This soap opera is about a married couple slowly growing apart. Mario works the night shift at a bar. Maria works the day shift at a warehouse. They never have time for sex or romance. One night, Mario comes home early and finds Maria making out with another man in front of their house. Both men engage in a battle of knives, Mario gets killed. Maria lies to the police, claiming Mario was robed and killed by junkies. Thus, Mario gets stabbed 3 times: first in the forehead by Maria's betrayal; then in the heart by Maria's lover; and last by the false report in the news. The tragic ending with media references reminds me of another song involving knives written by Ruben Blades (Pedro Navaja).
I like your interpretation. I'd add that an almacén can be a warehouse, but a gran almacén is a department store, so it adds to the tragedy (or maybe melodrama) that there's no night shift María could have switched to. I didn't think María lied to the police. My interpretation is that the news just assumes that violence in a questionable neighborhood is drug related.
I like your interpretation. I'd add that an almacén can be a warehouse, but a gran almacén is a department store, so it adds to the tragedy (or maybe melodrama) that there's no night shift María could have switched to. I didn't think María lied to the police. My interpretation is that the news just assumes that violence in a questionable neighborhood is drug related.
This soap opera is about a married couple slowly growing apart. Mario works the night shift at a bar. Maria works the day shift at a warehouse. They never have time for sex or romance. One night, Mario comes home early and finds Maria making out with another man in front of their house. Both men engage in a battle of knives, Mario gets killed. Maria lies to the police, claiming Mario was robed and killed by junkies. Thus, Mario gets stabbed 3 times: first in the forehead by Maria's betrayal; then in the heart by Maria's lover; and last by the false report in the news. The tragic ending with media references reminds me of another song involving knives written by Ruben Blades (Pedro Navaja).
I like your interpretation. I'd add that an almacén can be a warehouse, but a gran almacén is a department store, so it adds to the tragedy (or maybe melodrama) that there's no night shift María could have switched to. I didn't think María lied to the police. My interpretation is that the news just assumes that violence in a questionable neighborhood is drug related.
I like your interpretation. I'd add that an almacén can be a warehouse, but a gran almacén is a department store, so it adds to the tragedy (or maybe melodrama) that there's no night shift María could have switched to. I didn't think María lied to the police. My interpretation is that the news just assumes that violence in a questionable neighborhood is drug related.