Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez

From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro, The De Los Podcast brings you weekly conversations on music, culture, and the Latino experience. Hosted by Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, each episode features artists, actors, and creators shaping today's culture. Search for The De Los Podcast wherever you found this trailer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chalino returns to Mexico and ends up in a Tijuana prison. But being behind bars leads him to discover his talent as a songwriter, and in prison he begins writing songs for local outlaws. After he is released, Chalino returns to the United States to record his first cassettes. He begins selling his music and gains popularity among Mexicans in Southern California. In this episode's theory, we ask — could Chalino have angered the wrong narco with one of his songs? Javier Torres and Ya Después de Muerto performed by Chalino Sánchez, appear in this episode courtesy of Craft Recordings/Concord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chalino and his brother flee to the United States after the party in which he stalks his sister's attackers. When Chalino arrives in California, he meets a local drug lord with two prosthetic arms and an obsession with old mafia movies. In this episode we explore a love triangle theory that involves Chalino, a mob boss and his girlfriend and we'll delve deep on the role of "chisme" or gossip in the Chalino story. Rigo Campos performed by Los Tucanes de Tijuana, and Armando Sánchez performed by Chalino Sánchez, appear in this episode courtesy of Craft Recordings/Concord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chalino grew up surrounded by violence in a humble town in Sinaloa. But his life takes a turn for the worse when a group of men attack his sister. That day he promises to avenge her. Years later, when he is given his first pistol, Chalino is believed to have stalked one of the attackers at a party. This event gives rise to the first theory about who could have killed Chalino. Corrido de Rosalino, performed by Chalino Sánchez, appears in this episode courtesy of Craft Recordings/Concord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Narcocorrido superstar Chalino Sánchez sings to a sold out crowd for the first time in Sinaloa. It's the best night of his career until someone hands him a note. His face turns pale and his smile slowly disappears. That night, after the show, Chalino will be executed. But who killed him and why? We begin a journey to understand Chalino's life and impact, and the theories behind his unsolved murder. Listen to the whole season of Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez, wherever you're listening to this first episode. Nieves de Enero, performed by Chalino Sánchez and Los Amables del Norte, appear in this episode courtesy of Craft Recordings/Concord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Un show que explora la extraordinaria vida del "Rey de los Corridos" e intenta resolver el misterio de su muerte. Disponible a partir de la siguiente semana, en cualquier plataforma de podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices