What Happened To The Jibaritos Of Puerto Rico?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- What Happened To The Jibaritos Of Puerto Rico? I start this video with a brief talk about the Jibaritos of Puerto Rico. The entire video was recorded in the old family farm in San Sebastian. I lived here for a little bit with my grandparents Juan and Jobita Valentin. This is where I learned, at the age of five, how to plant and grow food by watching my grandparents.
My grandfather would grow coffee, bananas, plantains, oranges and many other things to sell in the plaza in downtown San Sebastian. They would never have me work. Instead, they would tell me to go play around the farm when they picked coffee for many hours every day. But I would follow them and watch. The one year and a half or so that I lived with them was probably the most important time of my life. They taught me about God and took me to church, they showed me patience, honor, hard honest work, how to grow things, care for animals, and above all, how to be a good person, all at the age of five and six. That was the foundation of my life.
Were they Jibaritos? Yes, the best, as were many others around the island. I could never fill the shoes of a Jibaro. They are just too big and the work and dedication required is intense. But I want to try and experience what it was like in those days. Perhaps, there is a little bit of Jibarito in you and me.
1st Song by: Ismael Nuñez Pratts (RIP)
Song Title: Eso es todo lo que ancio
Album Title: El Gallito Del Pepino En Navidad
Primer Cuatro: Salomon Valentin (my uncle - RIP)
Segundo Cuatro: Almon Valentin (my uncle)
2nd Song by: Rocky Duran (my father from Las Marias, Puerto Rico)
Song Title: Mi Tierra Borinqueña
Album Title: El Amor No Tiene Edad
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What do you think? Have the Jibaritos disappeared or are they still in Puerto Rico? I would like to know your opinion. Comment below.
Ovi Duran go Patillas,, estamos botao🙏❤️💯🇵🇷
Amazing story and concept! Video revealed couple things very important to me. Thanks!! Also kind of felt like there could ve a continuation! If you ever decide to, please count me in!!!
I truly believe there are jibaros left in the island. They just don't dress or maybe even talk like back then. Being Puerto Rican, living in the countryside, working and living off the land, all that, to me, is to be a jibaro.
Ovi Caimital in Guayama many wonderful people.
Todavia estamos , !!
Like👍🏼...si eres jibaro y con olgullo.
Y aqui te envio un corazon tambien.
Gracias hno.💞
De Arecibo! Dios Los Bendiga!
Magnificent video, and yes, I cried during the song. God bless you and your beautiful family.l
Thanks Katherine. Those two songs are special and do remind us of the old days.
That was beautiful proud to be puerto rican
Gracias Luis. As you should always be. Always be proud to be Puerto Rican, Boricua, Puertorriqueño.
I get too emotional when I hear this beautiful music. I came to Massachusetts at age 8. Now at 64 still there is the “Jibara” in me and proud of my roots. My father worked in sugar cane fields. Brings me back to my parents....hard working. Remember my parents so proud of the crop of the lands...name, yautia, aguacates, batatas, and all of the fruits. Thanks for sharing.🙏🏽🇵🇷❤️🥑Good memories 😢
Yes, there is a Jibara in you. I remember the sugar cane fields of San Sebastian as a kid. That was a super tough job to be working on. And they got so little credit for one of the toughest jobs in the world. Likewise on the farms in the mountains. Nunca se olviden.
I share the feeling and emotions. My grand father worked on the sugar cane fields as well in San Sebastián with his machete from sun up to sun down his entire life. So did my father until he put himself through college graduating from UPR in Rio Piedras in 1962.
Gilberto González r 🙏🏽🇵🇷🥑
That’s in fact the original jibaro. The sugar cane laborer and growers. My godfather Chojo worked Central La Plata till retirement. San Sebastián. My grandfathers, father and uncles were all jibaros from Moca. Being born in New York but raced in Aguadilla near Moca in the middle of what was a sugarcane field, 1976; I considered my self one of the last bread of jibaros! God bless our humble roots.
Yes, Amen to that. Jibara from Aguadilla. 🙏🏽🇵🇷🙂 God Bless PUERTO RICO❤️🌹❤️
Jibaro are beautiful people. They are almost all but gone now. Hardly see them anymore. I grew up in the south Bronx during the early 1960’s when a wave of Ricans from the hills and mountains on the island arrived to mostly the northeast US. Although I am Dominican born, they were like family to me. Most if not all my friends, neighbors and school mates were from PR. The new generations are different now not at all like the ones I once knew. But no matter what God bless Puerto Rico and the Jibaro although not with us anymore their soul is still alive and well as spirit still among with us.
