José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most… Read Full Bio ↴José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete or singers like Javier Solís. He was born on November 18, 1917 at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was raised as a child in Guamúchil. He died on April 15, 1957 at Mérida, Yucatán, during a flight that he piloted himself to Mexico City.

Starting in 1939 he appeared in more than 60 films, and since 1943 he recorded about 350 songs. Thanks to his performance in the movie "Tizoc", he was awarded the Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Actor and the Golden Globe at Hollywood, for the Best Actor in a Leading Role, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at Hollywood.

Al Alazan y el Rosillo
Pedro Infante Lyrics

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Un diecinueve de marzo
Presente lo tengo yo
El rosillo de la sierra
En San Fernando corrió

Los caballos que corrieron
No eran grandes ni eran chicos
El rosillo de los pobres

El alazán de los ricos

Gritan los de Mocorito
Con talegas de dinero
Aquí sobran diez mil pesos
Al alazán por ligero

Dónde están los de Bamoa
Basta de tanta alharaca
Se nos acabó el dinero
Nos sobran bueyes y vacas

Como a las once cuarenta
Se arrancan del partidero
Como a las cincuenta varas
Se quedó atrás el ligero

Grita la Chona Guzmán
Con su mesa por un lao
Lo que siento haber perdido
Veinte reales que he apostado

Ya se llevan al rosillo
Se lo llevan pa' la sierra

Anda vete desgraciado
Anda a robar a tu tierra

Overall Meaning

In this song by Pedro Infante, the singer narrates a horse race that took place on March 19th in San Fernando, where two horses compete: El alazán (the sorrel) and El rosillo (the bay). The rosillo was from the sierra (mountain range) and was the horse of the poor, while the alazán belonged to the rich. The people from Mocorito bet ten thousand pesos on the alazán, but those from Bamoa had no money left, only cows and oxen.

At around 11:40, the horses start running, but quickly the ligero (the fast one) falls behind, leaving El rosillo in the lead. The Chona Guzmán complains that she lost twenty pesos on the bet. In the end, the rosillo wins and is taken back to the sierra, while the singer cynically tells it to go steal from its own land.

The song is a portrayal of the economic and social divide in Mexico, where the rich and the poor have different horses to bet on. It also highlights the importance and thrill of horse racing, with people betting and cheering for their favorite. The lyrics also show the elemental ambiance of horse racing, where people lose and win money, and where they speak plainly and directly.

Line by Line Meaning

Un diecinueve de marzo
On March 19th

Presente lo tengo yo
I have it with me

El rosillo de la sierra
The sorrel horse from the mountains

En San Fernando corrió
Ran in San Fernando

Los caballos que corrieron
The horses that ran

No eran grandes ni eran chicos
Neither too big nor too small

El rosillo de los pobres
The horse of the poor

El alazán de los ricos
The bay horse of the rich

Gritan los de Mocorito
The people from Mocorito shout

Con talegas de dinero
With bags of money

Aquí sobran diez mil pesos
Here, ten thousand pesos are surplus