Chicharrero

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Chicarrero are the people whose origin lies with the "laguneros" which make up the natives in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The population of the Chicarrero is mainly fishers in the same municipality.

The distinctive style of the inhabitants is dispersed across all of the natives in the island of Tenerife. In the present times, these area are inhabited by locals with several pubs that serve "Tasca el Abuelo" significantly featured in restaurants, as well as including "Guacimara" and "Limón y menta" (Lemon and mint).

A popular song of Carnival is "Chicharrero de Corazón" the chorus of which goes something like this:

"Chicharrero, chicharrero, chicharrero de corazón. Salta a la calle y dale al tambor que el carnaval ya empezó."

Which roughly translated to English is:

"Chicharrero, chicharrero, chicharrero of my heart. Pour into the streets and pick up the drum, the carnival has already started"

Some versions will replace the word empezó with llegó which changes the translation to "the carnival has been reached."

Like many drinking songs, versions are just as abundent as ways to create drinks on the vacation paradise of Tenerife.