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ORANJESTAD — Aruba Today runs ings and events and having the in-
a series of videos called ‘Ask Pi- side scoop. She has a Bachelor of
lar’ on their Facebook page Aruba Theology, achieved in Aberdeen,
Today and on the website www. Scotland and a Masters of Applied
arubatoday.com. Since the start, Ethics in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
October 2019, more than 20 videos “In my leisure time I like to walk in
have been created. The videos Arikok National park, play with my
are also shown on Aruba’s new- three cats, color and spend time
est and hottest TV channel: Aruba. with my boyfriend.”
TV (channel 49). Let us introduce The one capturing the images with
to you this project and present the his camera and editing them is our
people behind it. videographer Juan Luis Pinto Sot-
ter, Marketing Major at the Universi-
Why a video? Besides our free dai- ty of Aruba. “I chose marketing be-
ly newspaper, posts on Facebook cause I wanted a career that kept ing around, I can’t begin to imag- gaming, and working on his car. “I
and Instagram and our website me physically and mentally active. ine what the real world will be like.” am not a car mechanic, however
content, we started evaluating the As a marketer there is a lot of mov- His hobbies include photography, YouTube helps a lot and I find it
plans for short video’s about a year very therapeutic to put everything
ago. The concept was created by aside and work on this piece of
Editor-in-Chief Linda Reijnders to metal that helps me move long dis-
add variety to the product Aruba tances.” Juan Luis loves to capture
Today. “There is more to this island moments with his camera and edit
than palm trees and beaches and them into a dynamic video.
in our videos we wish to inform and
educate the visitor by showing lo- Video Director of ‘Ask Pilar’ is Edi-
cal places and characters of any tor-in-Chief Linda Reijnders, work-
kind. We are all new to this, the ing in this current position since
goal is not to deliver a technical July 2017, before she has worked
perfect result, more to motivate for six years with the local Dutch
with the content and topic as well newspaper, Amigoe di Aruba as a
as the good energy coming from journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the
it.” Aruba Today will release more magazine H&H. “I love working in
videos and the concept will be the media, I love to write, create,
more interactive. This means that connect, inform and educate.
as the title of the video ‘Ask Pilar Working with young, talented and
‘already reveals, the viewer has motivated people like Juan Luis
the tool to actually ask about the and Pilar is a blessing to me. We
topics shown, or even suggest a really enjoy making these Aruba
location/topic for a video. Just ask Peeks and we surely hope that rubs
our host Pilar through Facebook off on the viewer.”
comments or messenger.
Corona Street Talk
The team Just recently a new series of vid-
Pilar Flores, 34- years- old, is the jolly eos was launched, dedicated to
host of ‘Ask Pilar’. She loves doing the COVID-19 crisis where we show
the videos because she gets to people in their daily life during the
know many interesting places and corona time. Take a peek on the
meet a lot of nice people. “I hope website and social media for this
with it that people will get to know new hit called Corona Street Talk.
and love Aruba the way us locals Check us out on Facebook Aruba
do.” Flores is Executive Editor at Today or the website www.aruba-
Bon Dia, Aruba Today’s sister news- today.com and do not forget to
paper, where she is fond of being like and share! Thank you for your
up to date on all current happen- support.q