Well spoken
The story of real Jibaritos still lives ♡♡♡ thanks for breathing life back into these traditions. We can all learn from this form of hard work. I saw many jibaritos after Hurrican Maria. Many taking care of their own family and homes with their bare hands. We all learned a little bit from our ancestors. Hardcore survival. Thank you.
Thanks Jennifer. When living with my grandparents in the mountains of San Sebastian, which you see here, I saw Jibaritos living a way of life that was very tough. But they did it with love and honor. They always found a way. I don't know if I could ever do it justice, but I will try.
@@oviduran None of us can do it "true" justice. THOSE ARE BIG SHOES TO FILL. And we are very pampered. But the intent and participation is a great way of showing honor..and keeping the wisdom going. The example. Any little bit helps.
Thank you Ovi Duran, this is by far the best authentic video that reflects with respect , and love our true heritage.
My Father-in-law Jose (Pepe) Rivera Colon was a veteran of the 65th infantry " The Borinquineers" and fought in Korea, he was an artensano of guitars, and Jibarito who planted every day in the finca. He left us in 2017 and he is always missed. Saludos from Barranquitas!!👍
May Pepe rest in peace. Thanks for sharing a great Jibarito story.
I love this ❤🇵🇷. Jibara soy y con orgullo. Thank you for this beautiful piece of work into jibaro. Love the music. Reminds me of my childhood ❤❤❤🇵🇷👏👏👏👏👏👏
Speaker Speaker 🙏🏽🇵🇷🙂
All of us Puerto Ricans are jibaros. Unfortunately we left our island for better opportunities, but I still a Jibara and very proud of my family. Great video as usual 🙏🙏❤❤🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Dios Protege ... not all Puertorriqueños are jibaritos...
I WANT TO SCEAM FROM THE BOTTOM OF INNER MOST TO THE WHOLE WORLD THAT WHILE OTHERS LEFT THIS PRECIOUS LAND OTHERS ARE RETURNING THE NEW GENERATIONS ARE FOLLOWING OUR ANCESTERS FOOTSTEPS BECAUSE NO METTER WHAT THE LEGACY HASN'T DIE.
I’m proud to say I’m the daughter of a jibarito! 🇵🇷.
Great video thanks for bringing back great memories. 💗
Thanks Dee.
OVI, this is exactly what I was talking about with regards to Hayden. In two years he has not volunteered one time to help those who are suffering today from Hurricane Maria. Without people like me, he would not have a house, a car, food, a gym membership, or anything else. He used to ask members what they wanted to see and numerous said they wanted to see him volunteer. At least 3,000 died from Maria. Now Dorian is hitting and God forbid it hits Hayden who refused to volunteer to help anyone else. Is he going to want people to volunteer to help him? He won't volunteer one day in 2 years and you keep supporting that. It's not okay Ovi.
Im so glad my parents send me with my grandparents every summer where i got to experience that life style .
MISS MY MOM & GRANDMA SO MUCH.
My parents did the same to me, every summer I would be in Puerto Rico hanging out with my abuelo taking care of the chickens and animals...
My grandfather was born in Dorado PR, but grew up in San Juan in 1934. I asked him what a Jibarito was and his face lit up immediately with joy. He said they were in the country. They would sing almost like a competition, but some of them were shy. Of what he could remember.
Thank you! We must never forget their hard work. Great music. Love it!
Ese machete parece q está amolaito!! 😂Saludos!!! Me crie en la montaña de Añasco barrio Cerro Gordo y Corcovada y me considero un jibarito también. Recuerdo de pequeño también con mi abuelo recogiendo café y chinas de la finca así como plátanos guineos , yautia etc... nada mejor que la montaña de la isla .
El machete si estaba amolaito, y fue la primera vez que se uso. Tenia que estar un poco cuidadoso con el. Saludos.
Soy Jibara all the way from Brooklyn. Lo llevo en la sangre y aprendí de nuestra cultura cuando mis padres me llevaron a vivir a PR a la edad de 14. Loved every moment and never returned to NY. No hay nada como las montañas.
Que cultura mas bonita. A mi me llevaron a Puerto Rico por primera vez (desde New Jersey) a la edad de cuatro años y medio. Aprendi mucho, especialmente de mis abuelos maternales que vez en las fotos al principio y al final. Todo lo que aprendi con ellos fue la base para toda mi vida. No hay nada en el mundo como la cultura Jibara. Saludos Michelle.
