Paper Dolls is the latest video by Luna Manzanares

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August 13, 2021

Luna Manzanares knows how to touch her audience's sensibilities. She demonstrated it once again with the premiere of her latest music video, "Muñecas de papel", last July. The single is part of Luna nueva, her first album as a producer and composer. 'Muñecas de papel'.

The singer presented the song to the world on June 9, 2021, Mother's Day, and premiered the audiovisual during the first birthday week of her daughter Vida. "On a personal level, it means a lot to me. 'Muñecas de papel' is a song I wrote for my mom. It's really like a very brief account of what our long-distance relationship has been like", confessed the author.

Under the direction of Julio Martínez, the material illustrates the story with creative economy of resources and a minimalist style in accordance with hygiene and health requirements. In this regard, Martínez commented: "I based myself entirely on the idea and personal experience that Luna wanted to convey. It had an immense emotional charge, and my responsibility to make it possible was just as great".

For the recreation of the family scenes, Julio Martínez counted on special performances by Dyrian Carmen Parra Alayo, who played Luna Manzanares as a child. Likewise, he relied on Yeni Soria and Yerlin Peréz, representing the protagonist's mother at different stages. One of the greatest values of the single is its biographical character.

With this song the author confirms her talent as a composer. The song provides a sense of closeness and addresses the universal theme of motherhood and the relationship between children and parents from a very personal perspective. The listener feels more connected with Luna the daughter, the one who speaks of her grandparents with simplicity and tenderness. "The song provides a sense of closeness and addresses the universal theme of motherhood". If I had to offer Luna any suggestion, I would point to the promotion of the video.

Despite current circumstances, this audiovisual product deserves greater reach after its premiere. Social media could have been exploited more for this purpose, since the aforementioned production deserves, by its quality, notable repercussion. "One of the greatest values of the single is its biographical character". "Muñecas de papel", as a symbol and name of the song, refers to the first years of life, to a tender and simple childhood. All these elements, added to the sweetness of her voice, evoke a sense of nostalgia for childhood and surpass the cliché of singing traditional phrases of love to parents.

Through an atypical testimony where she recounts that her mother was away for some time, she demonstrates that the maternal bond has been and remains unbreakable. Regarding the production, the director commented: "I believe that this clip marks a before and after both in Luna's career and in mine. I wanted to do something totally new in terms of the way to tell the story, the photography, the use of metaphorical elements with great emotional charge, as well as the casting. I had never faced a project of this kind, but I am very satisfied with the results". Martínez, referring to the possible success of the song, expressed: "In one way or another it identifies some fragment of our lives, which is why I think we will all feel identified, and if we add to that an audiovisual that transports us to that experience, there are many probabilities of success for this song". "Luna is making history in the current Cuban music landscape".

Listening to Luna is always appreciated. I dare to say that she is one of the most talented young artists in the catalog of the Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM) at present, and she continues her career with firm and correct steps. She is a versatile and multifaceted performer. Luna is making history in the current Cuban music landscape.

Source: La Jiribilla