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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

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

Camelia la Texana

American telenovela

Camelia la Texana
GenreTelenovela
Created byDiego Ramón Bravo
Developed by
  • Rodrigo Ordoñez
  • Hilario Peña
  • Marcelo Tobar
Written by
  • Fernando Ábrego
  • Larissa Andrade
  • Fernanda Eguiarte
  • Tania Tinajero
  • Anaí López
  • Natassja Ybarra
Screenplay byDiego Ramón Bravo
Story byDiego Ramón Bravo
Directed by
  • Víctor Herrera McNaught
  • Javier Solar
  • Carlos Bolado
Creative directorAna Magis
Starring
Opening theme"Contrabando y traición" performed by Los Tigres del Norte
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes60
Executive producers
  • Tita Lombardo
  • Diego Ramón Bravo
Producers
  • Epigmenio Ibarra
  • Verónica Velasco
Cinematography
  • Esteban de Llaca
  • Juan Carlos Lausín
  • Andrés León Becker
Editors
  • Mauricio Báez
  • Javier Campos
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyCampanario Entertainment
NetworkTelemundo
ReleaseFebruary 25 (2014-02-25) –
May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)

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