AQUÍ ESTÁS (2026)
Music video, 3:15
Spanish, with English subtitles
Created, directed, and produced by Nelson Nguyen
Released October 28, 2026, on YouTube

LOGLINE
On Día de los Muertos night, a mariachi walks a candlelit street, singing to the families honoring the people they've lost.

SYNOPSIS
Aquí Estás is the music video for Nelson Nguyen's first song, built on "Remembrance," the original closing score of his short film Street of Candles. On Día de los Muertos night, a mariachi walks a festival street lit by candles and marigolds, singing past the ofrendas where families remember their loved ones. The altars hold real photos of loved ones, sent in by families who wanted them remembered.

THE SONG
"Aquí Estás" ("Here You Are"): idea and direction by Nelson Nguyen. Lyrics from his ideas, written in Spanish with AI; he generated the music with Suno.
Listen: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/2V5woPRvcaRmM16CycdEh2 · Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/song/6825826735
Also released: "Aquí Estás (Bachata Version)", a bachata version of the same song.

THE PHOTOS
Nelson ran an open call, in Spanish and English, for photos of loved ones who have passed. Families sent their photos with permission for the video, and names appear only where families asked for them.

HOW IT WAS MADE
The picture was generated with Seedance 2.5 on Higgsfield. Seedream and GPT Image made reference images and backgrounds. The 4K release was upscaled with help from a ByteDance AI upscaler. The families' photos are real photos, placed on the altars inside the generated scenes. Nelson directed and edited the video.

FEATURING
Paola González Escobar Nguyen and Nelson Nguyen appear as a couple at the festival.

WATCH
Music video: https://youtu.be/Zn7EpqCAd1Y
Street of Candles (the short film): https://youtu.be/ckjMq0MMCrU
Website: https://nelsonnguyen.art
Instagram: @nelsonnguyen_

STILLS
Six stills, 3840 x 2160. Free to use for press and festival coverage of Aquí Estás, with this credit:
Still from Aquí Estás (2026). Directed by Nelson Nguyen. AI-generated film frame.

CONTACT
Nelson Nguyen
nelson@nelsonnguyen.art
nelsonnguyen.art
