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Imanol Lazkano Uranga was born 88 years ago, in 1936, in the Antzibarrena farmhouse in the Landeta neighborhood of Azpeitia. Raised in a large family on the farm, construction has been his profession and bertsogintza his passion. In love with the Basque Country, Basque and bertsoga, he has come a long way in the land of bertsolaritza. As a top-level bertsolaritza, he has traveled from place to place for five decades and has worked with four different generations of bertsolaritza, working as a liaison between bertsolaritzas from different eras and traditions. He participated in the founding of the Basque Country Bertsozale Elkartea and was its president for 20 years. An admirer of the playfulness of the word, a great storyteller himself, he spoke to us about the times, experiences, joys and sorrows he has known. Imanol Lazkano, the storyteller. There are 4 videos in total. In the first video, he talks about the following: His presentation (1'39''); the identity of the farmers (4'41''); school (8'07''); an ounce of gold found in the field (11'50''); people with speaking skills (17'25''); after school and going to work (23´05''); does construction have a bertsoa, and vice versa? (28'50''); anticipation of things (31'00'') and, construction, bertsoa... many hours away from home (37'30'').