"Jaula de Oro" | |
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Song by Los Tigres del Norte | |
from the album Jaula de Oro | |
Language | Spanish |
Recorded | 1983 |
Genre | Norteño |
Length | 2:47 |
Label | Fonovisa |
Songwriter(s) | Enrique Franco |
"Jaula de oro" ("Golden cage") is a 1983 corrido or cancion ranchera by Enrique Franco, performed by Los Tigres del Norte on the album Jaula de Oro. The subject of the song is US immigration.[1][2]
Los Tigres del Norte re-recorded the song with Juanes for MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends in 2011.[3]
A translation of the lyrics begins as follows: "I have my wife and children whom I brought at a very young age. They no longer remember my beloved Mexico, which I never forget and to which I can never return. What good is money if I am like a prisoner in this great nation?"[4][5][6]
The song inspired the 1987 Mexican film La jaula de oro and also the 2013 film The Golden Dream.