'El Llanto de El Paso' is a collective cry that brings people together — el canto del pueblo, or the song of the people — that says: 'We do not fear you. You have only made us stronger. Your hate will only bring us closer.' (KQED)
Two young singers perform"El Llanto de El Paso Texas," a corrido written by Josue Rodriguez, at a vigil outside the Cielo Vista Walmart, the site of a mass shooting on Aug. 3 that killed 22 people.As a crowd gathered Tuesday night outside the Walmart in Cielo Vista, El Paso, strums of two guitars drifted through the air.
Their 3/4 cadence held an onlooking circle of mourners, many of them standing tall through their tears. Just three days before, on this spot, a white supremacist-fueled massacre claimed the lives of 22 people and wounded 26.Photojournalist of USA Today Network captured this scene at a vigil just one night before Donald Trump's visit to El Paso. The," attributed to songwriter Josue Rodriguez, sparked an immediate emotional outpouring from viewers, many of whom grew up listening to familiar melodies in Mexican households.in recent U.S. history, it's an act of strength and resilience we need now more than ever.allows us to look critically at and heal from disturbing events. It gives us the power look death in the eye.
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