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.
Juan Charrasqueado
Pedro Infante Lyrics
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Con mucho sentimiento
El corrido de Juan
Charrasqueado
Diciendo que borracho y
Entre hartos lo mataron
Y yo quiero decirles lo
Cobarde y traicionero así
Era el charrasqueado cara
A cara jamas se peleaba
Era muy poco gallo pa
Ponerse en la raya y se
Sentía valiente no mas
Cuando tomaba
Yo mate a juan charrasqueado
Porque quiso burlar el honor
De la joven mas linda de la
Hacienda a quien yo le entregue el corazón
No quise darle a la mala hoy
Le hable pa salir a pelear y
El cobarde corrió para escaparse
Y como perro lo tuve que matar.
Un día que de lejos llegaba
Yo a la hacienda me avisaron que
Juan charrasqueadooo se había
Llevado la hembra que yo adoraba
Tanto y que no la habían visto
Volver aquel poblado
Me eche luego en buscarla
Por todos los lugares
Y por fin la encontre en la barranca
Había preferido morir a ser burlada
Y yo jure cobrarme de juan su cruel
Hazaña
Yo mate a juan charrasqueado
Porque quiso burlar el honor
De la joven mas linda de la
Hacienda a quien yo le entregue
El corazón
No quise darle a la mala pos
Le hable pa salir a pelear y
El cobarde corrió para escaparse
Y como perro lo tuve que matar.
The lyrics to Pedro Infante's song "Juan Charrasqueado" tell the story of a man named Juan Charrasqueado who is known for his reckless and drunken behavior. The song begins by stating that people are singing about Juan Charrasqueado with a lot of feeling, referring to a popular corrido (a narrative folk song) that tells his tale. The lyrics go on to say that Juan Charrasqueado was killed while drunk and among a group of people who had a grudge against him. The singer wants to clarify what really happened.
The lyrics describe Juan Charrasqueado as a cowardly and treacherous man who would never engage in a fair fight face to face. He was not brave enough to stand up for himself unless he was intoxicated. The singer admits that he killed Juan Charrasqueado because he tried to dishonor the most beautiful woman in the hacienda, to whom the singer had given his heart. The singer didn't initially want to resort to violence, but when he confronted Juan to settle the matter, Juan ran away like a coward, forcing the singer to kill him like a dog.
The song explores themes of honor, betrayal, and revenge. It portrays Juan Charrasqueado as a flawed and reckless character whose actions ultimately lead to his demise. The lyrics also highlight the singer's strong sense of honor and his willingness to protect and avenge the woman he loves.
Line by Line Meaning
Por hay andan cantando
People are singing out there
Con mucho sentimiento
With a lot of feeling
El corrido de Juan Charrasqueado
The ballad of Juan Charrasqueado
Diciendo que borracho y
Saying that drunk and
Entre hartos lo mataron
Among many, they killed him
Y yo quiero decirles lo
And I want to tell them the
Que en verdad pasado
That in truth happened
Cobarde y traicionero así
Cowardly and treacherous, that's how
Era el charrasqueado cara
Juan Charrasqueado was face
A cara jamas se peleaba
To face, he never fought
Era muy poco gallo pa
He was not much of a rooster to
Ponerse en la raya y se
Stand his ground, and he
Sentía valiente no mas
Only felt brave
Cuando tomaba
When he drank
Yo mate a Juan Charrasqueado
I killed Juan Charrasqueado
Porque quiso burlar el honor
Because he wanted to mock the honor
De la joven más linda de la
Of the most beautiful young lady at the
Hacienda a quien yo le entregue el corazón
Hacienda, to whom I gave my heart
No quise darle a la mala hoy
I didn't want to fight him today
Le hable pa salir a pelear y
I confronted him to fight and
El cobarde corrió para escaparse
The coward ran away to escape
Y como perro lo tuve que matar.
And like a dog, I had to kill him.
Un día que de lejos llegaba
One day, as I was coming from afar
Yo a la hacienda me avisaron que
They told me at the hacienda that
Juan Charrasqueado se había
Juan Charrasqueado had
Llevado la hembra que yo adoraba
Taken the woman I adored
Tanto y que no la habían visto
So much, and they hadn't seen her
Volver aquel poblado
Return to that town
Me eche luego en buscarla
I immediately set out to find her
Por todos los lugares
In all the places
Y por fin la encontre en la barranca
And finally found her in the ravine
Había preferido morir a ser burlada
She had preferred to die than be mocked
Y yo jure cobrarme de Juan su cruel
And I swore to take revenge on Juan for his cruel
Hazaña
Deed
Yo mate a Juan Charrasqueado
I killed Juan Charrasqueado
Porque quiso burlar el honor
Because he wanted to mock the honor
De la joven más linda de la
Of the most beautiful young lady at the
Hacienda a quien yo le entregue
Hacienda, to whom I gave
El corazón
My heart
No quise darle a la mala pos
I didn't want to fight him, so
Le hable pa salir a pelear y
I confronted him to fight and
El cobarde corrió para escaparse
The coward ran away to escape
Y como perro lo tuve que matar.
And like a dog, I had to kill him.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Victor Cordero Aurrecoechea
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