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Q: As a young man, Paredes was always interested in music, corridos (ballads), and singing. His early published scholarship focused on ballads and ballad heroes of the Texas-Mexican border, and through this research he developed a theory about the formation of Chicano folklore.
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As a young man, Paredes was always interested in music, corridos (ballads), and singing. His early published scholarship focused on ballads and ballad heroes of the Texas-Mexican border.