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Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez

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Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez

Sonoro | Futuro Studios

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary, Music, Music History

4.9668 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

A show that examines the extraordinary life of the “King of Corridos” and attempts to unravel the mystery of his death. Coming next week to all podcast platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Imagine if Frank Sinatra went on stage every night with a gun in his waistband.

0:04.1

He always had a gun on him.

0:05.6

Or if Tupac got into a shootout on stage at a rodeo.

0:08.9

And suddenly there was just like this huge gunfight.

0:12.0

That's what Chalino Sanchez was.

0:14.7

He is widely considered the first Narco Corridor superstar.

0:18.7

Its lyrics celebrate the exploits of drug traffickers and gunfighters.

0:23.0

But Chalino didn't just sing about cartels, shootouts, and revenge.

0:26.8

He lived it.

0:27.8

He was a bad guy trying to be a singer.

0:30.1

Like some character in a Narco Corridor he might have written,

0:33.2

Chalino Sanchez seemed destined to die.

0:36.0

To this day, his murder was never solved.

0:39.7

For Futuro Studios in Sonoro,

0:41.7

in association with Cine Mielo Productions,

0:43.9

I'm Eric Galindo and this is Idolo,

0:45.8

The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez,

0:47.4

a show about the man who would become known as the godfather of Narco Corridos.

0:51.9

Idolo, the Ballard of Chalino Sanchez

0:53.7

is available on any platform for podcasts.

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