Comedienne Jesenia Bailey and fellow Latino comedian Carlos A. Gonzalez recently produced a spoof of “La Cucaracha” as performed by Lady Gaga and Pitbull. In the video, below, the two singers are parodied for their grandiose and stylized performances, as the two “singers” sing the classic Mexican folklore song.
Bailey told us that she and Gonzalez collaborated on this project because, as Latino comedians, they frequently have to make their own projects. “We are two comedians with a passion to promote Latino Sketch Comedy in a bold new way so, because of this, given the lack of comedy opportunities that are available to the Latino community, we decided to create and produce our own comedy projects — including: sketch comedy shows, online videos and films,” Bailey said.
The YouTube video is below, and the song may be downloaded on iTunes or Amazon. What do you think?
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Comedienne Jesenia Bailey and fellow Latino comedian Carlos A. Gonzalez recently produced a spoof of “La Cucaracha” as performed by Lady Gaga and Pitbull. In the video, below, the two singers are parodied for their grandiose and stylized performances, as the two “singers” sing the classic Mexican folklore song.
