Jaula de oro (song)

"Jaula de oro" ("Golden cage") is a 1983 corrido or cancion ranchera by Enrique Franco, performed by Los Tigres del Norte on the album Jaula de Oro. The subject of the song is US immigration.^[1][2]

"Jaula de Oro"
Song by Los Tigres del Norte
from the album Jaula de Oro
Language	Spanish
Recorded	1983
Genre	Norteño
Length	2:47
Label	Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)	Enrique Franco

Los Tigres del Norte re-recorded the song with Juanes for MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends in 2011.^[3]

Lyrics

A translation of the lyrics begins as follows: "I have my wife and children whom I brought at a very young age. They no longer remember my beloved Mexico, which I never forget and to which I can never return. What good is money if I am like a prisoner in this great nation?"^[4][5][6]

The song inspired the 1987 Mexican film La jaula de oro and also the 2013 film The Golden Dream.