Muy buena semblanza de lo que es el jibaro en nuestra precioso Puerto Rico. Dios le bendiga Ovi.
They died off. My grandmothers were the last. I actually understand the way they speak without a problem. Miss the simple life.
mari primario .... we still have jibaros by nature and desire
Yes a dying breed. RIP MOM
beautiful video, am from Guanica n Sabana Grandes .I remember my grandparents that had fincas,every summer I would go to PR, I love it. I still visit my lindo PR, the family has gotten smaller, but still love it
jibaro soy,para siempre
Dude. This brought me back and had me mad emotional. Thank you. Growing up en el campesino de Yabucoa.
Beautiful video Ovi. I am so proud to be Puerto Rican. Thank you brother for your vedeos.🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Gracias Jorge. Saludos.
I am new to your channel and really enjoying your videos... as a "Nuyorican" and the grandchild of Jibaritos this really hits home. You are doing what so many of us displaced Puerto Ricans wish we could do. Return to the island, explore and re-connect. 🇵🇷💔
Thanks and welcome
Thank you very much for this video not too many people know about jibaros and how we live on the island . Thank you very much your work is appreciated. 👍🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🌴❤
Thanks Alaj.
Once again, Thank you for educating us viewers who never been in Puerto Rico. Our traditions are like no others, People on the Island are caring, hard working individuals. They welcoming you w open arms into their abode n the first thing they offer you is a warm cup of coffee. The island has a plethora of things to offer everyone that's visits. So, Thank you Sr Duran for taking the time to making these videos n adding the jibarito music.
Thanks Miguel. I can only hope to bring you many more of these types of videos in the future.
Thanks again for another great visual.
That was so beautiful Man! This brings so many memories to me, growing up in Puerto Rico, im a jibaro from naranjo de moca, my dad after ww2 became a farmer. I remember him growing sugar cane, coffee, oranges, avocados, yames, yuca, platanos...and so on! He used to own over 200 acres in naranjo, and he had a lot of people that used to help him in the land, its sad now that all of that is now lost history. You see, the old jibaritos that used to work the land, slowly died along with the history of the land. Now is more a legend. We as kids grew up and moved away, leaving everything behind. Now nature took over the whole land, my parents are gone now but never forgoten! I my self take the blame, but maybe if i had stayed in Puerto Rico, i would have done something about it. I dont want to bore you with my story or anyone else for that mater! All i want to say is, that i admire what you're doing! Keeping your history, our history! Alive with every video you produce, i know a lot of people feels the same way! Thank you for the history and for sharing your videos to all of us! And god bless your whole family, and all the jibaritos from our beautiful island!🙏✌😎👍
Anibal, that's a very common story. Nature has taken over the land on this video too. But there is so much potential there, as is in other farms throughout the island. Hopefully, with my movies, I can bring back some good memories to all.
I love to hear this morcels of history..never excuse yourself for sharing..
ovi , you are the only person so far in you tube , that is going deep into vloging videos about real Culture ...It does hit a few cords in my heart ,but also an emptyness that was never filled...Bless you...
Gracias Y. I have been thinking about it for a very long time. It is a culture that I learned from when I was a kid. I wasn't on the island for long, but it had a great impact.
Hermoso vídeo, gracias y Dios le bendiga a usted y a mi isla Puerto Rico.
Oh, my God, Ovi...you have made me cry do much😭..I miss my island. You and the machete was something my grandfather used to do. He used to work in the fields and would bring home, yuca, yame, calabaza ect...love this beautiful video...l also like that you take your time in showing the island, great points, love it... Ovi, God bless you and thank you for sharing this excellent and unforgettable video. You made me feel like I was back there again. "Thank Ovi, love you oxoxox!!!"
Thank you Carmen. The Jibarito is something I have been thinking about for many years and had to do a video showing some of their hardships. Working the fields was never easy. I have only touched the surface, and there is so much more to it. I can only hope I can explain it well and do it justice.
@@oviduran thank you again Ovi, I must add, the music and your father singing was super. Hearing that kind of music brought so many memories, thank you so, so much Ovi.
