Un Buen Carnicero (A Good Butcher)

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  • Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
  • A good butcher listens. When customers at Cliff's Meat Market in Carrboro, North Carolina began asking for cuts in Spanish, owner Cliff Collins started looking for help. For nearly 18 years Tolo Martinez has worked behind Cliff's counter, learning "country" English and giving college professors, blue-collar workers and long-time patrons exactly what they want-and always with a smile. Un Buen Carnicero goes behind the courtesies of the butcher's counter on the eve of Independence Day to explore the complex realities of immigrant life while celebrating America's freedom and questioning its convenience.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 106

  • @StevenSilva916
    @StevenSilva916 9 років тому +121

    Really like the idea of having subtitles for both languages.

  • @lavistafromhere3845
    @lavistafromhere3845 9 років тому +42

    I love the use of captioning for both languages. It creates a beautiful balance between Tolo's & Cliff's stories.

  • @passgas4u
    @passgas4u 8 років тому +27

    One of the best things I've seen. "Mi familia es faliz. De las otras, no se." Beautiful.

  • @DylanOfSicily
    @DylanOfSicily 9 років тому +7

    So great to discover this video out of nowhere. Cliff, Tolo, Maria, and the whole staff always treated their customers like family. And anything they didn't have on hand like gator Cliff would immediately order for me. Such a wonderful group of people. I have yet to find a solid replacement in Brooklyn

  • @lilpinche918
    @lilpinche918 8 років тому +2

    This has me in tears. I have worked with so many amazing people from Mexico over the years and his peacefulness and hard work is really commendable.

  • @cannadad3874
    @cannadad3874 8 років тому +9

    Eater makes the best videos. The editing was amazing and the story was so touching. It makes you appreciate all the businesses and the staff we rely on for everything we buy.

  • @panzerKO
    @panzerKO 8 років тому +62

    My gosh this is some seriously amazing editing. I take my hat off to you, sir! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil!

    • @oberstgruppenfuhrer1353
      @oberstgruppenfuhrer1353 8 років тому +6

      You were probably not even wearing a hat

    • @Scripner
      @Scripner 8 років тому +1

      +Nein Fuckerzzz Dude this made me crack up.

  • @TheGoozaflight
    @TheGoozaflight 8 років тому +11

    My dad has been a butcher since the age of 5 @Puerto Rico This hit me right in the feels great video.

  • @thethemichaelcheung
    @thethemichaelcheung 9 років тому +12

    I'm in love with this style of capturing

  • @tjnucnuc
    @tjnucnuc 8 років тому +17

    Mad respect for Tolo speaking some truth and not far from my house. I'll have to stop by.

  • @tasteofcuba1778
    @tasteofcuba1778 9 років тому +10

    I really like this video. I could feel the soul of the people on it. I couldn't stop seeing it despite my internet conection. Congratulation.

  • @toservemen
    @toservemen 9 років тому +84

    I hope when cliff retires, he gives that guy his business. Or sells it to him cheap. He deserves it.

    • @ViceCityLiving
      @ViceCityLiving 8 років тому +7

      Totally agreed, he seems like such a hard worker and so dedicated.

  • @orangemoonglows2692
    @orangemoonglows2692 9 років тому +12

    that little girl trying to lift that basket made me laugh so hard. she was REALLY trying to help.

  • @danielmaraist7699
    @danielmaraist7699 8 років тому +8

    That was almost as powerful as an Innaritu film.
    Wonderful.

  • @northsidemotorsports
    @northsidemotorsports 8 років тому +3

    Thank you for this piece, it was almost like poetry in some form or shape. Tolo is a very down to earth guy, wish him the best of luck on his journey. God Bless.

  • @solidkingcobra
    @solidkingcobra 8 років тому +4

    the production, filming, and editing of this video is pretty fucken good. good job!
    I can't believe I was just watched a day in a life of a butcher and it's compelling enough that you root for just a regular guy.

