Current Winners:
judged by Prof. Manuel Muñoz and
performed by Alberto Ranjel and members of Mariachi Rayos del Sol and
Mariachi Tapatio
2009:
1st Place:
“El Día de Guerra” by Clarissa Álvarez, Chretien Martínez, Julio Trejo
Desert View High School
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2nd Place:
“El Corrido de la Familia Jiménez” by Nancy Jiménez
Desert View High School
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3rd Place:
“Untitled” by Elías Rodríguez
Cholla High School
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Past Winners:
2008:
1st place:
Gamaliel Rabago
2nd place:
Daena Arvizu
3rd place:
Ariel Romero
2007:
1st place: Luis Loya
2nd place: Ryan Gonzales
3rd place: Mabel Tovar
2006:
1st place: Elizabeth Tona
2nd place: Fernando Aguirre
3rd place: Julio Robles
2005:
1st place: Jesus A. Marin
2nd place: Nicole Velarde
2004:
1st place: Adriana Aguilar
2nd place: Jose Gutierrez
3rd place: Daniel Hughes
2003:
1st place: Juliana Echerivel Prieto
2nd place: Marcia Contreras
3rd place: Katrina Castillo
2002:
1st place: Eleuterio Cortez
2nd place: Kristina Limon
3rd place: Lizette Ledezma
2001:
1st place: Adolfo Salazar
2nd place: Alicia Marisol Martinez
3rd place: Brenda Alicia Parra
Balderrama
2000:
1st place: Lizette Mendivil and Gabriela Contreras
2nd place: Yajaira Gonzalez
3rd place: Lobsang I. Enriquez
Bilingual Corrido Contest for High School Students
The corrido is a musical ballad form developed in Mexico in the 1800s and originally sung throughout the country. Although still popular in Mexico, over time it became known as “musica de la frontera” (border music) because it was especially popular along both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sponsored by the University of Arizona Poetry Center, this contest for high school students encourages historical and cultural awareness and provides students with a vehicle to express themselves. All Arizona high school students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to apply by writing corridos in Spanish and/or English.
Awards:
1st Place Winner receives $300
2nd Place Winner receives $200
3rd Place Winner receives $100
All winners are invited to perform their corrido with a professional musician at an awards presentation hosted by the Poetry Center. For students who are not comfortable with performing, a musician will be available to present the winning corrido.
Resources for Teaching the Corrido
Poetry Center Lessons at The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge
A great site that allows you to write lyrics online and perform them to a prepared corrido melody: Corridos sin Fronteras
Guidelines
Deadline: December 11, 2009 by 5:00 p.m.
Judge: Alberto Rios
All Arizona high school students in grades 9-12 are eligible.
Submission packets should include:
a completed
application and two copies of the corrido. The author's name should not appear on the same page with the corrido. All entries must be typed. Only original corridos will be accepted. Participants are not required to provide music for the corrido.
Entries may be submitted by mail or in person to:
The University of Arizona Poetry Center
Corrido Contest
1508 E Helen Street
Tucson, AZ 85721-0150
Entries may be submitted by mail or in person to:
The University of Arizona Poetry Center
Corrido Contest
1508 E Helen Street
Tucson, AZ 85721-0150
For more information contact the Poetry Center at
poetry@u.arizona.edu or (520) 626-3765.
