To cross Mexico’s mountains by feet, to arrive by the desert leading ultimately to the USA is the first step for thousands of immigrants looking to achieve the American dream

Trepando Montes (Feat. Juan Carlos Rojas El Peje)

"El Tren De La Bestia" or The Beast Train is a fleet of ten trains that journey from Mexico’s southern border to its northern frontier, traversing countless trials and tribulations, facing military checkpoints, abductions, accidents, derailments, and a landscape of violence, crime, and insecurity.

Many do not survive, many do manage to survive, and those who survive hold in their minds the American dream, the dream of finding work and living with less insecurity.

El Tren De La Bestia (Feat. Jhon Valle)

"Pueblo Fantasma" or Ghost town speaks of the towns that migrants leave behind on their way to the United States, considering that they abandon families, homes, and many return, while many do not.

Crime is also a factor that empties towns and forces people to leave, just like drug trafficking.


Pueblo Fantasma (Feat. Juan Carlos Rojas el Peje)

"la Locura" or Madness is the experience through the eyes of a Latino who arrives to work in the United States and encounters the world of casinos, where money is squandered, thrown away, people become depressed and addicted to the machines, few win, and almost everyone loses. It’s a culture of consumption and madness that never ceases, where people cannot see daylight because they are locked away, unaware of the time of day, and in stark contrast to the humble cultures of Latin America, it becomes a profoundly shocking experience.

But they end up working there because that’s where the money is.

La Locura (Feat. Pajaro Canzani)

Juan De Maria is a mexican guitar player singer and composer based in Paris France.
His music offers a broad mix of styles and rhythms, but most of the influence came from the Tijuana Rock movement, the string spice of Carlos Santana, Jerry García and the Willy Bobo’s from the 70’s decade, his guitar fight for freedom speech and for a free style, he adopted the modern cultural approach that always lean towards the latin and hispanic heritage, and immigration. 

Juan De Maria merged rock with many traditional latin american and African rhythms such as; cumbia, chicha, son cubano, cumbancha, cha cha cha, soukous, reggae, norteña, huapango, ska, mexican regional, guajira, balkan, mambo, toureg and some touches of blues with a couple psychedelic shades that make you look back on Jimi Hendrix and Santana; Juan De Maria owns a breakthrough concept with real “up to day” themed lyrics that provide identity to social groups from every latin-american corner in the world.

Juan De María

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