  • @TheNaz01
    @TheNaz01 8 років тому +23

    The quality of these videos are insane

    • @danielmaraist7699
      @danielmaraist7699 8 років тому +4

      +TheNaz Seriously, some of the best cinema work on culinary.

  • @ohlalalalah
    @ohlalalalah 8 років тому

    You are a hard worker, a kind man and considerate Tolo. Cliff and you are a great team. Be blessed.

  • @SalvadorCruzJr
    @SalvadorCruzJr 8 років тому +3

    Loved it! it's what I see in my Mexican community every day.

  • @richardblackledge7402
    @richardblackledge7402 7 років тому +2

    I am a butcher in Australia and I wish you all the very best amigo.

  • @JustDontdoitdude
    @JustDontdoitdude 8 років тому +4

    when he said he feels trapped, I know that what he wants is financial freedom.
    This video somehow got me feeling warm inside lol.

  • @cristianbailey8407
    @cristianbailey8407 8 років тому +2

    I get some kind of satisfaction seeing this video, first the video quality is so tight and the edition is perfect, but most of all the place looks clean that make you want to own or work in a place like that.
    this is going to favorites ¡heck yeah!

  • @cameronwick
    @cameronwick 7 років тому

    What a precious, beautiful slice of life, video, couple of men, and a business.
    America, Mexico, Meat, Business, Life

  • @rickloginname
    @rickloginname 9 місяців тому

    I keep coming back to this - it hits hard.

  • @AnAnymousV
    @AnAnymousV 8 років тому +4

    Awesome video, I too appreciate the different subtitles.

  • @P3trarch
    @P3trarch 8 років тому +82

    Free country, yes it is, but only at its convenience....ain't that the truth.

    • @michaelstradley4579
      @michaelstradley4579 6 років тому +3

      Is sad...Mexicans and blacks never have it good enuff,,,,Im Irish and my people when they immigrated were treated worse than any Mex or black

    • @marigoldtransportationgrou8016
      @marigoldtransportationgrou8016 3 роки тому +1

      @@michaelstradley4579 Never. Check your history books a little further.

  • @kcfamilam5109
    @kcfamilam5109 8 років тому +4

    "I feel trapped" that's the cry of a man who knows his mobility and flexibility died when he had kids.

  • @kikoarroyoestare
    @kikoarroyoestare 8 років тому +1

    Love the film,the story simple and complex at the same time,felicitationes!

  • @ranger445577
    @ranger445577 8 років тому +1

    I absolutely love businesses like this! Awesome video!

  • @juanfabela8568
    @juanfabela8568 8 років тому

    felicidades por poner a nuestra gente en alto un orguyo para nosotros, sigan igual

  • @medqua
    @medqua 8 років тому +2

    this was great, we need more quality content like this one.

  • @saptarshic
    @saptarshic 8 років тому

    Keep making these! So thoughtful and brilliant in every way.

  • @nonchefsaussy
    @nonchefsaussy 9 років тому +5

    - these are good guys; Cliff reminds me of Harold the Butcher from 'Hey Arnold!'

    • @BlackStorm555
      @BlackStorm555 7 років тому +1

      Thackery Saussy, one of my favorite Hey Arnold episodes. 😎

  • @MattLargo
    @MattLargo 8 років тому

    That was truly amazing to watch. Thank you!

  • @gvi341984
    @gvi341984 8 років тому +14

    I don't think people are understanding but Tolo kinda hates the job? He likes the stability but nothing more can come out of this but only long hours. He was hoping that moving to this country would be different but it feels more of the same as it did back home.

    • @Triplechoco52
      @Triplechoco52 7 років тому

      what makes you say that? not trying to disagree but am trying to understand this video more

    • @gvi341984
      @gvi341984 7 років тому

      He feels bored of life and thought that moving to a different country would make a difference but it didnt

    • @Glee73
      @Glee73 7 років тому +4

      i think its the reality of most migrants.. they work at whatever they can because the goal is to provide a better future for their family. job satisfaction takes a back seat mostly.

