The secret meaning behind “That, Tilín!”, The video of the dancing baby who breaks him on social networks | the Chronicle

For a few days it has been circulating on the video platform of TIC Tac and other social networks a video where a man asks a young man, no more than 10 years old, to dance in exchange for a coin. The child accepts and performs unexpected pirouettes and dance steps that amuse the recording subject, and also encourage him with a catchy little song: “This Tilín, go Tilín, come on, Tilín”.

The images of dancing and singing had a huge impact on the internet and became a viral phenomenon all over the world last week. Even, from its massive release, several memes, jokes, challenges or challenges were created by influencers, and they even composed songs with Mexican rhythm, cumbia, guaracha, electronic, among others.

That, Tilín, that, Tilín, wow, Tilín, wow Tilín, shit, Tilín!

However, its brand new success is striking, since according to the digital newspaper Semana, the video has been published for a few years in Youtube. Since it was first uploaded on March 19, 2019, the funny little dance of “Tilín” has collected more than 12,018,563 views, not counting those obtained on the platforms TikTok, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, to name only the most famous.

Likewise, the Colombian newspaper detailed that the the video was reportedly recorded in Peru, where the 50 cent coin is called “a porcelain”. As we can see at the beginning of the images, the little boy asks for a Peruvian sun in exchange for a dance, but the man replies that he only has half of it, that is to say “a Chinese “.

Meanwhile, the young man’s name or nickname isn’t Tilín, as many might believe. And is “That, Tilín” is a common expression in Peruvian culture that is used to encourage or harangue. Another curiosity that was revealed as a result of the young man’s video is that this dance was not improvised or random, given that in the Peruvian Andes these movements are known as “The scissors dance”, as the YouTube account “Trome Peru” explains.

Three years after its publication, the identity of the boy who has become so recognized virtually these days is unknown. However, many believe he is currently estimated to be between 10 and 12 years old.

In another video posted on YouTube, also in 2019, the child is seen in a different wardrobe and in a different setting, while someone asks him how much he charges for the dance, the minor replies that “a sun “and decides to move, while wearing sunglasses.