Cuco premieres the animated short film, 'A Love Letter to La'

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The Los Angeles musician brings us this project by the hand of the visual artist Paul Flores and the director Paul Trillo.

The indie pop artist from Los Angeles, Cuckoohas released an animated video that perfectly distills the essence of its hometown, appropriately titled A Love Letter to the. The aesthetics of the project is based on the work of the visual artist Paul Floreswho incorporates elements of historical commercial art, with vinyl and acrylic textures to create nostalgic sensations and highlight the experience of the Chicanian community.

The video shows Cuckoo Walking through the streets of the, while the figures around him are transformed surreal: with skulls, frogs, crocodiles, living ice cream and aliens. The director Paul Trillo composed completely from another world with artificial intelligence tools of the suite Creative of Microsoft.

All action is raised to the rhythm of an instrumental composition of psychedelic jazz of authorship of Cuckoowhich creates a serene vibrates that fits perfectly with the visuals of Flowers.

This project tries to create something that feels nostalgic and at the same time completely new. Like when you are driving around the city on a hot day, and the heat begins to deform everything you see, ”said Cuco in a press release.

With a huge appreciation for the city that portrays, A Love Letter to the It is a work that mixes traditional and modern artistic traditions to reflect the different influences that build the Chicana identity.

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