Maná - Manda Una Señal (Video Oficial)

What this video is

Released in early 2007 as the third single from Maná's album Amar Es Combatir (2006), 'Manda Una Señal' reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, cementing Maná's status as Latin America's most commercially dominant rock band of the era. The video's Hollywood production and engagement of a high-profile American director (Wayne Isham) reflect the band's crossover ambitions and the expanding US Latin music…

Why it matters

Emblematic of mid-2000s Rock en Español at peak mainstream visibility, the video demonstrates how Latin rock acts adopted US arena-rock video conventions—rapid editing, theatrical stage lighting, multi-camera performance coverage—to compete for crossover airplay on both MTV Latin and mainstream…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American music video and film director with over 150 credits since the 1980s. He attended UC Santa Barbara and cited David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes' as his career inspiration. He won a Latin Grammy…