Corridos of the Chicano Movement

Rumel Fuentes

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In Mexican folk music, the corrido is a story told in song in the form of a ballad . The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for peasants, and other socially relevant topics. During the Chicano movement in Texas and the Southwest (1960s–70s), Rumel Fuentes (1943–1986) began to write corridos about the movement as a way to expose the many injustices imposed on Mexican Americans. This collection, recorded in 1972 with “Mexico-Americano” (track 13) recorded in 1975, was not released until 2009, some 23 years after Fuentes’ untimely death.

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101	Yo Soy Tu Hermano	Rumel Fuentes	2:36
102	Corrido de César Chávez	Rumel Fuentes	2:03
103	Walk-Out en Crystal City	Rumel Fuentes	2:33
104	Aztlán	Rumel Fuentes	2:47
105	El Corrido de Reies Lopez Tijerina	Rumel Fuentes	2:30
106	México-Americano (Version 1)	Rumel Fuentes	2:31
107	Partida La Raza Unida	Rumel Fuentes	2:32
108	Huapango Los Trabajos	Rumel Fuentes	2:32
109	Corrido de Pharr, Texas	Rumel Fuentes	3:03
110	Política En Los Barrios	Rumel Fuentes	3:29
111	Corrido de Jorge I. Sanchez	Rumel Fuentes	2:58
112	Joaquín Murrieta	Rumel Fuentes	3:35
113	México-Americano (Version 2)	Rumel Fuentes	2:55

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