Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A Mexican ballad or folksong.
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- n. A Mexican or Mexican-American ballad or folksong.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Examples
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Another corrido is about Joaquin Murrieta, native of Sonora who live in the Gold Rush era in California and became known as a cutthroat bandido.
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Sometimes these "occurrences" are very unhappy ones: the corrido is written in remembrance, or in protest of what the people consider grave government errors.
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A corrido is a song of experience that captures the spirit of certain historical events.
Superman is an illegal alian: humor and satire in the corrido
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The corrido is enjoyed and produced throughout Mexico, the American Southwest, and other parts of the Spanish-speaking world.
Superman is an illegal alian: humor and satire in the corrido
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A corrido is a traditional Mexican storytelling song.
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When you make casual reference to things like corrido, it makes me fall head over heels. tam
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He recorded several regional hits including "El Corrido de Jhonny el Pachuco," a corrido (or story song) about a womanizer and hoodlum who comes to a bad end; "El Piedrecita (The Little Rock)"; and his signature song, "Squeeze Box Man."
Esteban 'Steve' Jordan, influential Tejano musician, dies at 71
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Ms. MENDOZA: (Foreign language spoken) BURNETT: It doesnt matter if it's a corrido, a waltz, a bolero, a polka or whatever, when I sing that song, she says, I live that song.
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A handful of old LP sleeves lay scattered across the floor, and now he heard the click of the record changer, the reedy throb of accordions, and the faint, pleading voice of a corrido singer.
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Começou o OFFF e o invisiblered tem corrido a LX Factory a ver os trabalhos inovadores que os artistas e colectivos têm apresentado.
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