Ken Cooke
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Has anyone heard of the Nortec Collective?
This song appears on the Nortec Collective's - Tijuana Sessions Volume 3 compact disc:
Tijuana Makes Me Happy
It takes all of the common stereotypes of Tijuana and turns them into a funny music video.
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bajajudy
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Ken
That is fabulous. I smiled through the entire thing. I loved the guy dancing with his dog. I am going back to watch again.
I know so little about Tijuana....Educating me about places I do not know well is one of the perks of being a nomad.
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Ken Cooke
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The elderly man in the German alpiner hat dancing was my favorite part! Makes me laugh every time!!
I found the trailer to the actual film (as opposed to the music video) online. It looks really interesting, but a little risque:
Tijuana Makes Me Happy -- Full-Length Movie Trailer
[Edited on 9-23-2007 by Ken Cooke]
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Catchy toon, thanks
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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They are very popular, sell very well in Europe and Japan, the collective is made up of several "bands" and they all have their own style inside the
Nortec concept. Theres several other songs that are great, like "Trip to Ensenada" and others.
Heres a video of their signature song, "Polaris"
Polaris Video
[Edited on 9-23-2007 by JESSE]
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Ken Cooke
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Tijuana Makes Me Happy DVD will be released on November 13th!!
This looks like the PERFECT Baja Nomad Navidad present (hint, hint)... I pulled this information from Amazon.com
Format: NTSC
Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
Studio: 25th Frame
DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
ASIN: B000T9FUYI
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That was awesome. A new band to listen to & movie to watch for. I'm going to Netflix it.
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Hmm...Netflix doesn't have it.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaboolie
Hmm...Netflix doesn't have it. |
You have to wait about 7 more weeks for it to be released. The release date
is November 13, 2007...
http://www.tijuanamakesmehappy.com/
A story based on the lives of real people
The filmmakers wanted the film to have an authentic feel. Instead of using professional actors to play the parts, they felt the next best thing to
reality was having a person playing himself. For example, the police officers, gang members, prostitutes, c-ckfighters, and most importantly, Pablito,
are the same people in the film as in reality. They brought their own personality, their own words, inside the framework of the story.
When the production time came, a few of the cast members had mysteriously disappeared – at a time when many people were being kidnapped and murdered –
and the filmmakers had to reconsider their storyline. The filmmakers decided to base the story directly on the strong bond between Pablo and his son,
Pablito.
Having the actual character move and speak as themselves added a subtlety and honesty to the performance that would have been otherwise difficult to
find in an actor. The fusion between fiction and reality was a powerful one in which the actors played a huge role in the creative process, bringing
their individuality to the forefront, and placing this film in a genre of its own.
[Edited on 9-30-2007 by Ken Cooke]
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blockbuster online doesn't have any info on it. perhaps too small of an audience for them?
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Boy, this is definately on my christmas list so take note any of you heading our way....add it to your ...."how to make shari & juan happy" list.
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