Known and respected for its vivid, true–ife lyrics, La Sinfonía has always brought something of a cinematic sweep to its songs. So it’s fitting that the East L.A. hip-hop trio’s “Respira” (Breathe) has been selected for use in the film Fast Food Nation, slated for a Fall 2006 release.
Directed by Richard Linklater (School of Rock, Dazed and Confused), the movie boasts an all-star ensemble cast including Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Wilmer Valderrama, Kris Kristofferson, Avril Lavigne, Luis Guzmán, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, and Ana Claudia Talancón (El Crimen del Padre Amaro). A scathing, darkly funny picture screened at Cannes, Fast Food Nation takes an unflinching look at the fast-food industry, undocumented immigration, and greed.
La Sinfonía, too, is a group that doesn’t shy away from tough subjects – their songs deal with the life-and-death issues of growing up in the urban barrios. “Respira,” taken from their 2004 debut El Dolor, La Lucha, y el Triunfo (Pain, Struggle, and Triumph), is a roller-coaster of a track that combines a cotton-candy chorus with menacing rhymes about people who’d take your money, or perhaps your life.
Comprising Mexican-American rappers Seis (Alfonso García), Arsenal (Luis E. Bañuelos) and rapper/singer Vane (Arsenal’s younger sister Vanessa Bañuelos), La Sinfonía formed in 2003 and quickly gained a reputation as one of hip-hop’s most thoughtful and innovative groups.
El Dolor, La Lucha, y El Triunfo (Pain, Struggle and Triumph) produced the hits “Inseparable,” “Abrázame Muy Fuerte” and “Infiel,” and brought the trio to the attention of Hurban radio nationwide.
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Gritty track “Respira” featured in upcoming movie Fast Food Nation as the band gets set to release its second album
August 1, 2006 By