  • @victorgonzales6989
    @victorgonzales6989 8 років тому +16

    I'm like super stoned right now!.. I learned Spanish a lol.

  • @RandomRabbit007
    @RandomRabbit007 8 років тому +2

    holy shit this was really deep! seriously thank you to everyone involved, so many subliminal moments. Love everywhere

  • @lawrencewoodham368
    @lawrencewoodham368 8 років тому +1

    Story telling at its finest. #sublime

  • @AbdaSamio
    @AbdaSamio 8 років тому

    This is so visually appealing!

  • @braddavistube
    @braddavistube 8 років тому

    I love this place!

  • @labrujablanca8437
    @labrujablanca8437 8 років тому +1

    that was amazing ..thank you

  • @vinkoivomilicdiaz6932
    @vinkoivomilicdiaz6932 9 років тому +3

    It's on the #PBSiff PBS Indies Film Festival 2015.

  • @ZanderVanBarrel
    @ZanderVanBarrel 8 років тому

    "I always smile" he says just before the 10 minute and just as he says that he puts on the most bad ass "i l chope u down" face he could
    Imagine him on his bad days

  • @nancyle6999
    @nancyle6999 9 років тому +20

    Young cliff be looking like drake lmao

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 6 років тому

    What a sweet little film! Moving, funny and by the end, revealing. This is the truth about immigrants.

  • @marcosgonzalez7607
    @marcosgonzalez7607 8 років тому

    this channel is going to be huge. How can i help contribute to this amazing movement

  • @kordovaia
    @kordovaia 7 років тому

    Que bonito trabajo Tolo!

  • @341techman
    @341techman 8 років тому +6

    11:14 HOLY SHIT LOOK AT HOW FUCKING FAST HE IS GOING THROUGH THOSE CHICKENS!

    • @fiendishpotato3975
      @fiendishpotato3975 8 років тому

      +Brendan Burke HE JUST DESTROYED THE CHICKENS HE TOTALLY DESTROYED IT

  • @AXELLCHANG1772
    @AXELLCHANG1772 8 років тому +1

    Perfect representation of the working immigrant class. Viva la raza!

  • @ishanbb
    @ishanbb 8 років тому

    Love this video !

  • @kieranjanczur8069
    @kieranjanczur8069 8 років тому

    Excellent Video.

  • @mch006
    @mch006 9 років тому +1

    Awesome vid!

  • @mlindsay527
    @mlindsay527 9 років тому

    "Go slow and keep the knife away from your hand." Good advice.

  • @winina89
    @winina89 8 років тому

    Damn!!! That's a great video...

  • @dlo71388
    @dlo71388 8 років тому

    Bien Dicho

  • @DavidFSloneEsq
    @DavidFSloneEsq 9 років тому

    "Get your fifth for the fourth on the third."
    Cliff overuses it, perhaps, but it's catchy, and sage advice in its literal meaning, as well as metaphorically. Plus, I both intentionally and instinctively tend to promote drinking.

  • @thewanderingson6917
    @thewanderingson6917 8 років тому +3

    "I feel trapped." That phrase speaks volumes of what this man feels. He knows he's in a rat race and at times, the weight of it all is too much. He would have liked to do something more full filing then butcher work.

  • @lumadz
    @lumadz 8 років тому

    Honest labor

  • @nahideozturk5227
    @nahideozturk5227 3 місяці тому

    Can someone please let me know what the first opening tune is from, thank you!! Been trying to find it for ages

  • @chefyota
    @chefyota 8 років тому

    GREAT VIDEO

  • @oopopp
    @oopopp 8 років тому

    8:53 You'll NEVER see me doing something like that.... I'll be missing fingers in my second day....

  • @jasonbean7296
    @jasonbean7296 8 років тому

    really nice.:)

  • @ru9368
    @ru9368 7 років тому

    I was waiting for him to explain why felt trapped

  • @facemafia
    @facemafia 9 років тому

    anyone know the name of the first song? credits didn't help any

  • @SnapSht323
    @SnapSht323 9 років тому

    Future powerlifter!

