Tragos Amargos Podcast

The smoothest s*x addict in all of Mexico, Señor Joan Sebastian. 1000s of songs written, 1000s of women made love to. QEPD the legend of Juliantla. We ending Season 2 with a true G.O.A.T. In all seriousness, Joan's career spans over 4 decades, he wrote songs for other legends like Chente, Bronco, Pepe Aguilar, Rocio Durcal. Sang in every genre, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five Grammy Awards - this man left an amazing legacy and we honored to have him part of season 2!

Topics discussed

• Sister Wives
• Beso De Hombre
• Salma Hayek
• Joan's Frozen Sperm
• Tramp Stamp (Tatuajes) 

Tragos Amargos Podcast is happy to present our LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA episode. ***NO C*CAINE WAS CONSUMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE. Yes Tucanes are known for their excess but dammit they make some catchy music.  Even your old school family members that think drugs and narcos are the devil will stand up immediately within the first 3 seconds of La Chona. If that ain't iconic, we don't know what is. 

Topics discussed

• Tigres vs. Tucanes
• Heterosexual Freddie Mercury
• RIP Joel's Septum (& him)
• Cartel Ties (Alleged) 
• La Chona Challenge 

If you think Luis Miguel is mid / overrated, then Jerry & Sammy agree with you. We’re only doing this episode because Fern is a life long, dedicated and passionate fan girl. Love or hate him, Luis Miguel is a staple in Mexican culture and has been on the grind since he was a little kid. Today, that’s called child exploitation - back then, it’s how you became a real superstar.

Topics discussed

• Luisito Guey
• Fake Mexican? Or Legit
• Luis’ 11 Women 
• Eskimo Brother Derek Jeter 
• Luis Miguel Music For Napping and/or Funerals

Jerry said it best this episode, “Jenni Rivera lead an Army of H0’s in the best way possible.” Jokes aside, Jenni Rivera was really in a league of her own during her short reign.  One of the baddest b*tches in Long Beach, CA during the 2000s, she carved her own lane by singing Mexican music through her own unfiltered, & many times hilarious point of view. She’d gained a loyal following, had a crazy popular TV show & her career was just about to really take off before her death in 2012. RIP to La Diva De La Banda, gone too soon! Malandrinas…Chacalosas…STAND UP!!!

Topics discussed

• Malandrinas Stand TF UP
• Jenni had a Type 
• NOT your Average Mexicana 
• Swifties vs. Malandrinas 
• Ovaries Hang Low 
• Sabado Gigante Pedro Rivera
• An Army of C(Ho)sen Friends 

This week we got Mr. Pelavacas himself, a man who needs no introduction - CHALINO SANCHEZ.

Love him or hate him, Chalino had a huge impact on musica regional. He was rough around the edges, sang off-key (there is hope for Jerry after all), &  his material dealt violence, drugs, and excess in an unfiltered way...A huge part of his success is due to the fact that he made his career on the U.S. side in a little town known as Los Angeles, California - not in his home state of Sinaloa. It's hard to imagine what corridos tumbados would look like today without this man's influence. For Jerry & Fern, little paisa teens in Huntington Park at the time, Chalino made it cool AF to be paisa AF.

For topics, the fellas discussed

Chalino the Paisa Fresh Prince
Love from the Jewish Community of L.A.
Tiroteo in Coachella
Jerry's Gambling Addiction
Adan Sanchez  aka Jerry's Twin

Nunca Tuvo Medio (Chalino Documentary)
Idolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez 

Quebradita was Different when it arrived in the early 1990s. It was faster, more modern, flashy, and in the case of Banda Machos: extremely h*rny. Makes sense why they are one of Jerry’s favorite bands. 

For Jerry & Fern, young teenagers in Los Angeles (Huntington Park) at the time, artists like Banda Machos made it cool to be paisa. Before this, being too Mexican was low-key embarrassing. Vicente, Juan Gabriel, Los Bukis - anything perceived as too Mexican was outdated or corny. This was the era of Death Row and 90s Hip-Hop. Grunge, MTV. Banda Machos CAME onto the scene DRIPPING in paisa Swag. It was in your face, loud, fast, hard, harder... OMG...RIGHT THERE... whoops sorry about that, got carried away with the caption there. 

REAL TALK Banda Machos was unapologetic and kept the torch burning for Mexican music during the 1990s. Today, musica regional is massive and only growing in popularity. It's thanks to bands like Machos who kept it relevant during their era that we're able to see the continued success! Saquen la bolsita & the ostrich boots, we turning up with this one!!!

Topics Discussed

• Banda Machos is the h*rniest band to ever exist
• Quebradita hit different in 1990s L.A.
• Un Indio (Jerry) Quiere Llorar
• How to Clown your Suegra 
• Jerry the Concert Viola Player 
• Progressive Trans Anthem (Me LLamo Raquel)

It's hard to overstate the popularity of BRONCO in Mexico / Latin America, especially during the late 80s and most of the 90s. Sh*t, Lupe Esparza is nearly 70 and still touring after 45+ years in the game. Bronco is an essential part of Mexican culture and that's why we're kicking off season 2 with these legendary G.O.A.T.S. 

Topics discussed 

WTF is Grupera Music?
Un Fin De Semana is the ultimate side chick song 
El Quinto Bronco - The 5th Bronco’s Revenge 
When Thugs Cry  (A Horse Put Down)
Ramiro is A White Boy 
Justice for Bronco 956

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Tragos Amargos Podcast season 2 premieres Monday April 8! We got Bronco, Banda Machos, Joan Sebastian & more this season!  Agarrense.

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Wrapping up this season with a list of all the songs we forgot, the artists we want to cover & all the toxic reasons Jerry loves paisa music. Share this with your people! so we can continue making more seasons, we appreciate the support!! #TragosAmargosPodcast

Our most vulnerable episode yet. El Chivo Mas Divino. The legend Juan Gabriel.

Topics discussed: 

• An artist's artist: composer, writer, singer, dancer, fashionista 
• Not Gay, Not Straight: An other worldly being 
• Having kids with domestic workers ala Arnold 
•  Jerry hates novelas 

Jerry's top songs: Porque me haces llorar, Pero que necesidad, La Diferencia, Siempre En Mi Mente, Insensible, Te lo pido por favor, La Diferencia, Si quieres

Fern's top songs: Abrazame Muy Fuerte, Se Me Olvido Otra Vez, Inocente Pobre Amigo, Te Sigo Amando, Ya No Vivo Por Vivir, Te Lo Pido Por Favor