Rafa Muro Benavidez
Chalino Sanchez Lyrics

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El primero de septiembre
Año del ochenta y cinco
En todos quedó presente
Se murió Rafael Muro
A traición, dice la gente

Llevaba dos compañeros

Judiciales del estado
Y como iban muy nerviosos
Él ya les había anotado
Que había paga de por medio
Y la orden de asesinarlo

De repente le hacen fuego
Y herido les contestaba
Él y su fiel compañero
Era el Güero Malapaga
Matando a los judiciales
Y el Güero grave quedaba

Un retén no se enteraba
Armados con metralletas
Dejaron como cedazo
Su flamante camioneta
El Güero, muerto quedó
Rafael brincó la cerca

Más de trescientos balazos
La camioneta llevaba
Rafael quería fugarse
En dos rines caminaba
Y en el segundo retén
El parque se le acababa

Rafael Muro vivía
Cuado aun lo capturaron
Los judiciales, sonrientes
Dicen que lo torturaron
Después, con tiro de gracia
Vilmente lo asesinaron

El crucero de Las Varas
De este crimen fue testigo
Y el que dictaba su muerte
Fue el mejor de sus amigos

Se acabó Rafael Muro
Este es su triste corrido

Overall Meaning

The song "Rafa Muro Benavidez" by Chalino Sanchez narrates the true story of the assassination of Rafael Muro Benavidez, a notorious drug trafficker from the state of Durango in Mexico. The lyrics start by mentioning the date and location where the crime took place and how it left a mark on everyone who heard about it. Then, it reveals that Rafael was murdered by two state policemen who were very nervous and had a bounty and order to kill him. Despite being shot, Rafael fought back, killing both policemen and leaving his close friend, "El Güero Malapaga," gravely injured.

The following verses describe how Rafael tried to escape but was chased by the police and shot more than 300 times. Ultimately, Rafael was captured, tortured, and executed by one of his supposed friends, whose identity is not revealed in the song. The story is tragic and highlights the violence that was prevalent during the drug wars in Mexico at the time.

Overall, the song tells a compelling story of Rafael Muro Benavidez's life and death, shedding light on the dangerous world of drug trafficking and the fate that often befalls those involved in it.

Line by Line Meaning

Carretera de Vallarta
The location where the events of the song occurred.

El primero de septiembre
The date of Rafael Muro's death.

Año del ochenta y cinco
The year of Rafael Muro's death.

En todos quedó presente
The event was remembered by everyone.

Se murió Rafael Muro
Rafael Muro died.

A traición, dice la gente
According to people, he was betrayed.

Llevaba dos compañeros
He was accompanied by two companions.

Judiciales del estado
The companions were state police officers.

Y como iban muy nerviosos
The companions were nervous.

Él ya les había anotado
Rafael Muro had already noted something to them.

Que había paga de por medio
He informed them that there was a payment involved.

Y la orden de asesinarlo
He informed them that they were ordered to assassinate him.

De repente le hacen fuego
Suddenly, they opened fire on him.

Y herido les contestaba
Even when he was wounded, he fought back.

Él y su fiel compañero
Rafael Muro and his loyal companion.

Era el Güero Malapaga
Güero Malapaga was his companion's name.

Matando a los judiciales
The two killed the police officers.

Y el Güero grave quedaba
Güero Malapaga was left seriously wounded.

Un retén no se enteraba
A checkpoint was unaware of the events that had taken place.

Armados con metralletas
The checkpoint was armed with machine guns.

Dejaron como cedazo
The checkpoint riddled their truck with bullets.

Su flamante camioneta
Their brand new truck was destroyed.

El Güero, muerto quedó
Güero Malapaga died from his wounds.

Rafael brincó la cerca
Rafael Muro jumped over a fence.

Más de trescientos balazos
Their truck was hit by over 300 bullets.

La camioneta llevaba
The truck was carrying Rafael Muro and Güero Malapaga.

Rafael quería fugarse
Rafael Muro was trying to escape.

En dos rines caminaba
They were traveling on two wheels.

Y en el segundo retén
At the second checkpoint.

El parque se le acababa
Rafael Muro ran out of ammunition.

Rafael Muro vivía
Rafael Muro was still alive.

Cuado aun lo capturaron
He was captured while he was still alive.

Los judiciales, sonrientes
The police officers were smiling.

Dicen que lo torturaron
They claim to have tortured him.

Después, con tiro de gracia
After that, they gave him a coup de grace.

Vilmente lo asesinaron
They killed him in a cowardly manner.

El crucero de Las Varas
The intersection in Las Varas.

De este crimen fue testigo
The intersection was a witness to the crime.

Y el que dictaba su muerte
His best friend was the one who ordered his death.

Fue el mejor de sus amigos
His best friend was the one who betrayed him.

Se acabó Rafael Muro
Rafael Muro met his end.

Este es su triste corrido
This is his sad ballad.

Contributed by Ella H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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