Duende refers to a spirit or the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm.
Duende refere-se a um espírito, ou ao poder de atrair através de carisma e charme.
| Front | duende \doo-EN-day\ |
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| Back | noun 1. Demon; goblin. 2. The power to attract through personal magnetism and charm. [The word "duende" refers to a spirit in Spanish, Portuguese, and Filipino folklore and literally means "ghost" or "goblin" in Spanish. It is believed to derive from the phrase "dueno de casa," which means "owner of a house." The term is traditionally used in flamenco music or other art forms to refer to the mystical or powerful force given off by a performer to draw in the audience. The Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca wrote in his essay "Teoria y Juego del Duende" ("Play and Theory of the Duende") that duende "is a power and not a behavior . . . a struggle and not a concept." Nowadays the term appears in a broader range of contexts to refer to one's unspoken charm or allure.] "A key part of the myth of authenticity is duende, the spirit that inhabits the soloist at the climax of a performance." - Louise Levene; It's Good to Sing; Independent (London, UK); Feb 4, 1997. "'If I don't get up here and paint, if I don't get up here and work on some kind of sculpture, I don't feel that I'm living. The duende says, 'Come on: Do it! Do it! Do it!'" - Dan Sperling; Ever-driven Anthony Quinn; USA Today; Aug 5, 1987. |
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