I hardly comment on you tube, but couldn't resist on this particular video of yours. I can say there is a little bit of Jibarita in me and my family. Coming from Barrio Pezuelas, Lares.. my parents had me and my sisters carry Las canastas de cafe to pick coffee beans, also dig some ñames out of the ground, my father taught me and my sisters how to handle el machete and use it the proper way. Picking acerolas, oranges, parchas, limones, guineos, etc. Not only picking them off the trees but learning to grow them. Gandules was the most picking we did and more. Thank you for this video. It sure brought me some great childhood memories. Keep it coming!
Just a couple miles away is where my family is from, Perchas 2 in San Sebastian, on the other side of the mountain from Pezuelas, Lares. I can't say I have as much experience as you when it comes to handling a machete or growing food since my grandparents would not allow me to work on the farm at the age of five and six. I would follow them into the farm when they went to pick coffee. But they always told me go play. I remember playing with lagartijos instead. Lol. They would, however, teach me to plant gandules and other things around the farm. Glad you like it Mad. I have one more similar to this one.
This is such a great video with great music! Such sentiment🥰 I thank you☮️🙏🇵🇷
Gracias Yolanda.
Well done Video. Beautifully done.
SR OVI saludo fabuloso su video de jubaro y historias de la family da muchas nostajia de la vidas de nuestros padres y abuelos y la musica me saca lagrimas y eso tiempo inolvidable de nuestras niñez mil gracias GOD BLESS desde Boston Massachusetts 🎬
Gracias Dianny. La musica y como cantaban en esos tiempos are muy bonito.
😢🇵🇷🙏🏽
@@carmendegrace5996 carmen,saludo desde Boston, mass GOD BLESS, soy Natural de PONCE
Desde New Bedford, Mass...Dios te Bendiga...nací en Aguadilla.Boricua.🙏🏽🇵🇷❤️
@@oviduran SR OVI saludos a su padre que canta perfecta la mucica típicas GOD BLESS
I really enjoyed watching this as well as humble, beautiful, and touching singing from your family! I love to hear about the Jibaro’s when comes to living simply, having high morals, and self sustaining values. As I’m approaching 40 I truly crave Godliness and simplicity. We need to hear about this during this day and age of complexity, tremendous loss of morals, and perilous times. God bless you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What happened to the Jibaro? We all moved to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. My grandparents 200 acres estate are vacant now.
Saludos J. Hopefully, those 200 acres can be put to good use again.
Saludos!!!! Me encantan tus videos. Maybe one day la finca will produce coffee again. It’s been more than 35 years since the last harvest.
Gracias por tus vídeos vistas de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ; y no trabajes mucho, cuídate siempre : saludos !!
Gracias Alicia.
Amen Ovi, thanks for the video.
Eloquently articulated. Hats off to you. Que viva el Jibaro, la esencia de nuestro ser! Que paisajes y música. Wow Loved it. Thank you so very much. Video original y creativo.
Gracias Michelle. Eres muy amable.
Beautiful video!!!! So nostalgic
When I was younger I didn’t know where I was from this was when I was like 7 but I always knew how to speak Spanish and then my mother told me I was from Puerto Rico. I did not care until I started to find out more about myself and I started to realize that my personal and only goal is to help the island in any way more of an inspirational way than political. I wasn’t born or raised on the Island I was born in Florida and raised in California and I always notice that my family had the traits of the Jibaro and I strived to learn more about Island to the point where I know almost more than my mother it’s funny I plan to be a video game designer and animator I want to make my own anime representing Puerto Rico and not even just for the hell of it but to show us that we are very strong and we don’t need to depend on the United States for everything now. I want our culture to be more recognized that’s all. Thank for the video man que dios te bendiga
@@AnimeFreak792 thank you man I appreciate it.
Buen trabajo...reinvindicando las costumbres jíbaras de antaño...buen gesto de tu parte...Esa canción me remonta a mi niñez en los tiempos de navidad...pero no en Puerto Rico...en las montañas de la otra isla al oeste de PR...
Gracias Luis.
Me and my familia are Jibaros, living the lifestyle, farming and cutting sugar cane in the mountains of PR trying to keep the tradition alive💪🏽🇵🇷We're still alive, los Jibaros siguen aqui!
What a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. God bless.
Gracias MsLilly.
Beautiful video of a past life. I was in PR in July. It is so beautiful. It made me sad to reflect as to the reasons why our parents had to leave that beautiful island in search of prosperity. Now it is happening all over again.
I was there in July too. That's when this was recorded. People have always been coming and going from the island, way long before I was born. But the speed has picked up again in the past ten years or so.
