Mi Vida Loca (also known as My Crazy Life) is a 1994 American drama film directed and written by Allison Anders. It centers on the plight of young Mexicanas and Chicanas (and their male counterparts) growing up in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles, who face the struggles of friendship, romantic entanglements, and motherhood in a neighborhood ravaged by gang violence. Based on a true story.
At the time of filming, most of the cast was made up of unknown actors, some of whom were actual gang members from Echo Park. It also include the first film appearances from Salma Hayek and Jason Lee, in small roles.
Mi Vida Loca tells the story of young Mexican-American women in Los Angeles and the struggles they have in a life of early motherhood while being members of a street gang. Mousie (Seidy López) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles) are best friends from childhood, growing up in Echo Park, a neighborhood that had a significant amount of gang activity in the 1980s and 1990s, and remaining loyal to each other. But when Sad Girl sleeps with Mousie's boyfriend (a member of their neighborhood gang who is killed in a drug deal gone bad) and becomes pregnant, their friendship is ruptured.
"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in November 1994 as the third single from the album, Sweetheart's Dance. She co-wrote the song with Jess Leary, and co-produced it with Steve Fishell. The song is Tillis' only number-one single on the Billboard country charts.
Tillis said that she chose the song's title after seeing a guest on Geraldo who had a tattoo reading "mi vida loca", which is Spanish for "my crazy life".
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "south-of-the-border Bo Diddley feel."
The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in late 1994.
Compiled from album liner notes.
Mi Vida Loca is a studio album released by Jenni Rivera in 2007. Mi Vida Loca earned Rivera the award, Regional Mexican Album Of The Year at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards.
"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a number-one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album (he had previously released several albums in Spanish). The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999. La vida loca is Spanish for "the crazy life."
"Livin' la Vida Loca" is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition of other Spanish-speaking artists (first Enrique Iglesias, then later Shakira, Thalía, and Paulina Rubio) into the English-speaking market easier. Before this time, most non-Latino Americans had never heard of Martin until what CNN reported was a show-stopping performance of "La Copa de la Vida" at the 41st Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene. "Livin' la Vida Loca" sold over 8 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time.
Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez, also known as Pancho Céspedes, is a Grammy-nominatedLatin American singer, musician, and songwriter born in Santa Clara, Cuba. Céspedes is currently a naturalized Mexican. He is most known for his 1998 song, "Vida Loca".
Cuban-born singer/songwriter Francisco Céspedes left his physician career to get involved in romantic music movement called "feeling" ( bolero and jazz mixed in Cuba ). After his arrival in Mexico, 1993, Luis Miguel included one of Francisco's authored title "Pensar en ti" in the album "Aries", that was the international debut on Francisco composer career. Luis Miguel selected again in 1996 the title "Qué tú te vas" from him and included it in the álbum "Nada es igual".
His debut as soloist singer and writer was in the Festival de Viña del Mar 1997, representing México with the title "Hablo de ti", a song written in Cuba years earlier. In this acclaimed Latino-american festival he was awarded with second price and served Francisco Céspedes to record his first album in 1997 as soloist: Vida loca. This album was well received in México, Spain, US, Perú y Chile as fully loaded with love and sensibility.
Mi Vida may refer to:
Mi Vida (My life) is the title of the studio album released by Mexican pop singer José José in 1982. The main hits of the album were: "Mi vida", "Contigo no", "Siempre te vas", "Nunca sabrán" and "Desesperado". José José continued positioned as one of the top sellers of records in Latin America. The album earned six Gold and one Platinum albums.
Hoy en el show de carolina
Jovenes mujeres señoras
Que no se resignan a ser
Lo que ellas llaman MB
Mujeres basicas
El tema de hoy mujeres
Que viven la vida loca.
Que vivo una vida
Soy hembra muy diferente
Que vivo mi vida recia
Quien sabe que hay en mi mente
Que ya esta bien del desorden
Que eh vivido desde siempre.
Porque tanto les molesta
Que me quiera divertir
Que goze de todo a todo
Mis verdades no fingir
Quiero contar mis parrandas
Antes que vaya a morir.
Que de parranda en parranda
Verguenza tengo muy poca
Que a lo grande me divierto
Corro de una fiesta a otra
Que sepan que es muy mi gusto
El vivir mi vida loca.
Y es muy mi gusto ajaaa...
Arriva culiacan sinaloa señores.
Para que quieren que este
Encerradita en mi casa
Yo no soy una santita
Les rompo mas que una taza
Si no sirvo pa tortear
Pa que me compran la masa
No naci para sirvienta
De ni un perro soy la gata
Desde niña fui muy rebelde
Y no soy ama de casa
En eso me saco un cero
Ya dejen de darme lata.
Yo seguire mis parrandas
Pidiendo un puño de tierra
Que me entierren con la banda
Y me canten los rivera
Yo vivo mi vida loca