Bienvenido a Panama
ciudad del Diablo Rojo
Home of the Red Devil
They call it the Red Devil because these guys drive crazy
no signal light, no brake light
they just pull in front of people, they stop anywhere
pick up passenger
While the whole city used to use them
the city and the country
they have like from Chorrera, Arraijan
Diablo Rojo was special here in Panama
Oh, I came here in 1966 man
the place wasn't like this when I came up here
A lot of high rising, a lot of building
The place is developing a whole lot
and they're going to change it a lot more
We're getting a Metro Bus
They're changing the Diablo Rojos for these Metro Bus
and fill up the country with some new buses
Goddamn! They got a lot of bus up here
I didn't know this amount of bus was up here man
The old art is gone
Salazar
Andres Salazar is the guy who painted all these buses
I mean all these paint
Yeah, he's famous man!
The fame is like a steam
The popularity is an accident
The money have wing
The only steam that we keep is your character
I always start early, then God provides for the rest of the day
He provides the breasts
My first bus went between Boca la Caja and Chorrillo
And then I did "Fantomas, Mama-Ines and those buses
The drivers wanted their buses painted as business cards and as advertising too
So when the buses arrived, everyone wanted to ride the "Phantom"
because it was the best looking
or the 'Mama-Ines' because it was the best looking, see?
If it looks good and has the best music, you're in the money
The buses are painted to match the times
Every day things change, this is the rhythm of life
The era, the fashion, the music -- these dictate the style
Today it's one thing and tomorrow something else
The images and messages of the buses are always changing
Clasically, clients wanted some curtains, their girlfriends' names
and messages along the side, written in the old style
I've always loved the classic style
I love an old car more than a new car
A car from the '30s, I prefer to a new car
It's a part of our folklore
Because it carries many messages from our shared experiences
our music, our traditions, our everything
The Diablo Rojo was an open book
With many messages in different forms
I'll tell you: political, material, spiritual, and personal messages
The paintings were letters in the language of images
in the language of the humble classes
The Diablo Rojo is leaving
It's leaving forever
It's a memory
This soda's not gone
Soda and water. Tasty
Beautiful!
I love you!