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  2. Narcocorrido - Wikipedia

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    Narcocorrido singers travel with relative ease and security inside the United States, but many Mexican American narcocorrido singers take extra precautions while venturing into Mexico by hiring extra security, traveling in well-guarded caravans, not being as open to the public in larger concerts, and limiting their tours in high violence cities ...

  3. Corrido - Wikipedia

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    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a corrido that is well known by Mexican Americans who live near the Rio Grande border between the United States and Mexico. It tells the story of a Mexican man named Gregorio Cortez , who takes up a pistol to defend his rights against 33 Texas Rangers from June 12 to June 22, 1901.

  4. Music of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    In Mexico, the first ballad that is registered as such is "Sonata de Amor" (Sonata of Love) of Mario Alvarez in 1961. In 1965, bolero singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero recorded his first ballad, "Pobres besos míos" (My Poor Kisses).

  5. La Llorona (song) - Wikipedia

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    A representation of La Llorona. "La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song derived from the legend of La Llorona.There are many versions of the song. Its origins are obscure, but, around 1941, composer Andres Henestrosa mentioned hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

  6. Chalino Sánchez - Wikipedia

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    Rosalino "Chalino" Sánchez Félix (30 August 1960 – 16 May 1992) was a Mexican singer-songwriter.Posthumously called "King of The Corrido" (from Spanish: El Rey del Corrido), Sánchez is considered one of the most influential Mexican narcocorrido singers of the late 20th century.

  7. El Paso (song) - Wikipedia

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    "El Paso" is a western ballad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins, and first released on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959. It was released as a single the following month, and became a major hit on both the country and pop music charts, becoming the first No. 1 hit of the

  8. La Adelita - Wikipedia

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    The ballad was inspired by Adela Velarde Pérez, a Chihuahuense woman who joined the Maderista movement in the early stages of the revolution and fell in love with Madero. She became a popular icon and a symbol of the role of women in the Mexican Revolution.

  9. With His Pistol in His Hand - Wikipedia

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    The first problem was that it was about a Spanish ballad of a Mexican hero, yet Paredes's concentration was on English ballads with a Medieval basis. The other problem was that it openly criticized another folklorist Walter Prescott Webb and the Texas Rangers for their biased opinions against the Mexican population. [ 2 ]