Kacho López Mari
Kacho López Mari is a Puerto Rican director and co-founder of Puerto Rican production company Filmes Zapatero. He is a 6-time nominee and two time Latin Grammy Award winner[1] for his music videos “Ojos Color Sol” (Calle 13)[2] (featuring actors Gael García Bernal and María Valverde) and “Loco de Amor” (Juanes).[3] His second collaboration with Juanes titled Mis Planes son Amarte (coincidentally Latin music's first visual album[4]), got López Mari his 6th Latin Grammy nomination and his 3rd for Best Music Video, Long Form. On April 2018, Kacho López Mari joined Los Angeles based production company Little Ugly as part of their team of directors[5].
Career
Kacho López Mari started his career in the field of graphic design creating cover art for compact discs (CD).[6] After transitioning into film with his work in the now-defunct production company Paradiso Films, López Mari founded Filmes Zapatero[7] with his partner, award-winning producer Tristana Robles[8] in 2011. He got his start directing music videos for Reggaeton/Underground artists like Tego Calderón and Daddy Yankee, directing the videos for the singles "Abayarde" and "Gasolina" respectively. Throughout his career, López Mari has directed music videos for Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Daddy Yankee, Ednita Nazario, Calle 13, Tego Calderón, Chayanne, iLe, Zion & Lennox, and the new artistic proposal from Eduardo Cabra Joglar (Visitante) and Vicente García: Trending Tropics[9] among others.
Filmography
Music Videos
Accolades
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref |
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2018 | "Yo Contra Ti" | Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity award for Entertainment | Shortlist Winner | [43] |
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity award for Radio and Audio | Won Bronze | [44] | ||
El Festival Iberoamericano de la Comunicación Publicitaria El Sol award for Digital and Mobile | Won Silver | [45] | ||
Clio Awards for Social Good and Music Marketing | Won Bronze | [46] | ||
SME Digital Award for Best Social Responsibility Campaign | Won Gold | [47] | ||
SME Digital Award for Best Use of Content Marketing | Won Gold | [48] | ||
SME Digital Award for Best Video Execution | Won Silver | [49] | ||
2017 | "Mis Planes Son Amarte" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated | [50] |
2015 | "Loco de Amor, La Historia" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Won | [51] |
"Ojos Color Sol" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video | Won | [52] | |
2014 | "Adentro" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video | Nominated | [53] |
"Música en Tiempos" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated | [54] | |
2013 | "Hecho con Sabor a Puerto Rico" | Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated | [55] |
2005 | "Gasolina" | MTV2 Award "Best Video" | Nominated | [56] |
References
- "Kacho López Mari y Tristana Robles agradecidos con su familia y equipos de trabajo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Mirá el nuevo video de Calle 13, con Gael García Bernal" (in Spanish). 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- Colombia, Rollingstone. "Mis Planes Son Amarte". Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Juanes Carries a Message of Love on Latin Music's First Visual Album". Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Kacho López Mari : Little Ugly". www.littleugly.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- "Quiero ser mejor director". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Filmes Zapatero construye un universo audiovisual". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Tristana Robles: Cómo empezó todo para esta puertorriqueña ganadora de Grammy". Merodea. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- Leight, Elias (2018-10-19). "Trending Tropics: Calle 13's Visitante and Vicente García Meditate on Virtual Insanity in New LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- "En este día, Jesse & Joy aseguran que lo nuestro vale más". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "Ricky Martin estrena hoy el vídeo de "Tiburones"". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "Ricky Martin estrena, mundialmente, video y canción Tiburones". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "Ricky Martin estrenó "Tiburones": la protagonista del video sorprendió con un pañuelo verde - TN.com.ar". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- Exposito, Suzy; Exposito, Suzy (2019-11-22). "See Juanes, Christian Nodal Mourn Love Lost in New 'Tequila' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "Jesse & Joy se unen a Fonsi para darte 'Tanto'". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ""Callaíta": la identidad y controversia de la modelo del video de Bad Bunny". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- "WATCH IT: Trending Tropics "Dandy del Congo" (Kacho Lopez Mari, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- Leight, Elias (2018-09-14). "Trending Tropics Battle Technology Addiction in 'Elintelné' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- Awards, Berlin Music Video. "Berlin Music Video Awards". Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "Chayanne lanza el vídeo de "Di qué sientes tú"". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Zion & Lennox estrenan video 'La Player' con sensuales escenas de Shannon de Lima | El Diario NY". El Diario NY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- "Daddy Yankee dedica su nominación al Latin Grammy a las mujeres con cáncer de seno". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Susan G. Komen - Daddy Yankee vs. Breast Cancer". Clios. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- Andonie, Luisa (2017-05-11). "Juanes Releases Mis Planes Son Amarte, First Major Visual Album by a Latin Artist". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "iLe Cabra lanza su nuevo vídeo "Te quiero con Bugalú"". ElCalce (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "VIDEO: Calle 13 – "La Vida (Respira El Momento)"". Puerto Rico Indie. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Varios ganadores boricuas en el Latin Grammy". Primera Hora. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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- "René, de Calle 13, destruye su propio coche de lujo en su último videoclip". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- VOXXI (2014-04-03). "Calle 13's 'El Aguante' Is A Toast To Humanity's Resilience (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- Mundo, Redacción BBC. "Calle 13 y un video provocador, hecho con el fundador de WikiLeaks". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- Sandoval, Pablo Ximénez de (2015-09-24). "Nominados a los Grammy Latinos 2015". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- EFE. "Artistas boricuas celebran nominaciones al Grammy Latino 2013". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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- "Yerba Buena! - Guajira (2004) | IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- México, El Universal, Compañía Periodística Nacional. "El Universal - - Anuncian estreno mundial del video Tal vez de Ricky Martin". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Ricky Martin - Jaleo (2003) | IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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- "Daddy Yankee Vs. Breast Cancer - Susan G. Komen - J. Walter Thompson Puerto Rico". www.jwt.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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- "shortlist". elsolfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Susan G. Komen - Daddy Yankee vs. Breast Cancer". Clios. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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- "Album Of The Year - Latin Grammy Nominations: Residente, Maluma Lead as "Despacito" Earns 4 Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Juanes ganó Grammy Latino por "Mejor Video Musical Versión Larga"". El Universal Cartagena (in Spanish). 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Entrevista con el puertorriqueño que dirigió a Calle 13 y Silvio Rodríguez (+ Video)". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- "Calle 13 arrasa con 9 nominaciones a los Latin Grammy con su más reciente álbum "Multiviral" - Sony Music España". Sony Music España (in Spanish). 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- "Kacho López nominado al Grammy Latino". ElCalce (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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