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Afiche y Hueso

Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas
Artist
Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas
Latin Salsa3:10April 20, 2026
0:00 3:10

Influenced by Celia Cruz, La India, Héctor Lavoe, Yolanda Rivera, Brenda K. Starr. Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and learned to sing over the sound of her father's timbales. Raised in the sonic crucible of the South Bronx, she earned her nickname in the city's toughest dance halls, her powerful voice telling the stories of her block. Her songs are a tribute to the resilience of a woman who carries an island in her throat and a city in her heart. She still lives in the neighborhood that made her.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(A cappella)
Martes de noviembre, ciento cuarenta y nueve con la Morris.
El viento con filo de navaja nos corta la cara.
(Full band enters)
Javi, con diez y nueve años y un rollo de cinta en la mano,
me mira como si este frío fuera un insulto personal.
El pegamento se te hiela en la yema del dedo,
y el poste de luz suda un óxido helado.

[Chorus]
Afiche y hueso, así pintamos la acera.
Nuestra tinta es el alma, nuestra voz la ventolera.
Afiche y hueso, que se lea en cada esquina,
que esta calle de concreto todavía respira.

[Verse 2]
Él patea una lata y me dice que pa' qué, que no sirve de nada.
Señala con la barba ese edificio de vidrio y soberbia.
Dice que borra el sol, que es una cicatriz mal curada,
que su abuela ya no reconoce ni la ropa en la cuerda.
Y en el aire, mezclado con la cebolla del carrito,
le oigo un eco bajito, el silbido de un coquí.

[Chorus]
Afiche y hueso, así pintamos la acera.
Nuestra tinta es el alma, nuestra voz la ventolera.
Afiche y hueso, que se lea en cada esquina,
que esta calle de concreto todavía respira.

[Bridge]
Me le acerco y le digo, bajito, que no me oiga el viento.
"Tienes la sangre caliente, Javi, no dejes que el bloque te la enfríe."
Él me mira esperando más, pero me volteo y le miento:
"Anda, apura, que se nos congela hasta el coraje."

[Outro]
(Coro fades out, repeating)
Afiche y hueso… calle de concreto…
Afiche y hueso… respira…

About Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas

Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and learned to sing over the sound of her father's timbales. Raised in the sonic crucible of the South Bronx, she earned her nickname in the city's toughest dance halls, her powerful voice telling the stories of her block. Her songs are a tribute to the resilience of a woman who carries an island in her throat and a city in her heart.…

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