Pancho La Sota

The song "Pancho La Sota" by Beto Quintanilla tells the story of a man who falls into a trap and faces a violent end. The lyrics recount an event from 1975 in the municipality of Camargo, specifically in the ejido Vistahermosa, where the protagonist, Pancho La Sota, arrives in a new Cougar car, armed with a machine gun and a .45 caliber pistol, accompanied by a lady on a fateful Tuesday, the 25th.

The narrative unfolds as Pancho La Sota steps out of his car and heads to a house where he was summoned, unaware that he was walking into an ambush. Three armed men disarm him and open fire at close range. Injured, he attempts to retrieve his machine gun from the car, but collapses nearby, bleeding from his wounds. The lady who was waiting for him urges him to take the machine gun to defend himself. Despite being wounded, Pancho manages to kill two of his attackers with the machine gun, while the police find another one dying. Pancho then drives himself to Reynosa, despite his injuries.

As he lies dying, Pancho La Sota says his goodbyes to his companions, agents, police, and friends, including Commander Chapa and Chuy Quintanilla. The song is a corrido, a traditional Mexican ballad that often tells stories of heroes, outlaws, and significant events, usually with a moral or political message. Beto Quintanilla was known for his narcocorridos, which are corridos that focus on the lives of people involved in the drug trade, often romanticizing their lives and deaths.