Thank you very much for the video. I'm from Ponce del Barrio La Cuarta 100% Boricua.
Wow Ovi u made me cry because I see you doing that with el machete reminds me pure Puerto Rican jibarito when u mentioned ur family they remind me a family that used to live by my Barrio and their's faces God bless you always and family
Gracias Angie.
Great video. Thank you so much for this! 🥰😍🇵🇷
Saludos Ovi! Great video y music! You forgot to put on the rubber boots!
Gracias Jose. I thought about it but at the last minute I decided for my dress shoes. Maybe next time I will have some boots. I really did need them.
How wonderful there story
Lovely songs,nostalgic.
This is beautiful. The campo is beautiful.
Me trae tantos recuerdos de mi Moca guerida ..saludos a todo Puerto Rico desde Cleveland Ohio
Muy lindo! Thank you for sharing this with us. Que viva Borinken por siempre.
Gracias por honrar al jibaro. Buen video. God bless you Ovi.
Gracias Jose.
My family my great-grandfather was proud Jibaro he was military veteran and had a lot of land in Puerto Rico and workers that worked the field with him.. there was no store not even a refrigeration my mother has stories of how they dug a hole in the ground to keep things cool.... She has amazing other stories about the tobacco and how the sons of my grandfather would go to the town with wheelbarrows to sell the produce..... Stories about how my great-grandmother had to cook for all the field men and do the home chores how they all worked so very hard....
Just such a beautiful stories but sad too
thank you for this video
#Vivalajibarito 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
This is what a true Puertorrican is. Also, the music, not that reggaeton.
Interesting to see the idea you were talking about last month come into fruition! This is alot of great info and an awesome video
Thanks Hayden. I still have the clips I recorded in your farm. Haven't looked at them yet, but a part two to this video may come soon. Most viewers have responded positively to this one.
My Father left Puerto Rico to live and work in Tampa, FL. Met my Mother of Cuban descent, married and worked very hard and retired from the City of Tampa. One of the hardest workers with no education I've ever seen. 30 yrs. as a City employee. My Fathers Glory!
Greetings to your father. He would be a great source and knowledgeable about the Jibarito culture. Saludos.
Te que do de show. Muy bonito y intresante.y mas la music la cual uno se indentifica quien somo y la music de que uno no se cansa de escuchar. Gracias you did a wonderful job on this log bendiciones para ti y fam
Gracias Lucy.
Both my grandparents were jibaros from San Sebastián, one worked on the sugarcane fields with his machete, and the other had his own field in which he cultivated different crops, he was also a Carpenter, and a community leader, highly involved in local politics, to the point that his friends would follow his vote. My respect to them. Thanks for posting this video
Those were tough jobs. I've seen it when I was a kid. I highly respect our elders who were Jibaros. Their hard work and dedication often went unrecognized.
FELIZIDADES! QUE TODOS TENGA UN BEDECIDO NAVIDAD Y ANO NUEVO!!!!!! QUE NUESTRA TRADITION SIMPRE VIAN EN NUESTRO CORAZONES!!!!
A mi me dan ganas de llorar 😢 y lloró
la música me acuerda a mis abuelos.
Gracias 🙏 por este vídeo. Aquí en Norfolk Virginia llorando al escuchar la música más bella. A pesar de ser nacido y criado en San Juan mis abuelos heran de Vega Baja y Guayama así que que la mancha de platano me hace jíbaro ( mi apodo de niño ).
QUE LINDA NUESTRAS TIERRA MIS PADRES SON DE HORMIGUERO Y DE ANASCO PERO A MI ME CRIARON EN GUAYAMA QUE DIOS SE GLORIFICADO Y BENDIGA NUESTRO BORINKEN AMEN.
Very nice video , thank you 👍
Grasias Ovi.hermoso.recuedo mi pueblo de Comerio por q cuando niña tenía q ir a los ranchos a coser y despalillar tabaco.Comerio era el pueblo del tabaco.y tenía su industria.y soy del campo.mi fam tiene finca y animales de hay nos alimentaron.de la agricultura.bonitos recuerdo.los extraño pero volveré cuando me retire.ya don 40 y pico de años fuera.y viviendo en NY.
Gracias Carmen. Son muchos los que han venido a los estados y quieren regresar. Entiendo porque. Ojala y pueda regresar muy pronto. Saludos.
Brutal video. Gracias por exponer esto.
