Long metrical tale or romance written in a vernacular language of the Philippines during the period of Spanish control.
1 If somebody pays me to do a corrido , I'll do it.
2 He is not the first corrido singer to have cosied up to the cartels.
3 It's lucrative work: the Ace can charge up to $30,000 for a brand-new corrido - although he will sometimes waive the fee for a friend.
4 But Hernandez says that even the corridos featuring fictional characters reflect the realities of Mexican life.
5 Like Angel, he began composing corridos for fellow inmates, and once outside, found his skills in demand from both dealers and legitimate immigrants.
6 Parents and teachers say children are picking up on ballads on the radio, known as "narco corridos , " that praise the escapades of drug smugglers.
Grammar, pronunciation and more