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The History of Women in Narcocorridos
From the day that it was created, the corrido has been a male-dominated form of expression. Not only were they written about by men, but they were also performed primarily by men for men. Any women in corridos were traditionally relegated to passive roles, generally the weeping mother, the mourning widow, or the traitor.
In the 1960s, amongst an environment of changing gender roles, the first woman protagonist in a corrido emerged. She was known as Camelia la Tejana and she was brought to life by author Angel Gonzáles and conjunto Los Tigres del Norte in the smash-hit "Contrabando y Traición." The response to Camelia la Tejana and her exploits was humongous. There was much clamor for more corridos involving tough Camelia.
At this point author Angel Gonzáles claims that he refused to write another corrido about Camelia la Tejana. In his mind these type of corridos were not worth while; however, a sequel, "Ya Encontraron a Camelia" was released by Los Tigres del
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Making its US debut in Long Beach this Sunday, March 24th, is an opera called Camelia La Tejana. Composed by Gabriela Ortiz and written by Ruben Ortiz-Torrez, her brother, it has all the making of a classic opera: love, death, music. But the opera's story has roots in contemporary life, as Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson explains.
The idea for Camelia La Tejana started with a song from 1971 called "Contrabando y traición,or "Contraband and Betrayal." The traditional Corrido told the story of Camelia la Tejana: a drug smuggler from Texas who shoots her male partner and takes off with the money.
The corrido became one of the most popular songs of its day, inspired several movies, and launched the career of Los Tigres del Norte, the band that recorded it. Gabriela Ortiz, the opera's composer, remembers the first time she heard it. A Polish theater professor played during a class.
"He said this corrido is like a whole story. You could do a movie, you could do an opera from the corrido, because a corrido has all the archetypes of an opera," said Ortiz. "It's
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Camelia la Texana
American telenovela
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Diego Ramón Bravo |
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| Screenplay by | Diego Ramón Bravo |
| Story by | Diego Ramón Bravo |
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| Creative director | Ana Magis |
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| Opening theme | "Contrabando y traición" performed by Los Tigres del Norte |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Campanario Entertainment |
| Network | Telemundo |
| Release | February 25 (2014-02-25) – May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22) |
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