Corridos
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Reyes Ruiz, 1973, 2007 January 1
Vequita, New Mexico. Quality:Fair
Rosita Alvires, 1970, 2006 January 1
Socorro, New Mexico. Going to a dance against her mother's wishes costs Rosita Alvires her life. When the young woman gets on the dance floor, she slights her boyfriend, Hipolito. The young man resents being made a fool of and shoots Rosita three times. "Luckily for Rosita," the ballad says, "although she received three bullet wounds, only one was fatal." Quality: Good
Tengo una novia, 1971, 2006
Bernardo, New Mexico. Quality: Good/Fair.
Teodoro Barajas, 1972, 2007 January 1
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Teodoro Barajas and his men were accustomed to attacking undefended villages. This ballad sings of the death of the Mexican strong man during an attack on the town of Los Mochis, Mexico. Quality: Fair.
Un pobre, no mas, 1970, 2006
Socorro, New Mexico. A young man complains that his girlfriend is putting him off. He feels that the girl is rejecting him because she knows he is poor. He tells her that she will be the death of him yet. Quality: Good.