Los Tigres del Norte have gone gold and platinum many occasions, however on Sunday the acclaimed group went yellow for the primary time.
The Grammy-winning band appeared in animated kind on the newest episode of “The Simpsons,” which aired Sunday, and carried out an authentic corrido concerning the escapades of Homer Simpson and Pedro Chespirito (also called the Bumblebee Man).
The sudden collaboration got here with some anticipation because the long-running present promoted the group’s look Friday on social media.
“A legendary band. An authentic music. A really Simpson twist. @lostigresdelnorte carry out “El Corrido de Pedro y Homero” this Sunday on FOX,” this system’s official Instagram web page wrote in a publish alongside a pair of stills from the episode.
The “Jaula de Oro” artists seem solely in the long run credit and their tune recaps the zany adventures of Homer and Pedro throughout the episode. Within the Simpsons-verse, Pedro Chespirito performs a beloved character on the slapstick comedy Spanish-language present “Channel Ocho.” The character is an homage to Mexican tv icon Roberto Gómez Bolaños, higher referred to as “Chespirito.” Bumblebee Man is a nod to “El Chapulín Colorado,” and “Channel Ocho” is a reference to to Gómez Bolaño’s greatest identified character, El Chavo del Ocho.
“We’re deeply grateful and really glad for this particular second in our historical past, being a part of the universe of The Simpsons,” Los Tigres Del Norte advised Rolling Stone. “For us, it’s an honor that our tales proceed to cross borders, cultures, and generations. “When music tells tales, it might probably attain anyplace… even Springfield.”
The episode’s head author Cesar Mazariegos advised Rolling Stone the band’s inclusion was a “tip of the hat” to the present’s sizable Latin American fandom, particularly its Mexican and Mexican American followers.
“They’re absolute, worldwide legends. I imply, they had been on tour after we reached out to ask them for a music. I assumed they wouldn’t have time,” Mazariegos stated. “After we heard again that they had been recreation, I couldn’t have been extra thrilled.”
Mexican director and Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu was additionally portrayed and voiced himself in Sunday’s episode.
Los Tigres del Norte’s visitor spot is simply the newest in an extended line of musical legends featured on “The Simpsons.” U2, Paul McCartney, Inexperienced Day, Ringo Starr, Sting and Dolly Parton have made an look on the present.
Different Latinx artists have popped up in Springfield as effectively, together with Tito Puente, Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. In 2021, Unhealthy Bunny made a particular look in “The Simpsons” universe when he launched an animated music video for his 2020 ballad “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” — which sees him drawn into the identical universe as “The Simpsons.”
