Mini Daddy’s El Niño Mas Bonito currently has 1,071,153 views on YouTube. In less than a week, it has joined the pantheon of viral video classics. I wanted to learn Mini Daddy’s story, so I sent a series of questions to the video’s producer, Erick Alejandro Bautista Reyes. He responded to me with 550 words, totalmente en Spanish. This an exclusive account of the mini reggaetonero.
He told me the heart-warming story of a nine-year-old who overcame illness, to follow his dreams. Mini Daddy was diagnosed with liver cancer as a toddler. His “baby-fat” is actually the result of post-transplant medication. Mini Daddy loves reggaeton, and one time performed with Daddy Yankee. The girls in the video are his classmates. He wants to record more songs. He hopes to one day setup a foundation for children with cancer.
Read the entire translated transcript below:
Mini Daddy is nine years old. At two, doctors detected an advanced tumor in his liver. When he turned three, doctors told his parents that the tumor was growing. It was inoperable.
On April 16th 2003, his family received a call saying that a liver was available for Mini Daddy. They did the transplant. He’s been in treatment to maintain the health of his liver. The medicine they gave him makes him look plump. His diet is balanced, and it’s only the treatment that has fattened him.
He goes to SET a school for the arts, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is working towards a diploma in singing, acting, and dance. Mini Daddy receives good grades and is very passionate about dancing and singing.
Mini Daddy’s hero is Daddy Yankee. He likes his music, and loves reggaeton. One of Mini Daddy’s dreams came true, when he met Daddy Yankee.
The first time, Yankee signed autographs. In 2009, they met at the Arena Monterrey. Mini Daddy had the opportunity to climb on stage and sing with Daddy Yankee.
I [Erick Alejandro Bautista Reyes] am Mini Daddy’s friend. I’m in charge of internal production at the institute. I helped him with the El Niño Mas Bonito video because of his passion for reggaeton. I wanted to fulfill another of his dreams at a young age.
Without financial intentions, or wanting to degrade him, I put the video on youtube where it has become a hit. The video is honestly pretty low budget, because we didnt have the means to produce a video with more production value.
The girls are friends of Mini Daddy from his class. They were added to give another ingredient to the video, without the intention of denigrating the image of the girls.
Another dream Mini Daddy has is to help children who are going through the same situation that he had some years ago. To create a foundation to help children with cancer or another problem.
He is known by many people in Mexico. He has a show in Monterrey. Mini Daddy would like to record more songs. El Niño Mas Bonito was written by Los Babies Del Flow.
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