At the beginning of this year, paisa singer José Osorio, better known as J Balvin, toured the streets of the Castilla district, in Comuna 5 of Medellín, the place where he spent most of his childhood and adolescence. But as if the presence of the world-famous artist was not in itself striking, Balvin arrived in a yellow Ferrari car.
This same car was the one that appeared in the video for one of his most recent musical releases: the song ‘Ma G’, the recordings of which were made exactly in the capital of Antioquia, as this luxurious Ferrari was the first vehicle of this type to roll on Colombian soil. It should be noted that the video has already been viewed more than 12 million times.
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This Ferrari is a supercar that is listed as one of the toppers of the prestigious Italian company, even rank above models such as the Ferrari 812 Superfast. In addition, it is so exclusive that Balvin owns one of the 499 models manufactured in the world.
However, this is not the first luxury vehicle that the singer has purchased, as he has a collection that includes a Ferrari F40, a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and a Mercedes-Benz of the G-Class.
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From Colombia to the world
Little was said about this car in Colombia until it appeared in Balvin’s video. However, it was presented in 2013 at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, one of the longest-tradition events in the industry, which ran continuously from 1980 to 2020 and had to be canceled due to the pandemic.
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It recently came to light that a Pereiran, Edwin Osorio, was in charge of the interior design of the exclusive car. He worked for more than a year to fulfill such a task entrusted by the prestigious brand. His proposal was inspired by the 1967 Ferrari P4, a design ‘Minimalist’ and ‘primordial’, according to what Risaralda’s creative reported for Motor magazine at the time.
As Osorio describes, his design competed with four others by Italians and French, however it was he who took over the chairmanship of the company at that timeThis was a dream come true as his creativity and efforts brought the best results.
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Edwin Osorio came to the Maranello house as chief designer thanks to his knowledge and experience in the industry: graduated from the popular Catholic University of Risaralda As a professional in industrial project management and later specialized in vehicles at the European Institute of Design in Turin, Italy, he then started working at Ferrari.
His experience includes the Lancia and Fiat design centers, the JAC Italy Design Center and the Giugiaro company, where he participated in projects targeting the Volkswagen group.
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Osorio currently works as an interior design leader at Great Wall, a Chinese car manufacturer, but watches the video of a fellow countryman of his, J Balvin, where he appears one of the cars he helped design with his team fills him with “a lot of pride”, the Colombian assured in an interview with RCN News.
J Balvin only bought the vehicle in June last year it is not known how much he paid for it, Despite the fact that the car is valued on the market at 3.5 million dollars, the model purchased by the Colombian artist is second-class.
Nevertheless, Balvin becomes one of the few owners in the world of the exclusive vehicle, including Canadian rapper Drake.
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