Emotional Short Film
Emotional short film of a mother receiving an unfortunate phone call while still showing up for her daughter.
My Final Demo:
“Dale de lao’ a lao’”
Written and produced by: Sophia Zuniga
This song is about my personal struggle of being told by people that I am either “Too ‘Gringa’ or “Too Latina.” So I decided to take this concept and kind of turn it around into a Latin Hip-Hop anthem since that was the brief I was given. It’s a song for others who can relate to this and can also dance to it!
Lyrics
Verse:
Me piden otra vez
They ask me again
De donde donde eres
Where, where are you from
Porque? Pa’ que te interesa?
Why? Why does it matter to you?
Porque? porque?
Why? Why?
Ni me conoces?
You don’t even know me
Porque? porque?
Why? Why?
Ni me conoces?
You don’t even know me
Mis padres son de la mitad del mundo
My parents are from the middle of the world
Viajaron, lo hicieron contra todo
They traveled, they did it against all odds
Con una cora fuerte y tanto orgullo
With strong hearts and so much pride
Entonces porque te importa
So why does it matter to you
Si soy Latina o de otra onda
If I’m Latina or on another wavelength
No me jodan yo se mi propia historia
Don’t mess with me, I know my own story
Historia
My story
Chorus:
Pero si quieren la respuesta
But if you want the answer
No voy a repetir, preparense, escucha
I won’t repeat it, get ready, listen
Solo hay una vida y esta es mia
There’s only one life and this one is mine
No hay ninguna regla
There are no rules
Todos me miran y gritan
Everyone looks at me and shouts
Jersey Girl! Gringuita!
Jersey Girl! Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Verse:
A mí me gusta la, la, la atención
I like the, the, the attention
Y me encanta bailar hasta que sale el sol
And I love to dance until the sun comes up
Aunque no me suene una palabra o dos
Even if a word or two doesn’t sound familiar
Palabra o dos
A word or two
Palabra o dos
A word or two
Caderas anchas moviendo de lao’ a lao’
Wide hips moving side to side
Cuando me voy, despidanme, “Aye Sophia ciao”
When I leave, say goodbye to me, “Ay Sophia, ciao”
Y les digo de regreso “Besitos, ciao”
And I say back to them, “Kisses, ciao”
Hablare en cualquier idioma
I’ll speak in any language
Y nadie me va a cambiar
And no one is going to change me
No para nada
No, not at all
No, no, para nada, no
No, no, not at all, no
Chorus:
Pero si quieren la respuesta
But if you want the answer
No voy a repetir, preparense, escucha
I won’t repeat it, get ready, listen
Solo hay una vida y esta es mia
There’s only one life and this one is mine
No hay ninguna regla
There are no rules
Todos me miran y gritan
Everyone looks at me and shouts
Jersey Girl! Gringuita!
Jersey Girl! Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Bridge:
Pero quieren la respuesta
But if you want the answer
No no no les voy a dar
No, no, no, I’m not going to give it to you
No no no les voy a dar
No, no, no, I’m not going to give it to you
Mamacita
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
(Jersey Girl!!! Dale de lao’ a lao’!)
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Chorus:
Pero si quieren la respuesta
But if you want the answer
No voy a repetir, preparense, escucha
I won’t repeat it, get ready, listen
Solo hay una vida y esta es mia
There’s only one life and this one is mine
No hay ninguna regla
There are no rules
Todos me miran y gritan
Everyone looks at me and shouts
Jersey Girl! Gringuita!
Jersey Girl! Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Gringuita!
Little gringa!
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
Dale, de lao’ a lao’
Go on, side to side
