The band started when Jorge González and Miguel Tapia decided to start their own band while being high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would like to join them, and impressed by the music they were making, he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones.
In 1984, the band's debut album was released, with the hit song "La Voz De Los '80" (which was never a single). They reached acclaim in the radio and by the next year they would be touring. In 1986, their long awaited second album "Pateando Piedras" went double Platinum album in Chile. By that time, the group was invited to perform at Argentina's Chateau Rock Festival and later to a similar event in Montevideo, Uruguay. They continued touring and they became more successful mainstream wise.
The band disbanded in 1992, then as a quartet with additional members Cecilia Aguayo (keyboards) and Robert Rodríguez (guitar), since Claudio Narea had left the band earlier in 1990.
The original lineup of the band decided to get back together in 2001, offering two massive concerts in the National Stadium of Santiago, and then releasing "Los Prisioneros", their first original studio album in 13 years. However, internal problems between González and Narea led again to the departure of the guitarist in 2001. Los Prisioneros continued working as a duet with guest members like Álvaro Henríquez whom with they released a cover album. In 2004 two additional musicians joined the band: Sergio "Coty" Badilla and Gonzalo Yáñez, releasing their sixth album Manzana the same year. A little while after the release of the album band members decided to establish themselves in Mexico, attempting to get more international exposure. Yáñez decided not to leave Chile and left the band. After touring through several locations in North and South America, they finally disbanded in 2006.
Ultra Derecha
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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Compra la iglesia
Vende el estado
Ultraderecha..
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha.
Ultraderecha...
Compra la iglesia (paga por?)
Vende el estado (lo vende barato)
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha.
Defiende el derecho a la libertad
Defiende el derecho a la libertad
Libre mercado
Defensores del...
Ibre mercado
Defensores del...
Ibre mercado
Defensores del...
Libre mercado
Libertad
Para vivir en la miseria
Libertad
Para morir en la carcel por deudas
Libertad
Para torturar al estado
Libertad
Para proteger al millonario
Libertad
Para globalizar el hambre
Libertad
Para dejar hecho mierda el planeta
Defensores del derecho a estafarte
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha.
...... Ooooo....... Yeah........
Libre mercado
Defensores del...
Ibre mercado
Defensores del...
Ibre mercado
Defensores del...
Libre mercado
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Hiprmegaultraderecha,
The lyrics of Los Prisioneros's song Ultra Derecha are a criticism of the extreme right-wing political ideology and its effects on society. The song starts with the repetition of the phrase "Ultraderecha" which means extreme right-wing, followed by the lines "Compra la iglesia, Vende el estado" (Buys the church, Sells the state), denouncing how this political movement uses religion as a tool to manipulate and control people, while at the same time, they privatize state-owned assets for their own benefit.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Defiende el derecho a la libertad" (Defends the right to freedom) but then lists various scenarios where this supposed "freedom" leads to oppression, poverty, and destruction. For example, "Libertad para vivir en la miseria" (Freedom to live in poverty) shows how policies that favor the free market economy often benefit the wealthy elite while leaving the working class struggling to survive. Similarly, "Libertad para torturar al estado" (Freedom to torture the state) highlights the disregard for human rights and authoritarianism that is often associated with extreme right-wing ideologies.
The song ends with the repetition of "Libre mercado, Defensores del..." (Free market, Defenders of...) followed by the phrase "Ultraderecha, Hipermegaultraderecha" (Extreme right-wing, Hyper-mega-extreme right-wing), emphasizing the dangerous and destructive nature of this political movement.
Overall, Los Prisioneros's Ultra Derecha is a powerful critique of extreme right-wing ideologies, denouncing their use of religion and privatization for personal gain, and highlighting their disregard for human rights and the environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Ultraderecha...
Referring to the extreme right-wing political ideology
Compra la iglesia
Pays for the support of the church
Vende el estado
Sells out the state for cheap
Ultraderecha..
Still referring to the extreme right-wing political ideology
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha.
Repeating the reference to the extreme right-wing political ideology
Defiende el derecho a la libertad
Defends the right to individual freedom
Defiende el derecho a la libertad
Again, defends the right to individual freedom
Libre mercado
Supports the concept of a free, unregulated market system
Defensores del...
Defenders of... (referring to the next line)
Ibre mercado
A misspelling of the phrase 'Libre mercado'
Defensores del...
Defenders of... (referring to the next line)
Ibre mercado
Again, another misspelling of the phrase 'Libre mercado'
Defensores del...
Defenders of... (referring to the next line)
Libre mercado
Reiterating the support for the concept of a free market system
Libertad
Freedom
Para vivir en la miseria
To live in poverty
Libertad
Freedom
Para morir en la carcel por deudas
To die in jail due to debts
Libertad
Freedom
Para torturar al estado
To torture the state
Libertad
Freedom
Para proteger al millonario
To protect the millionaire
Libertad
Freedom
Para globalizar el hambre
To globalize hunger
Libertad
Freedom
Para dejar hecho mierda el planeta
To destroy the planet
Defensores del derecho a estafarte
Defenders of the right to swindle you
Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha, Ultraderecha.
Repeating the references to the extreme right-wing political ideology
Contributed by Caden K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Richie Martins
Lo triste es que sigan tan vigentes estas canciones. Gracias Jorge!
Yon Fruchante
Tremenda canción, siempre me gustó desde que salió en 2003. La parte en que aparecen los cuicos con camisas de oficina y las rubias del barrio alto cantando "LIBRE MERCADO, DEFENSORES DEL LIBRE MERCADO" siempre me ha fascinado jajajaj 01:09
Los Kiltros
MAGISTRAL MOMENTO
Manuel Mardones caceres
Jorgito y su ironía exquisita
josemiguel9
17 años después, mas vigente que nunca.
JCStudio23
Está canción aún sigue vigente en mi país, Perú, se están peleando dos extremos en estas elecciones que son la Ultraderecha vs la ultraizquierda. Los canales de televisión, las redes sociales y los empresarios extranjeros están haciendo campaña para apoyar a la ultraderecha . No apoyo tampoco a la ultraizquierda pero me doy cuenta el poder que tiene las familias millonarias ultraderechistas en mi país.
Guadua y Madera Cali · CO
Hoy 29-abril-2021, 18 años después, también sigue igual de vigente. Colombia en Paro Nacional; en plena cuarentena por tercer pico de pandemia y el Mal gobierno a oídos sordos, reprimiendo y oprimiendo. Aguanten Los Prisioneros, aguante la gente que resiste en toda Latino América, ese pueblo al sur de Estados Unidos...
Abrazo fraterno desde Cali - Colombia!
✊🏻🇨🇴🇨🇱
francisco hinestrosa
Increíble como sus canciones están más vigentes que nunca en esta época! Son lo mejor !
Cristopher Vergara
2022 y no importa el año que sea, siempre la ultra derecha sera igual. aguante los prisioneros !!!
Juan Sebastián Cardozo Ríos
Esto sonó mucho en el '03 en mi amada Colombia. ¡Saludos!