One of the best and most faithful loggers in Latin America, Nacho Pignataro, a medalist at the Pan American surfing games five years ago, a highlight at all Mexilogfests, a permanent member of the Uruguayan surfing team, among many other things, released his new and very special video.

With the sensitive touch of Inés Beisso, better known as @inorwai, they made a little gem of just under three minutes that inspires.

The music, the style, the fun, the innocence, it's all part of the same spirit that makes it worth watching.

Below are the interviews with the people responsible for this film:

Ines Beisso:  “The idea was to show Nacho and his incredible style on the longboard”

Swell by swell in Uruguay, the Instagram of young Inés Beisso collects several of the best moments experienced on the waves. She goes from photo to video and from video to photo depending on the day.

Below he explains why this time he went for the video and it was fine.

How did it all come about to make that film with Nacho?
I was at home when I received a message from Nacho with a photo of the wave. I went to pick him up and when we arrived he was little, we went to see other peaks and returned to Mailhos.

After several minutes of thinking about it, they went into the water and what seemed like a mini wave without any force from the outside became the incredible wave that is in the video. Without a doubt, Nacho helped turn that almost non-existent wave into perfect wave shots.   

What did you want to show?
The idea was to show Nacho and his incredible style on the longboard, as well as the wave that rarely comes to Punta del Este and that is so good, and also to show the tremendous level of surfing that there is in Uruguay.

We have always seen you taking photos or filming in the best seas in Uruguay, how did your relationship with surfing photography begin?
Surfing is something that caught my attention since I was a child and I could only do it in the summer. Living far from the sea, it wasn't until I was 18 that I bought a board and started surfing.

Photography was also something that was always very present in my life. It was inevitable that surfing and photography would connect and since then I have always enjoyed the beach from different angles.

How do you decide whether to film or take photos?
Filming takes a lot more time and dedication than taking photos, so I try to film only when I know it's really good and I can get good material. As long as it's good, but not too good, I'll stick with photos.

What project do you have coming up?
The idea is to continue filming surfers in Uruguay as well as traveling a bit and continuing to document trips and experiences.

Nacho Pignataro: “You have to be happy and spread laughter, it is free”

The protagonist of the video, a champion in the waves and on the dance floor, says that that same day the waves were solid on the other side of the Punta del Este peninsula, but that this little left-hander that breaks very little invited him to go into the water with more enthusiasm than the rest of the options.

The result was the video and there are no regrets about the decision taken but rather the feeling that it was the right one.

What would you say can be seen in the new film that has you as the protagonist?
Longboarding is a mix of tranquility and fun. Ine, with her sensitivity for telling stories, manages to capture a mix of these two things on a day of small waves.

That little spot on the left was perfect for logging in nicely, can you tell us a little about that place and that day?
That same day a friend wrote to me “stop messing around and come surf some serious waves (laughs)”. I’m sure many of you are thinking the same thing while reading this. The reality is that that day, on the other side of the peninsula, there was a meter and a half of wind; there were good waves. And this is where “riding a longboard” goes beyond the nine-foot board or more. It’s about finding these ideal and fun conditions, the shape and path of the wave are essential and this video is proof that 30cm of waves can be super enjoyable.

This wave breaks on the other side of Playa Brava, where people surf in summer and women can swim without fear. When a powerful swell comes from the south, the sea borders the port of Punta del Este and in epic conditions there is a 500-meter left. I have heard from old sea dogs that before the last breakwater of the port was built, this wave broke up to a meter and much more frequently.

This particular day was crazy. I called Ine and told her that the wave was coming out, on the edge of being surfable. After 5 minutes, Lucho and I came to pick me up and, between chats with masks on and Gilda in the background, we arrived.

It's been a while since you spent the whole winter in Uruguay... What do you remember from the good and bad points of being at home in the cold?
It may seem stupid and redundant, but obviously the bad thing is the cold. The rest is all positive. What I appreciate most is being here, without that feeling of having to leave and constantly looking for tickets. Many times you don't finish enjoying a place and you're already thinking about the next destination.

Since there is no plan B, everything becomes more enjoyable. Uruguay is beautiful: its geography, its nature and, above all, its people. In addition, it is an atypical winter because we are all at home, nobody went on a trip; what's more, many of us returned to our little country and we are enjoying it more than ever.

In addition to having done well at international level, in the international longboard community you gained a good reputation for being the fun guy.  the one that everyone likes to be around to have a good time… Where does that charisma come from?
(Laughs) I didn't expect this one. What do I know, you have to be happy and spread laughter, it's free.

What plans do you have for the rest of the year?
The remaining months of the year are good for training hard, both physically and surfing, and taking advantage of exploring new waves in Uruguay. I am one exam away from graduating in Communication Sciences, and one goal before the end of the year is to have the degree.