Resumen de "Viva México/Viva la Revolución". One hundred years of Popular/Protest Songs: The Heartbeat of a Collective Identity
- español
Los corridos son un ejemplo de comunicar vivencias, como el amor a la nación. En este artículo se analiza el vínculo entre el corrido de la época de la Revolución Mexicana y algunas canciones populares mexicanas de protesta de los años noventa.
- English
While “corridos” of the Mexican Revolution present colourful, graphic depictions of real life heroes, villains, battles, tragedies and triumphs, their true message resides not in their “historic” content per se, but in the common ground shared by opponents in the struggle –their mutual love of the Mexican nation. “Corridos” were an exemplary form of communication their words and lyrics flying on the wings of the human spirit from one end of the nation to the other, seemingly faster than a telegraph transmission. After a brief history of the Mexican “corrido” and some humorous (yet profound) revelations about the common essential nature of opponents, this paper establishes links between the “corrido” of the Mexican revolution, internet transmissions of the 1990’s, and some popular Mexican protest music, also of the 1990’s.
