. Mini Daddy had the opportunity to climb on stage and sing with Daddy Yankee.
I [Erick Alejandro Bautista Reyes] am Mini Daddy's friend. I'm in charge of internal production at the institute. I helped him with the El Niño Mas Bonito video because of his passion for reggaeton. I wanted to fulfill another of his dreams at a young age.
Without financial intentions, or wanting to degrade him, I put the video on youtube where it has become a hit. The video is honestly pretty low budget, because we didnt have the means to produce a video with more production value.
The girls are friends of Mini Daddy from his class. They were added to give another ingredient to the video, without the intention of denigrating the image of the girls.
Another dream Mini Daddy has is to help children who are going through the same situation that he had some years ago. To create a foundation to help children with cancer or another problem.
He is known by many people in Mexico. He has a show in Monterrey. Mini Daddy would like to record more songs. El Niño Mas Bonito was written by Los Babies Del Flow.Mini Daddy's El Niño Mas Bonito currently has 1,071,153 views on YouTube.... more
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On Tuesday, I made a video go viral. Perhaps, my biggest accomplishment of the week. I had no part in the production of the video, only in its transmission to a wider body of viewers. This is the story of what happened...
I read blogs in Spanish, to keep up with my previous desire to be a Latin American hipster. On Monday I noticed this “Mini Daddy” video on Hazme El Chingado.
I suppose I was predisposed to love this video. Last week I produced a hilarious mashup entitled "Reggaeton for the Painfully Alone." I am also an internet aficionado, and I knew that a chubby youngster dancing around would be "oro del internet."
The video already had 21k hits, mostly from Hazme El Chingado (btw don't just say that phrase aloud, it's ÑSFW.) Nearly all the hits were from the Spanish-speaking world. Realizing this might have potential en Ingles. I blogged about it on the Current.com Blogs.
I also added it to my Tumblr. I was reblogged by Amanda Ferri, an influential blogger. I saw 60 notes on that. I also sent the link to Lindsey Weber at Urlesque.
Urlesque was the first major site to post this. They gave us credit. Then Mini Daddy made his way onto Videogum. They did not give us any cred. It’s now on Buzzfeed, The Awl, HolaMun2, Spike and the rest of the internet.
I want to give a special shout out to Richard Metzger at LA Times' Brand X, for re-attributing credit to Current.
The video had 105,539 hits this morning, and currently has 123,285 views.
That is the story of this viral video, so far.On Tuesday, I made a video go viral. Perhaps, my biggest accomplishment of the week. I... more
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I know you keep saying: "Ugh, reggaeton would be so much more listenable if it were smaller, cuter, and more pudgy."
Reggaeton has responded with an internet-friendly video from Mini Daddy.
A majority of the lyrics in the song are "el niño mas bonito" and "el niño mas chiquito." Which makes this a perfect song for karaoke, even if your Spanish is limited.
What's next for Mini Daddy? More fly girls? Another Aéropostale sweater? Cooler sunglasses? Only time will tell.I know you keep saying: "Ugh, reggaeton would be so much more listenable if it... more
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