Yang E. Coutino

Translation of songs is not a mere semantic migration but rather a reinterpretation of aesthetic and emotional impacts that must happen in the target language as natural and effective as if songs were written in that same language.

• Netflix: Centaurworld, Storybots, Misfits, Family Reunion, Johnny Test, Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law
• PBS: Pinkalicious & Peterrific.
• HBO: Sesame Street 50th Anniversary
• Musical Theatre: co-translator of Mexican productions of Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Urinetown: The Musical, Spring Awakening: The Musical, Yeast Nation, The Kiss of The Spider Woman.
• Official Spanish version for Latin America of anime feature film One Piece Film: Red

• Lecturer of Songwriting, Creative Writing and Music History and Appreciation.
• Advocate for a humanist view in arts teaching and creative industries.
• Fomented reading, analysis and enjoyment of poetry and literature as powerful skills in music creation and artistic experiences.
• Encouraged students to delve deeper into the sociopolitical context of artists, music and songs both of their liking and their own country and region.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cacha de oro (feature; Dir: Manuel Rodríguez, Querétaro, Mexico, 2024).
• Todos los caminos llevan adiós (short film; Dir: Manuel Rodríguez, Querétaro, 2023).
• Carroñas (short film; Dir: Andrea Torres, Querétaro, Mexico, 2023) Nominated for Best Original Soundtrack at Brazil New Visions Film Fest.
• Hóllywierd (feature; Dir: Edwin Porres Jr., Los Angeles, USA, 2019)

• Lecture: Versification as a Tool for Song Translation