Thousands of Mexican soccer fans celebrated so raucously at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City following El Tri’s World Cup goal against Germany that they triggered a seismic event. Then they broke into song.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, Canta y no llores (Sing and don’t cry).
That folk song, “Cielito Lindo,” has become an anthem for the country and its soccer team. When Spotify set out to create a World Cup-themed video series featuring artists from Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, picking a version of this song by Mexican singer Carlos Rivera was an obvious choice.