corrido
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of corrido
< Mexican Spanish, Spanish; see corrida
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Though he has yet to release an album, Eddyknew the audience would sing along to melodic corrido covers of Banda MS’ “A Lo Mejor” and Alejandro Sanz’s “Corazón Partío.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
I didn’t know what would happen with it, or if people would accept a corrido singer making reggaeton music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
“Adelita” is an adaptation of a traditional Mexican corrido, a traditional epic poem that can be set to music.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
From trap corrido originators Arsenal Efectivo to Conjunto Rienda Real’s signature norteño sax, each performer paid tribute to their closest friends and professional peers — many of whom were invited to share the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
There is also a Tagalog corrido, or metrical romance, with this title.—TR.
From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.
He cut his teeth by penning career-defining songs for his famous cousin, Peso Pluma — including anthemic corridos like “El Belicon,” “Siempre Pendientes” and “AMG.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
We knew that people liked us apart from the corridos like “Rápido Soy,” “No Son Doritos,” but I think with “Como Capo” we discovered that people like other sounds and lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
He’s memorialized in corridos, or Mexican folk ballads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Netón Vega, “Me Ha Costado” Netón Vega’s sprawling debut album “Mi Vida Mi Muerte” makes a formidable attempt to define the rapidly-shifting sound of corridos tumbados, courtesy of one of the genre’s eminent songwriters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Rather, he was something of a poet, an inventor of on-the-spot ballads called corridos, and at one time he had been able to read and write in both English and Spanish.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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