Los Tigres del Norte are coming to Springfield for a surprising collaboration with The Simpsons. The storied regional Mexican music band will appear Sunday (Dec. 28) in an episode of the iconic animated series, performing a new song titled “El Corrido de Pedro y Homero,” the show and the band announced jointly on Friday (Dec. 26).
“A legendary band. An original song. A very Simpsons twist,” reads a shared post on Instagram, which includes two images of the animated version of the members of Los Tigres onstage wearing their signature outfits. In one of them, they are accompanied by Homer Simpson wearing a charro hat, and Bumblebee Man, who in an episode titled “Team Homer,” is referred to as Pedro.
Titled “The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi,” the episode, which centers around Bumblebee Man, “is a love letter of sorts to our Latin American fans, and to Mexican culture specifically,” Cesar Mazariegos, co-executive producer of The Simpsons, said in a statement, noting that it also features Mexican talent behind the mic, including Academy Award-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu and the voice of Latin American Homer, Humberto Velez.
“So when it came to adding a musical touch to the episode, we wanted to aim for the moon. We thought a corrido, or folkloric ballad, retelling the story of the episode would be an awesome way to close it out, and who better than ‘los Jefes de Jefes’ themselves, los Tigres del Norte,” Mazariegos said.
The alliance between Los Tigres del Norte and The Simpsons isn’t far fetched. Now in its 37th season, Fox’s animated series has addressed timeless themes such as social classes and societal issues, and hasn’t shied away from political and current topics. Los Tigres del Norte, meanwhile, has been known for over half a century for raising their voices in support of immigrants and speaking out on various social causes. Songs such as “La Reina del Sur,” “La Lotería,” “Pedro y Pablo” and of course “Jefe de Jefes” are part of the band’s extensive repertoire.
Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons will air on Fox and stream on Disney+. Check out the announcement of the collaboration below.