  • @chrisperkins330
    @chrisperkins330 8 років тому

    I know this video is over a year old. But you have to do something that provides some satisfaction to yourself. I get that you want to make sure your customers are satisfied and happy but man do something that makes you happy. I may be completely wrong but the look in your eyes didn't seem like you were happy. I love your dedication but don't allow yourself to feel trapped by it.

    • @JuanATena
      @JuanATena 8 років тому +1

      he doesn't have papers/legal in the US. He does it because his family is happy. I am sure Cliff pays him more than he would ever get back home. He understands on what being a man is some times.

  • @Bdoodee
    @Bdoodee 2 роки тому

    Not sure what the point of this video was. He seems both happy and sad.

  • @JuniperJupiter
    @JuniperJupiter 8 років тому

    No way Tolo is 37...he looks younger. :D

  • @chientzuyang
    @chientzuyang 8 років тому

    Am I missing something? What is the complex reality the video suggests? If it's there, it's too subtle and the filmmaker tries too hard to not offend.

    • @ohslowpoke4720
      @ohslowpoke4720 8 років тому +3

      +chientzuyang Its life. That's literally it- reality and life is just like that. Cliff runs a mildly successful butcher shop, employs a couple guys (particularly ones that speak spanish to help is business) and Tolo has a decent, if a bit underwhelming job to support his young family.
      You don't write or edit a story here, there isn't a story. It's just life in motion, raw unedited feelings, laid out in front of you.
      That's life. It sort of makes you want to smile and frown at the same time, doesn't it?

  • @theflyingempanada
    @theflyingempanada 7 років тому

    "Get your fifth for the fourth on the third"

  • @ericadrianvicente6781
    @ericadrianvicente6781 7 років тому

    Tolo is cute

  • @sawadikin
    @sawadikin 7 років тому

    el nacho.

  • @randycastillo838
    @randycastillo838 8 років тому +6

    he wants to do more than a butcher. that's what he meant but it's the government that's not giving him the right to doit only cause he's not from the u.s. sad but true.

  • @TH-lm4mi
    @TH-lm4mi 2 роки тому

    Cliff Collins said the N word the only time I went in his store.

  • @orangemoonglows2692
    @orangemoonglows2692 9 років тому

    i don't really get why he doesn't really speak english after 20 years in this country. i spoke really well after only a few months in a spanish speaking country.

    • @RBuckminsterFuller
      @RBuckminsterFuller 9 років тому +6

      orange moonglows It's harder for some to learn than it is for others, especially accents take a while to iron out. Besides, his English isn't all that bad.

    • @DavidFSloneEsq
      @DavidFSloneEsq 9 років тому +10

      orange moonglows His English is fine. The joke is that, since he learned all of his English from Cliff, he's got a "country" accent. I found that rather charming.

    • @longtrac2604
      @longtrac2604 9 років тому +2

      orange moonglows He clearly speaks english. But with his family and the latinos that visit the store, speaking Spanish creates a closer connection. As immigrants, we integrate into the American culture, it's just not possible not to BUT you don't want to lose your connection to your ethnic culture as well.

    • @orangemoonglows2692
      @orangemoonglows2692 9 років тому

      Long Trac
      when he speaks english, it's really not all that great for someone who's lived here 20 years and interacts with other english speakers every day.

    • @MrDagothUrr
      @MrDagothUrr 9 років тому +2

      +orange moonglows Doesn't help that in those 20 years he was passed all the non-english speakers, and only allowed to interact with a very few amount of english speakers.

  • @phillippoggi8080
    @phillippoggi8080 8 років тому +4

    17 Donald Trump supporters u liked this video.

  • @balloutglo1227
    @balloutglo1227 8 років тому +2

    Trump 2016

  • @jomartyn8789
    @jomartyn8789 8 років тому

    Donald Trump disgusts me.

  • @bobbylupo4596
    @bobbylupo4596 4 роки тому

    Tolo is gonna loose it sooner or later, I see it in his eyes... one day snap, cliff's a dead man