El Inmigrante is a song by Calibre 50 the song has to do with Mexicans crossing the border. This song is representing Candido and America, they are two illegal immigrants who crossed the border for a better living. They left their life in Mexico and came to the United States in hopes of rebuilding themselves. The song talks about how people view illegal immigrants as a threat and bad people, just as they saw Candido. It also claims that they crossed the border for a better life, and that is something America wanted for herself and in the future for her family. She believed in achieving the American Dream.
Calibre 50 was established in 2010, this group comes from Mazatlan, Sinaloa. The name Calibre 50 comes from a 50 calibre. This bullet is intended to be one of the strongest bullets around, so they decided to use Calibre 50 as the name in a way to represent the member's strength. The type of music they played is known as "The genero Regional Mexicano." The messages their songs interpret are things most Mexicans go through in life. These type of songs can relate to many Mexicans out there. This grupo Norteno has had many hits that are played on both sides of the border. Even though they started their careers just playing in restaurants and small bars they have managed to become a powerful idol in el genero Regional Mexicano.
The social ill addressed in the song El Immigrante is about how Mexicans decide to cross the border illegally fro a better living. not for themselves, but for their loved ones. Many people croos the border illegally in search of work, and the few money they make working in terrible conditions is sent to their families in their home town. Immigrants also have to suffer with racism. Many Americans don’t like them thinking they're bad just for the fact of them jumping the border. Mexicans also go through segregation by being excluded in places for that fact. the song claims how they are classified as minority when actually Mexicans are majority in most places, and thanks to them the president became president of the United States.
El Immigrante is a song dedicated to all of those illegal immigrants who decide to leave to be able to support their families. In the beginning of the song it says in written words this song goes to all the immigrants who suffered the same thing. I know this song is intended to all the illegal immigrants its showing what they suffer and go through, and if ever you get to speak to a illegal immigrant or just immigrant they can tell you that they have been through the exact same words the song is saying. Most of the illegal immigrants can relate and agree with this song and its lyrics.
In the song it talks about how a 17 year old teenager who crossed the border for a better living and to be able to help his family financially searching for the American dream. In the book it also talks about the same thing. A married couple Candido and America both crossed the border together illegally in hopes of being able to afford a better lifestyle. America just like in the song was only 17 years old when she crossed with her husband Candido her only dream was also the American dream. In the book it says America stopped and stared at a furniture store this reminded her about her dream of owning a house. In the song it says that Mexicans are seen by Americans as criminals. In the book Delaney, a white man, sees Candido as a person who's out in nature destroying it.In the end of the song it talks about how we Mexicans make presidents win the election, most of the votes come from Mexicans. In the book it also talks about how Candido helped Delaney from drowning rather then looking for her daughter Socorro who was blind and had disappeared.
Tortilla Curtain & El Inmigrante
| In the Tortilla Curtain America was only 17 years old when she crossed the border illegally. (55) | Apenas tenia 17 cuando cruce la frontera |
| In the novel America and her husband Candido came to the United States in hopes of living a better life. (130) | Se lo prometi a mi viejesita sacarla de la pobresa. |
| In the Tortilla Curtain a white man named Delaney viewed Mexicans as a threat to the economy and bad people. (356) | Piensan que por que brinque la linea soy un narcotraficante ya basta de mil humillaciones nomas por ser "Inmigrante." |
| In the Tortilla Curtain Candido helped Delaney from drowning instead of lo oking for his daughter after Delaney had tried killing him. (366) | Nos han prometido tantas cosas y no nos han dado nada igualdad, respeto, y tolerancia es lo que pide mi raza estoy cantando por toda mi gente no lo olviden tenganlo presente y aquellos a los que no querian hoy los hacen presidentes... |
Calibre 50 is a group that plays the instruments that come from where they are establised which are the tuba and the guitar. This group is formed by four members. The main voice Eden Munoz, the second voice and guitarist Armando Ramos, the tuba player Martin Lopez, and the drummer Augusto Guido. They have always maintained themselves as the same immigrants. They have always tried to stay together as the original group members. In December they came out for the first time digitly and after that they were the second most best selling album on itunes. Together they have had a lot of success and have made many songs that are relatable to most Mexicans who have immigrated to America for a dreamhave a better life.
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