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"Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo sepas!" (English: I am Puerto Rican, so that you know!) is a song composed in 1995 by Joel Bosch or (Bosh) a.k.a. Taino. [1] [2] The song was born out of a moment of frustration and pride, as Taino overheard an engineer insulting Puerto Ricans in English during a recording session. [3]
The themes and inspiration for his poems and essays were devoted to his defense of his native land. [14] Corretjer's epic poem "Alabanza en la Torre de Ciales" (Praise in the tower of Ciales) (1953), is considered one of the representative works of the "neocriollismo" movement and has had a strong influence on many later poets.
Taino broke barriers of Latin Rap with his successful track, Yo Soy Boricua Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas!, as it became an anthem [13] for Puerto Ricans around the world. In 2015 Newspaper Primera Hora wrote a piece calling the title "a 20 años de nuestro coro mas famoso" [English] "20 Years After Our Most Famous Chorus" calling Taino's chorus to be ...
"Boricua en la luna" is a poem written by Juan Antonio Corretjer. On the booklet of Roy Brown's hits album Colección, he writes that the song "could've never been".Brown writes that in the late 70s, Corretjer handed him the lyrics, which he intended to be décimas, to see if Roy could come up with something.
Their song "Yo Soy Boricua" became a cultural anthem to Puerto Ricans, with the lyrics "Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas", which loosely translates to "I am Boricua, for you to be aware". The lyrics became a very popular phrase to display Puerto Rican culture and pride, mainly in public activities.
Angleró wrote various songs for Valentín’s band, such as: Mírate al espejo, Amolador, Son Son Chararí, and two smash hits: the anthemic “Soy boricua” (a patriotic Puerto Rican song) and “La boda de ella”, a huge hit for the band and then-lead singer Cano Estremera.
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Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tú lo sepas! is a documentary film co-directed by Liz Garbus and Rosie Perez, in which Perez explores Puerto Rican culture and history, from New York City's Puerto Rican Day Parade to a broader examination of Puerto Rico's past.