Papito en Vietnam
1967 · Pop Art LP 154 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- La Lloroncita
- Title
- Papito en Vietnam
- Release
- Jibarita
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Pop Art # LP 154
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- New York City, New York, Puerto Rico
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Caribbean Folk Music · Jibaro · Bolero
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Born Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús on 17 May 1956, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, the track "Papito en Viet Nam" ("Daddy in Vietnam") (Pop Art Records # 112) is probably the most well-known Vietnam War song from Puerto Rico. Known as La Lloroncita, she was around 10 or 11 years old when she released this record. (2) It appeared on the album Jibarita (Pop Art Records #LP 154). Both the single and album were released in New York, USA. The song was composed by Luz Celenia Tirado, born on 1 August 1928 in Puerto Rico. The song is in the Jibaro genre: "traditionally played by the eponymous mountain-dwelling Latin American culture that live primarily in Puerto Rico". Jíbaro is used in Puerto Rico to refer to the countryside people. (2) Needless to say, this is sung from the perspective of a child whose father is "fighting in Vietnam". She referred to it as a "merciless war" and "terrible conflict", thus leaning towards the anti-war side.&
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Children on Record
Born Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús on 17 May 1956, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, the track "Papito en Viet Nam" ("Daddy in Vietnam") (Pop Art Records # 112) is probably the most well-known Vietnam War song from Puerto Rico. Known as La Lloroncita, she was around 10 or 11 years old when she released this record. (2) It appeared on the album Jibarita (Pop Art Records #LP 154). Both the single and album were released in New York, USA. The song was composed by Luz Celenia Tirado, born on 1 August 1928 in Puerto Rico. The song is in the Jibaro genre: "traditionally played by the eponymous mountain-dwelling Latin American culture that live primarily in Puerto Rico". Jíbaro is used in Puerto Rico to refer to the countryside people. (2) Needless to say, this is sung from the perspective of a child whose father is "fighting in Vietnam". She referred to it as a "merciless war" and "terrible conflict", thus leaning towards the anti-war side.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born Arroyo, Puerto Rico (17 May 1956). Birth name Quetcy Alma.
Themes
In collections
Children on Record · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs · Puerto Rican Songs