With his gunslinging past and grizzly yarns of coyote crimes, one would be forgiven for taking Rosalino “Chalino” Sánchez as a figure of folklore. But the Sinaloa-born singer left a very real mark on Mexican music during his life, and his legacy—both creative and notorious—continues to live on. Inspired by tales of his fellow inmates while serving time as a young man, he had a natural gift for crafting corrido ballads such as the bravo and prohibido and championed the valiente hard man. Behind their jolly waltzes lie tales of pain and tragedy. They also reveal glimpses of a sensitive heart.