Breaking Bad, Narco Cultura, and the Ballad of Walter White's Alter Ego 'Heisenberg' Maggie Caldwell - Mother Jones
go to original September 30, 2013

Los Cuates de Sinaloa "Heisenberg Song" (MrGiaco94)

The hit TV series Breaking Bad, which, in case you hadn't heard, concluded its incredible five-season run last night, is known for its disorienting opening scenes - brief cryptic bits of foreshadowing before the first titles flash on screen with that now-iconic guitar and bass snippet. The technique has been employed in other shows, but never with such regularity and success as in Vince Gilligan's Emmy-dominating opus.

But one of the teasers, appearing mid-way through Season 2, has stood out from all others: It's a video of the Mexican band Los Cuates de Sinaloa performing a narcocorrido (drug anthem) honoring Heisenberg, Walter White's drug-trafficking alter ego. (White is portrayed by the actor Bryan Cranston.)

If you don't speak Spanish, the song sounds like an upbeat Mexican folk ditty. But the lyrics allude to Heisenberg's blossoming meth business, which, at this point in the series, has left the Mexican cartels fuming over lost territory and profits. Shots of Heisenberg's nonpareil blue meth, guns, fat stacks of cash, and a trail of bloodied bodies flashes over Los Cuates' frenetic playing.

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