Portrait Of: Jorge Drexler
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler knows what it's like to live different lives within one. An ENT doctor until his early 30s, he then decided to leave medicine behind, as well as his life in Uruguay, to pursue a music career in Spain. He became the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar with his song “Al otro lado del río.” In this episode of Latino USA, the multiple award-winning musician walks us through key moments in his career, including the creative process behind his latest album “Tinta y tiempo”—and drops a few gems about his personal life on the way.
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| 0:48.0 | My past is beautiful, it's not better than my present. |
| 0:51.5 | Actually, my present is the only thing that I have. |
| 0:54.4 | I'm looking forward to working with people that have very different styles from mine. |
| 0:59.2 | It's not a record company advice, it's not a management or a marketing advice, I just |
| 1:04.4 | love being alive. |
| 1:10.1 | From Futuromiria and PRX, it's Latino USA. |
| 1:14.1 | I'm Maria Inocosa. |
| 1:15.5 | Today, a portrait of Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drenzler. |
| 1:29.0 | So Jorge Drenzler completely smashed the latest Latin Grammys, in case you didn't know. |
| 1:42.6 | The Uruguayan singer-songwriter won seven awards. |
| 1:50.5 | And he won in diverse categories from best singer-songwriter album with Tinta y Tiempo |
| 1:58.3 | to best alternative song to song of the year with the hit Togarte, Jorge's collaboration |
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