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ROCK AND ROLL
Actually, most hip Mexican rock slang is merely
English. You won't need translations to speak of
"punk," "heavy metal," "rap," "jazz," "blues,"
"country" or "rock" music. Those wishing to
explore Mexican music might ask about RANCHERO or
NORTEñO (cowboy, country music), CúMBIA or MúSICA
TROPICAL (infectious Caribbean boogie music),
BALADAS ("vocal" music), or BAILABLES (dance
music). DISCO is both a record and a discotheque,
a DISCOTECA is a record store. "Hits" are éXITOS
or PEGADITOS; hit music is MúSICA DE MUCHO PEGUE.
To play music in Spanish is TOCAR. Along with
MúSICA ROCK, there are words like ROCANROLERO (a
rocker, as in the TIMBIRICHE hit, EL GATO
ROCANROLERO) and ROQUEAR meaning to rock, as in
the expression ROQUEáNDOTE TODA LA NOCHE
(rocking you all night long). An expression almost
sure to get a laugh is "!QUEREMOS ROCK!" (We want
rock), a tag line of a famous television comedian.
While CINE is "the movies," by the way, "film" is
PELíCULA and DE PELíCULA means "fabulous,"
like something out of a movie. TODA LA PELíCULA
(the whole movie), on the other hand, means "the
whole nine yards," "the whole song and dance,"
"the works."