Corridos narrate stories about revolution, crime, heroic showdowns, horse races and natural disasters. |
But Hernandez says that even the corridos featuring fictional characters reflect the realities of Mexican life. |
Soon after his mysterious death in 1992, close to 150 corridos about his plight were recorded. |
In Michoacan, the narcocorridos have evolved into the corridos enfermos. |
The genre is hugely popular with teenagers and young adults, who listen to these corridos on local radio stations and attend the bands' concerts. |
Her father worked in factories while singing corridos in Mexican nightclubs around Los Angeles. |