Analysis Of Mexican Corridoss

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Struggles I grew up in a Mexican family listening to corridos, which are a type of song, since at every party, every celebration, and every occasion, that’s what the family would play. As I became more aware and conscious, I began to realize what these songs were actually saying. These corridos were telling a life story, ranging from life issues such as poverty, hard times, immigration, social and political problems, and/or life in general. A prominent and recurring theme that I saw developing throughout was immigration. Many of these songs, were expressing strong feelings that many Mexican immigrants, including my parents and other family members were feeling regarding they’re citizenship status, how they were being discriminated against, and ultimately how they were feeling.
These corridos talk about how America was born free, and how man divided it, and how essentially these people are as much as American as “real” Americans since they worked hard for what they have with blood, sweat, and tears. And even being first generation Mexican American, I too can relate
Although these type of corridos are to some controversial, a universal theme is present which is: never giving up, never losing sight of your dreams, and if you work hard you will have what you set out to be. Some of these corridos celebrate what they have accomplished through narrating their life after they have conquered struggle. I can’t personally relate to these struggles not in a sense that I have lived through that, but through a means of inspiration. These corridos motivate me to never loose track of what I want for myself in life in order for one day to have all that I set out to accomplish. Ultimately, these corridos voice success stories of Latinos who started from the bottom and worked diligently to achieve their life goals and

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