![]() ![]() Cuban hip-hoppers Orishas and Mexican singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas are among the artists on Santaolalla's Universal-distributed Surco Records, one of the most consistent labels going in any language. Los Angeles-based Argentine producer Gustavo Santaolalla has long been instrumental in expanding the definition of "Latin music." Moving in the opposite direction of the manufactured bon bon-shaking tropi-pop that's captured the charts, he has boosted production values for rock and hip-hop performed in Spanish while promoting artists' experimentation with diverse global and regional sounds within a contemporary framework. Accordingly the soundtrack, with its inner-city beats and aggressive raps, rock ballads, and regional dance rhythms, reflects the schizophrenic symphony of life in urban Latin America. ![]() Amores Perros ( Love's a Bitch), the movie in which vicious fighting dogs symbolize the struggles of human characters, has been lauded for its tough portrayal of society in contemporary Mexico City. The punkish props of the Mexican hip-hop group Control Machete, the shopworn spice of a recent Celia Cruz hit, standard cumbia, and the Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" are all in the mix. Listening to tracks featured in Amores Perros - the viscera-twisting Mexican film up for an Academy Award - is like surfing border radio.
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