A traditional Mexican narrative ballad or folk song, often telling stories of historical events, love, or heroic deeds.
From Spanish corrido, past participle of correr 'to run' or 'to flow,' because these ballads 'flow' with continuous narrative. Entered English in the early 20th century.
Corridos are Mexico's answer to epic poetry—they can last 10+ minutes and tell stories of revolution, drug wars, and love with the emotional detail that news reports miss entirely.
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