Frijolero is a song from Molotov

Molotov (band)

Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...

's 2003 record Dance and Dense Denso

Dance and Dense Denso

Dance and Dense Denso is Mexican band Molotov's third LP,released in 2003 through Universal Music Latino. It includes the hit "Frijolero".-Track listing:# "Dance and Dense Denso"# "Here We Kum"# "Changüich a la Chichona"# "No Me Da Mi Navidad "...

. Its lyrics comprise an exchange where characters trade racially loaded barbs at the Mexico–US border. "Frijolero" is a facetious calque

Calque

In linguistics, a calque or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word or root-for-root translation.-Calque:...

 of "beaner

Beaner

Beaner is a slang term, widely regarded as derogatory, that refers to people of Mexican descent. The term originates from the prevalence of frijoles pintos and other beans in Mexican food....

," an insulting American English

American English

American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....

 term for a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

; the American character is described as "pinche gringo puñetero" (roughly, "fucking gringo

Gringo

Gringo is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America, to denote foreigners, often from the United States. The term can be applied to someone who is actually a foreigner, or it can denote a strong association or assimilation into...

 queer") The group won a Latin Grammy for the colorful rotoscoped video in the field of Best Short Form Music Video

Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. The award is given to the performer, director and producer of the video.-2010s:-2000s:...

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The song was extremely controversial on both sides of the border.