A canción for Clinton
One political nod this week came with trumpets, accordion and violins. Clinton won a song and an endorsement from famed Mexican ranchera singer Vicente “Chente” Fernandez, her latest snap-up of support from the Latino community.
“Queridos hermanos, su voz es su voto,” Fernandez says in a video — dear brothers, your voice is your vote. “Juntos se puede” — together we can.
The video flashes through clips of Clinton campaigning with Latino voters around the country, with Fernandez serenading in the background. The singer put the song together with the help of Latino Victory Project, a group whose political branch, Latino Victory Fund, endorsed Clinton in February.
He also takes a few swings at Trump, referring to the candidate’s insults directed at Mexico.
“A mi pueblo le dolió que alguien hiciera una ofenza,” he says — it hurt my people that someone offended us.