Hi, Ovi my family are Jibaritos from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. That’s why I love your UA-cam.🙏🏽✝️🇵🇷👍🏼
The music is so beautiful!
Thanks Teresa. So much history in such a small land. Love it.
me recuerda a mi abuelita que adoraba la musica jibarita como a mi tambien me fui DE P R A los 12 pero soy boricua hasta la muerte que viva mi gente palante mi gente y dios bendiga mi isla mi gente amennn
This video felt like part mini documentary and part music video. Very creative! Awesome work. I can tell this took a lot of work to complete!
It took longer to create than the others but I learned many things along the way. Saludos.
Hi Ovi, That was a great video! The Jibaro had a wealth of knowledge with very little to no schooling. My grandmother's specialty was medicinal plants. She could cure just about anything. She could probably cure some modern day diseases if she were still around, no doubt. Please continue to bring our culture to life.
Que viva Puerto Rico!
Gracias Maribel. I believe that your grandmother could. Most were that way back then.
Proud jibara from the Bronx!!! I miss my island.
beautiful video
Hello jibarito . OMG tropical storm . God bless Puerto Rico 🙏
Very nice Ovi. En esos dias nada de "weed wacker" o "lawn mowers". Puro labor manual a machetaso por ahi pa' bajo! LOL. Always good to be reminded of where we are from and what we came from. Hard workin, self sufficient, proud Jibaritos. Both my grandfather's used to cut sugar cane as kids. Hard labor and proud to have served in WW1 and WW2 as men. Abrasos y que Dios te bendiga.
Asi mismo fue, pura labor manual a machete. Un trabajo muy fuerte y con pocas ganancias. Pero todo por la familia. Saludos.
The music you played, reminded me of my grandmother. Thank you.
Thanks! The land almost forces this type of working it, on a very small scale homesteading.
(you forgot the little stick that goes along with the machete)! :) ..... to hold the tall brush back enabling the cut to the base
What's up from Brooklyn Ovi? That's how I grew up in Anones, planting planos, guineos, aguacates, café just about everything you can plant. We had 3 acres of land and about 500 cock fight roosters. The weekends were no fun, always working the land and taking care of the animals. I'm still a jibarito, its in your blood by nature. Ovi thanks for bringing back the good old days. Keep up the good work, God bless!
Gracias Angel. I can understand. It has always been hard work, but work that you can be proud of for the rest of your life. Nothing exists like a Jibarito.
Hi Ovi. Nice video. Lamentablemente esa es una cruda realidad que nuestro jibarito esta desapareciendo al pasar de los años. Recuerdo cuando era niña como se trabajaba en los campo las fincas. Con ese amor y orgullo. Son bonitos recuerdos y eso es lo que nos esta quedando solo recuerdos. Aunque no vivo en puerto rico pero si recuerdo mi bella infancia. Gracias por otro bello video de nuestra bella isla. Ps hope you didn't get any blisters using the machete..😀 Take care Millie.
Milagros, gracias. I did get some blisters from the machete. It was my first time using one. Pero es parte de la experiencia. Los verdaderos Jibaros tenian una vida fuerte, pero lo hacian con amor y mucho honor.
I'm a gringo that married a PR girl, whose friend's father is still a Jibaro. He's 90 years old, very strong of long lived stock. He tells us many stories of old PR, the hard times, the "Zafra". where they went to work when there wasn't enough money earned from their land and had to work at the "Centrales" or sugar refineries.
One particular story that sticks out was when he had to learn to drive a sugar transport truck which were huge contraptions on winding, scary roads. His truck didn't have a horn so they tied a young boy on top of the truck where he would scream "Look out" at the top of his lungs when the approached a blind curve. Their can do attitude puts everyone to shame today.
Working in the sugar industry must have been very hard. There was a Central in San Sebastian and as a kid I saw many people working in the fields.
@@oviduran Yes. I believe that's where he would take his sugar cane loads! He would tell us how hard it was. They had a quota which they had to make in order to get paid pennies a day in the mid to late 1940s). He and his grandfather would have "Cafe con Batata asada" for breakfast and lunch to give him energy. Much respect for him and his crew.
Gracias Papa... Somos Boricua como la Caña, Y Jibaro como el Coqui.... !
Hi Ovi, saludos desde Milwaukee WI,,I love your videos and blogs, very interesting and beautiful views from PR, 🤗👍🇵🇷❤
Thank you very much!
