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Mexican ‘Corrido’ Music Becomes Anthem for Drug Traffickers, Film Shows

By Fox News Latino | 01/29/2013 - 13:36 | 0 Comments

If you’ve heard the song "La Cucaracha," you’ve heard a corrido before. Corridos are traditional Mexican folk ballads often played by ‘banda’ groups outfitted with tubas, trumpets, accordions and guitars.  

These days, a new blend of this type of music is being popularized by many norteño groups who sing about...