Corridos del Alma

These are characters of a dark ride concept telling the story of Tecpacoatl, a traveling musician who keeps souls alive by singing their stories in corridos, meeting El Charro Negro, a demon making deals with struggling people in exchange for their souls.

Tecpacoatl, also going by Paco, is the son of Quetzalcoatl, born after Quetzalcoatl dropped feathers into Pico de Orizaba, and from the ashes Tecpacoatl emerged. Quetzalcoatl, disappointed by his sons lack of interest in destruction, abandons him to live Tlexcala. Living in Tlexcala, Paco learns to dance and play music, finding a new purpose in life in playing music and writing corridos. He begins traveling the land stopping by many Pueblos Magicos, learning the stories of the townsfolk and telling their stories across his travels.