Gurabo, PR. May God bless my dad Samuel Caceres may he rest in peace.
😭😭😭😭Cuantos recuerdos de mi padre. Andres gonzalez
Ovi thanks for doing the music of Puerto Rico, did I trigger the idea? I’ll be there in late September, let’s grab a beer
I live in New Jersey and will not be in Puerto Rico in Sept. Some of my videos have Jibaro music as far back as three years ago when I started vlogging, but for this one it was mandatory due to the nature of the Jibaro topic which is dear to all of us. Both songs are by my own family.
hi ovi , don't want to get to personal , just read that in the video of you cutting grass with the machete it's about 21 acres ...wow if still in your power to keep it please do ...I was a young naive ignorant person , I did love the U.S..but was never taught , other things like owning land in Puerto Rico....I didn't do well ,living here and connecting , I've tried so hard,but I hasn't happened....
@@ysanchez7292 the land belongs to my aunt and yes, it has grown to 21 acres. I hope to return there every year and work what I can. Never stop trying to find your purpose, I am still trying to find mine.
Que humile y Bella persona tu eres
Yo no back en Puerto Rico de Nina venia de vacaciones con mis abuelitos y mi corazon see quedo aqui, me retire a vivir en Adjuntas y estoy muy Feliz,
Saludos y que tengas un bonito día.
Awesome 👍🇵🇷
I miss my island 😢. Que Dios bendiga a Borinquen 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Thank you for such a good video. Jibaros are around. Quebradillas, Lares, Utuado, San Sebastian, y muchos muchos mas. El festival de los Jibaros en quebradillas. Aunque me vine para Los Estados Unidos mis morales, respeto, y amor por la agricultura viven en mi.
Thanks Carlos. El festival del Jibaro suena muy interesante. Saludos.
I just want to live simple as this one day.🙏🏻
This video and the ending in my book is considered a work of art. I love the ending to it even though the video had no story tied to it you can feel the story through the music and you impersonating the Jibaro. This is way better than some of the trash movies they give out today. Congratulations and Jesus loves you so much.🎉
Great video.
Thank you so very much for that awesome video of our Jibarito. You look very good at it. Closed my eyes and saw my dad in his Talita.
It was a joy to listen to your dad singing. Lot of good memories of Puerto Rico.
In the video picture I was standing in what used to be the batey of my grandparents. This land has special meaning to me, like no other land in the world. I am so glad it brought good memories.
Felicidades a tus tios y padre por sus obras musicales! Tambien a tus obras como jibaro. Y siempre por puestos en UA-cam.
Gracias Jim. Ojala y pueda traerles mucho mas de la vida Jibara en la isla.
@@oviduran Gracias. Lo esperare con gusto.
Very nostalgic video. I see you are opening the path where Grandpa used to go down with his Jeep. So many memories in that finca. 👍👍
That is right Al. Our grandfather used to drive his Jeep down this very path. There are two cement strip all the way down, but overgrown with brush now.
Did You go down to the bamboo water stream where we used to get the water for Grandmom. I wonder if it’s still there?
@@alduran3520 No Al. I would need more time to get there if I could even remember where it is. Unfortunately, everything is overgrown with brush. It may be hard to find now. But I am sure it is still there. Another mission in the future, to find the spring.
You did it again, SUPERB!!!
Thanks Juan.
Hey Ovi...my wife and I are followers for a couple of years! My wife Famila are from Caguas. We haven’t been since 2009. Nice to see the Island . Keep living the dream!!! God Bless You and Famila !!! “Rico” from Arizona 😎🌴🌵
Gracias Rico. I meant to visit Caguas the last time I was there but ran out of time. Probably next time. Thank you for joining me on this wonderful journey.
God bless all back home . As my grandparents were . Same as yours .
That is correct, Tony.
Excellent video. Nice music, beautiful scenery . I can’t wait to go back home. Thanks for posting these videos. :)
Hope you can visit home soon.
Hi Ovi. You are the modern Jibarito, you can swing that machete. I have one in my Garage here in Raleigh N.C. About the music, makes me grin and brings back sweet memories when I lived there in the middle '60s and early '70s. Love your Dad's song Now get a coco and shows us your opening abilities God bless you brother.
Thanks Angel. I had no experience with a machete and had to be very careful. It is tough working with one for a couple hours. I can imagine how the real Jibaritos must have felt, and they did it all day, every day. About the coco, next time...