UAEM Expert Studies Corridos of Mexico The News
go to original July 27, 2013

Despite the many recent scientific and technological advances that have transformed society in the 21st Century, societal attitudes and conducts based on prejudice and stereotypes persist, Autonomous University of Mexico State (UAEM) Professor Rogerio Ramírez Gil said this week.

Ramírez Gil said that this is demonstrated in Mexican popular culture through Corridos. Corridos are a form of ballad which originated in the Mexican colonial era. They originally recounted the stories of European romances, but found popularity as a manner of spreading the news in a country that was still mostly illiterate.

During the 20th Century, many corridos recounted the deeds of the heroes of the Mexican Revolution, but they lost popularity with the spread of literacy and the advent of the modern media. Recently, corridos have seen a resurgence in popularity through the modern “narco-corridos” that recount the deeds of violent gangsters and drug traffickers.

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