Wald explains the history and importance of corrido or Mexican ballads. Wald describes the importance of coriddos because of their ability to tell stories about the working class. Corridos acted with a dual purpose of entertaining and speaking to the Mexican people. Corridos also serve the purpose of being able to tell history because it was so similar to literature just put to music. Wald also discusses how corridos died out but eventually came back in to 70's with narcorridos. These narcorridos weren't neccesarily all truthful but still did the purpose of talking about events relevant to the working class. The newer narcarridos were also much better to dance to.
Discussion Question: What do you think has caused corridos to last for as long as they have?
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