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Part A
Latinoamérica – Calle13
Every time I hear this song, it makes me want to cry. I consider that the piece speaks, no, it cries out
for those who are ignored, those without a voice, those who are forgotten.
I think the song describes the identity of the Latin American man. The government, the politicians, the
people who have power see us as labor. We are simple workers that allow them to have the feast of
the day while the people fight for a piece of bread. I also believe that the lyrics express how we are
immersed in consumerism and we buy even that which is priceless.
I believe that this work is a vehicle of protest and criticism about consumerism, institutions, and
repressive socio-political systems. I think that like every Latin American country, Bolivia lives its
internal struggle, the song protests for the massive political and social needs of all peoples. That is
why I feel even more pain listening to it.
Finally, for me, the song tells us that despite all the problems of our continent, we have valuable land,
the nature and landscapes that surround it are wonderful, majestic, and incomparable that provide
priceless pure air. The Latin American people are a mixture of all cultures, it is hybrid. People that
breathe struggle to improve their conditions for too many years.
Part B