Raquenel Villanueva

Raquenel Villanueva

Raquenel Villanueva

Her last name is VillanuevaSe apellida villanueva
And she lives in MonterreyY radica en monterrey
By profession, she's a lawyerDe profesión licenciada
The woman is braveEs valiente la mujer
Terror of the courtsTerror de los tribunales
They call her Raquenel.Le apodan a raquenel.

You defend only drug lordsQue defiendes puros narcos
That's what a judge used to sayAsí le decía un juez
That your sums are very millionaireQue sumas muy millonarias
You charge for defendingTu cobras por defender
And for getting out criminalsY por sacar delincuentes
That I just put in.Que yo acabo de meter.

I know it bothers manySe que a muchos incomoda
My way of workingMi forma de trabajar
Because I have no commitmentsPues no tengo compromisos
With any authorityCon ninguna autoridad
They fight for imprisonmentEllos pelean el encierro
I fight for freedom.Yo peleo la libertad.

I don't come to defend nunsNo vengo a defender monjas
Nor sacristans nor priestsNi sacristanes ni curas
I come to get my clients outVengo a sacar a mis clientes
Who request my helpQue solicitan mi ayuda
I charge them what I charge themDe que les cobro loes cobro
There's no doubt about that.De eso no le quede duda.

I know I don't fix the worldSe que no compongo el mundo
But I must help in somethingPero en algo he de ayudar
My work is very humaneMi trabajo es muy humano
Those who can pay, payPaga el que puede pagar
With part of that moneyCon parte de ese dinero
I bring food to the prison.Llevo comida al penal.

She's a single motherEs una madre soltera
And her girl is her loveY su niña es su querer
For being noble and justPor ser noble y justiciera
The world treats her backwardsLa trata el mundo al revés
Because the evil of menPues la maldad de los hombres
They are cruel to women.Se ensañan con la mujer.

There have been many attemptsYa son muchos atentados
And God lets her liveY dios la deja vivir
The curse of the guiltyLa maldición del culpable
Maybe it's yet to comeTal vez este por venir
Let God decideDejen a dios que decida
Who has to die.A quien le toca morir.