Yasuri Yamileth
Yasuri Yamileth is a fictional character sister of Michelle created by Panamanian model and radio producer, Katherine Severino who works sometimes on the Panamanian radio station "los 40 principales".
Details
Catherine says she created the song as a reply to her colleagues who always made fun of her telling her she was a "yeyé" (similar to yuppie). It was intended to be a joke, but when they put the song in the air with reggaeton style music, it was a hit on Panama. The Reggaeton style of this catchy song was developed by Mr. Fox, a well known Panamanian DJ, and distributed through YouTube. In 2006 became a boom thanks to Latin American web surfers.
Viral distribution was initiated by blogger Marcel 1 and the song was downloaded throughout Latin America (including Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Chile, South Florida and Peru).
Newpapers such as El Tiempo, Colombia's largest newspaper, reported on the song 2.
Lyrics
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Slang Terms
For an extended definition of slang used in this song read more AbOUT Panamanian Spanish.
- cuara = from quarter, meaning 25 cents coin/a quarter of dollar
- cuara-cuara = a quarter of fried plantains plus a quarter of fried beef
- yeyé = a wealthy or wealthy acting person who likes to show off a lot. Preppy boy/girl. This word was characteristical of the seventies, and that's what gives it part of its humor.
- El Chorrillo = Panamanian ghetto
- Veranillo = Panamanian slums
- El Tipico = Typical Panamanian Dance
Viral Renditions
The Panamanian reggaeton TV show "Sin Censura" ('Without Censorship'), acquired the rights so that they could make a video. Catherine didn't want to star on the video and she said her image is not in any way like the character the song is about. The producers of the video went directly to the Panamanian ghetto of Chorrillo, mentioned on the song, and recruited a woman who they thought fit the image of the song. The video was filmed as a joke too. The original video is under 2 minutes and has exploded in popularity over a short span (June-August 2006, as tracked by YouTube stats). At last count the original video had been watched about 563,223 times (not counting the same video of other users).
Multiple parodies of the original video have sprung up including the Miami Unplugged version depicting a group of drunk Venezuelan males in women's underwear and shaving using Gillette razors.
In The News
- Mi nombre no es Yasuri - El Universal - Venezuela's main newspaper
- The Enigma of Yasuri Yamileth has been solved - El Universal
- Yasuri in the Venezuelan public TV
- Yasuri's official topic at FOTECH
- El Tiempo - Colombia's main newspaper
- Yasuri Yamileth's MySpace
- El Nuevo Dia - Puerto Rico's main newspaper