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Spotify Creates World Cup-Themed Video Series for ¡Viva Latino! Playlist

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.