"El Santo Cachón" is a vallenato song written by Romualdo Brito and recorded in 1994 by Los Embajadores Vallenatos.[1] The song's lyrics concern infidelities committed in Barranquilla's Sagrado Corazón park. On its release, the song was met with legal actions alleging that the song violated morals and good customs. They asked a judge to prohibit it from playing on radio stations and nightclubs, but such prohibitions were not granted. Brito stated in later years that he regretted writing the song.[2][3] It was selected by Hip Latina in 2017 as one of the "13 Old School Songs Every Colombian Grew Up Listening To"; the publication described the song as "fun, hilarious, and great to dance to."[4] In 2018, a cover of the song was released by Silvestre Dangond.[5] The song has also been featured in two motion pictures: La Virgen de los sicarios (2000)[6] y Nebraska (2013).[7]
| "El Santo Cachón" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Song by Los Embajadores Vallenatos | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Genre | Vallenato |
| Songwriter(s) | Romualdo Brito |
References
edit- ^ "Muere en accidente de tránsito autor de "El Santo Cachón"". Primicia (in Spanish). November 20, 2020.
- ^ "'El santo cachón', la canción que Romualdo Brito se arrepintió de crear". El Heraldo. November 22, 2020.
- ^ "La mítica historia de "El Santo Cachón"". Extrategia Media. November 30, 2020.
- ^ "13 Old School Songs Every Colombian Grew Up Listening To". Hiplatina.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "'El santo cachón' quiere volver a ser un éxito mundial con esta nueva versión de Silvestre Dangond". El País. December 5, 2018.
- ^ David García Reyes (2016). "Que los muertos entierren a sus muertos: la muerte, la violencia y los animales en La Virgen de los sicarios (novela y film)". Cuadernos del CILHA. ISSN 1515-6125. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "La música en el cine colombiano". Radio Nacional de Colombiaa. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
External links
edit- El santo cachón at Spanish Wikipedia