麻豆影视

Skip to main content

Carin Leon and Formula One's Sergio Perez discuss their musical collaboration, 'Por La Familia'

Carin Leon performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 20, 2023, left, and Red Bull driver Sergio "Checo" Perez, of Mexico, appears during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit in Singapore on Sept. 15, 2023. Perez appears in the music video for 鈥淧or La Familia,鈥 a new track from Car铆n Le贸n and BorderKid. (AP Photo) Carin Leon performs at the Latin American Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 20, 2023, left, and Red Bull driver Sergio "Checo" Perez, of Mexico, appears during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay circuit in Singapore on Sept. 15, 2023. Perez appears in the music video for 鈥淧or La Familia,鈥 a new track from Car铆n Le贸n and BorderKid. (AP Photo)
Share
LOS ANGELES -

In the music video for "Por La Familia," a new track from Carin Leon and BorderKid, Leon is whisked away into a surrealist landscape inspired by Mexico. His taxi driver? Formula One's Sergio "Checo" Perez.

It might seem like an unusual pairing on paper, but bringing Leon and Perez actually makes a lot of sense: they're both global icons in their respective fields, bringing Mexican culture to the masses.

Leon is a celebrated voice in Mexican music, proving genres like banda, mariachi, norteno and sierreno are international, not "regional Mexican music," as his work -- and the work of his contemporaries like Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado -- is often described.

Red Bull Racing's "Checo" Perez is the sole Mexican Formula One driver on the 2023 grid and the most successful Mexican driver in the motorsport's history.

"I'm a very big fan of Checo. I feel like (to) every Mexican right now, he's our biggest star in sports. We are proud of him for what he is doing for Mexican culture," Leon says. "We're happy to bring the world of music and Formula One together."

Bringing BorderKid -- the musical moniker of A-list producer Edgar Barrera -- into the video was a "merge of our ideas," says Leon, brought together by the project's sponsor, Cash App, to "make something different, make something fresh, and make something very, very Mexican."

Appreciation is mutual. "Carin Leon is very famous and important in our country," says Perez. As a fan of his music, he jumped at the opportunity, connecting with the song's message. "It talks about my story, how everything is done for la familia."

He says he's noticed a deeper intersection between the sport and music -- particularly Latin Music, with Maluma performing at the Grand Prix in Miami this year, and J Balvin taking the stage at the first ever Las Vegas race next month. "Latin music is having a great time," says Perez. "People are enjoying it and it's great to have our Latin music all around the world."

"It's great to have that in the F1 community and within the sport," he adds.

"For the artist, to have this connection with the sport, it's like another dream come true," says Leon. "I'm very happy with what's happening with Mexican music."

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

Unusual flippered feet are making their way into the Saint Lawrence River this weekend. Led by underwater explorer and filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin, volunteer divers are combing the riverbed near Beauharnois in Mont茅r茅gie to remove hundreds of tires that have been polluting the aquatic environment for decades.

A body has been found in the vicinity where a woman went missing on the Ottawa River near Pembroke, Ont. while kayaking Tuesday night, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

A man is facing numerous drug trafficking charges after Dufferin OPP seized a large assortment of drugs and weapons in Orangeville earlier this week.

Local Spotlight

Cole Haas is more than just an avid fan of the F.W. Johnson Wildcats football team. He's a fixture on the sidelines, a source of encouragement, and a beloved member of the team.

Getting a photograph of a rainbow? Common. Getting a photo of a lightning strike? Rare. Getting a photo of both at the same time? Extremely rare, but it happened to a Manitoba photographer this week.

An anonymous business owner paid off the mortgage for a New Brunswick not-for-profit.

They say a dog is a man鈥檚 best friend. In the case of Darren Cropper, from Bonfield, Ont., his three-year-old Siberian husky and golden retriever mix named Bear literally saved his life.

A growing group of brides and wedding photographers from across the province say they have been taken for tens of thousands of dollars by a Barrie, Ont. wedding photographer.

Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

The search for a missing ancient 28-year-old chocolate donkey ended with a tragic discovery Wednesday.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrating an important milestone in the organization's history: 50 years since the first women joined the force.

It's been a whirlwind of joyful events for a northern Ontario couple who just welcomed a baby into their family and won the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot last month.