Josh Langhoff: Despite its #MexicanoHastaElTope kicker, Calibre 50’s latest immigration story sounds more defeated than immediate precursors like Adriel Favela’s “Me Llamo Juan” (everyman comes to the U.S., struggles through poverty and odd jobs, starts successful company) or Calibre’s own “El Inmigrante” (everyman comes to the U.S., suffers various humiliations, starts successful string of “-ado” rhymes). Not that a song like this needs to be “fun,” but it doesn’t need to be so pokey either. Ian Mathers: Certainly this kind of narrative is, for lack of a more graceful phrase, on the right side of history, but it oompahs along with the kind of folk-music stateliness that both makes it feel more Important, even a bit timeless, and sucks some of the life out of it. Even so, the song manages to end with Juanito committing to see his dying father one last time, throwing caution to the wind, knowing damn well he missed out on so much of his family due to his longing for a better place - one he freely admits wasn’t all that it was chalked up to be. It’s all frustrating and sad, but the call out to the numerous crosses in the desert near the US-Mexico border is especially devastating when you’ve heard about those crosses before in your life.
I am so thankful they did that because I know far too many people who, like Juanito’s children in this song, have shed their culture and language and have trouble empathizing or even communicating with their adult, Spanish-speaking parents. Fortunately for me, my family taught me Spanish first and made sure to always remind me and my siblings/cousins that we were Mexican-Americans, but Mexican first and to never lose that part of our heritage. This song hits harder and hurts more because of the current climate we live in, and coming from a family where both of my parents were raised in Mexico and my maternal grandfather told us he crossed illegally by hitching on to the bottom of a train this feels all too familiar. Stephen Eisermann: A terrific Norteño track detailing the life of a man who crossed illegally and his life through his eyes. Norteno’s biggest stars – more hashtags, more T-shirts, less controversyĪlfred Soto: An embrace of identity without a trace of jingoism, “Corrido de Juanito” depends on the sweetly modulated trill of that accordion. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment.Email (song suggestions/writer enquiries).1 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart (and also the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart) and No. Lin-Manuel Miranda Earns First Hot Latin Songs Entry: Finally, singer-songwriter-actor Lin-Manuel Miranda earns his first entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart, as his charity anthem “Almost Like Praying,” featuring Artists for Puerto Rico, opens at No. The track is her 18th top 10 hit on the chart. The song also remains in the top 10 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart, selling 2,000 digital downloads in the week ending Oct. "Perro Fiel" earns the chart's Greatest Gainer honors, increasing 19 percent to 8 million audience impressions. She ranks third overall, behind only Enrique Iglesias (with 40) and Ricky Martin (36). Shakira continues to hold the record for the most top 10s among women. Shakira Hits Top 10 on Latin Pop Songs: Meanwhile, Shakira’s “Pierro Fiel,” featuring Nicky Jam, ascends 13-8 on the Latin Pop Songs airplay chart, earning the singer her 35th top 10 hit. 12. The song is Calibre's ninth top 10 on the ranking.įurther, the song's music video has collected over 45 million global views on YouTube since its posting on Aug. 23. "Probablemente" is down 4 percent to 9.9 million in audience.Ĭalibre 50's topical single - which is about a Mexican migrant's struggles and is featured on the group's new album, Guerra de Poder - concurrently holds a spot in the top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart for a seventh week, dipping 7-8 and hiking 4 percent in airplay in the tracking week ending Oct. The song bumps Christian Nodal’s “Probablemente,” featuring David Bisbal, to No. The track earns 10 million in audience (up five percent) in the week ending Oct. 28) as “Corrido de Juanito” ascends 2-1 in its ninth charting frame. 1 hit on the Regional Mexican Songs airplay chart (dated Oct.
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