Latin American Corridos Analysis

Granted that the qualities of a corrido were introduced, the examination of popular corridos in Latin America is necessary to fully grasp how they informed the public. An example of a corrido that did just that is “La Cucaracha,” which is a popular song known by the vast majority of both children and adults not only in Latin America, but in the US as well. It became especially popular when it was altered to reflect events of the Mexican revolution. In the revision “the lyrics were changed to reflect the political rivalry battle between Venustiano Carranza and the troops of Zapata and Villa (Ilich 2017).” In this instance the corrido served as a device to inform Latin Americans of the political rivalry happening during the revolution. Another example, is “Estrategias de Escape” by El Komander. This corrido tells the story about a time “El Chapo,” a mexican drug lord, escaped authorities after soldiers arrived at a party. This corrido paid tribute to El Chapo and apprised Latin Americans about the power he had. “El Más Bravo de los Bravos” by Los Tucanes de …show more content…
In fact, he was so good he was murdered because he devoted his voice to sharing daring information that made him a target. Notably, Los Cuates de Sinaloa are another set of leading corridistas who demonstrate how corridos inform. In an interview by AMC with Gabriel Berrelleza, a member of Los Cuates de Sinaloa, he claims “The trick to the songs is to let people know the details, of who was where and what they did.” He also stated “What we do is report the news. Drug traffickers are everywhere and we’re just giving people information about who’s on top, what they’re doing, the trouble they get into.” In short this interview with AMC and coridista Gabriel Berrelleza, exemplifies how exactly their corridos inform. On the whole, all of these corrodistas have informed the public with their work which reflects the lives of Latin