Anita Tijoux and La Brígida Orquesta are part of the soundtrack of the documentary “To die for Colo”, which tells the story of the championship in bankruptcy. In this context, a new version of the Cacique’s hymn was released.
Along with other pieces of music, the Colo Colo anthem must be the most beautiful composition in the world. Its sounds bristle the skin of all the white-heartedsince it accurately portrays what it is to be a colocolino.
Many have ventured to deliver their versions of the Cacique’s hymn. going through the Sonora Palacios in her cassette “A lo campeon”, another by Ángel Parra or one with a more modern style such as the one that the Eternal Champion players sang to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the institution.
The new version of the Colo Colo anthem by Anita Tijoux
In the context of the documentary about the Colo Colo champion in bankruptcy, part of the soundtrack is composed by Anita Tijoux and Gabo Paillao from La Brígida Orquesta. The artists brought out all their creativity and They composed a new version of the albo hymn that can be heard in the audiovisual piece “To die for the Colo”.
The singer, a renowned fan of Popular, wears the shirt that was delivered at the inauguration of the statue of Carlos Caszely and, in the video, they show various passages from the past and recent history of the Eternal Champion.
The history of the Colo Colo anthem
Of course, the Colo Colo anthem as we know it today, is the third song in the history of Popular. The first was the work of David Arellano in 1927 and was called “Fuerte, Colo Colo”. Said song was an adaptation of a very famous Mexican corrido of the time, called “La muerte de Pancho Villa”. Subsequently, in 1941, the first hymn with a choir and performed for military bands was created. This song was created by Carlos Casassus and Javier Renjifo and it was executed for the first time on November 6 of that year, in a match between River Plate and Colo Colo.
However, that song was quickly changed and the hymn that would remain forever in the memory of Colocolina was created. The so-called “Como el Colo Colo no hay”, created by Carlos Ulloa Díaz and performed for the first time in 1943, quickly permeated the society of the time and remained forever in the history of the club.
