“Not a mango”: José Larralde’s explanation about the use of his song in Breaking Bad

“Not a mango”: José Larralde’s explanation about the use of his song in Breaking Bad

“They say that there is no agreement with the United States here… how strange, isn’t it?”, Says the composer of folklore anthems such as “Cosas que pasa” and “Grito Changa”.

“pot bottom”

In turn, one of the greatest living exponents of the music of Argentine roots affirmed that he is “scratching at the bottom of the pot”, because he does not have a job, and that his children, who work independently, are in the same situation.

“What am I going to tell you if the same thing must be happening to everyone who is watching,” said the 84-year-old musician, born in Huanguelén, Buenos Aires, while recovering from a fall that injured his arm.

Larralde’s poetry, always recounting the life of work in the field, which he himself had known how to cultivate, He is one of the greatest exponents of the gaucho genre and culture of the 20th century, to the point that Jorge Cafrune himself was shocked and decided to record songs from “Pampa”.

Larralde was a symbol of the popular, with performances at major festivals and even the leading role, in 1971, in “Santos Vega”, a film directed by Carlos Borcosque.

However, despite his fame, in the mid-1980s, he left the music industry and continued his career independently, without the use of the press (he does not give interviews) and with the help of word of mouth.

Source: Ambito

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