LOS ANGELES -- When the Book of Life mariachis take requests, they're literally taking requests for anything.
Wednesday was "Mariachi My Tweet" night over at The Book of Life's Twitter feed, where the Los Angeles eight-piece Mariachi Los Toros (playing as the @BookofLifeMovie Mariachis) would turn any tweet into a catchy, dead-perfect mariachi melody.
Between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. PT, the band fielded more than 1,000 tweets with the hashtag #MariachiMyTweet, 45 of which were turned into 20 seconds of pure fiesta. Some of the responses were hilariously random -- as if the hashtag were used by accident -- but no less perfect lyrical structures.
I have to warn you, though, these things are like churros -- there's no way you're taking just a bite.
Of course, as the Friday release is coming from Fox, they opened with ...
The 20th Century Fox fanfare
The band is here and ready for your tweets! Use #MariachiMyTweet & you might hear your words in a song! #BookOfLifehttps://t.co/QLw6hiR4Vy— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 14, 2014
It's almost Halloween, too
It's almost #BookOfLife #BookOfLife! RT @ifancyzoesal: "It's almost Halloween Halloween Halloween!" #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/7Z80qn6F3z— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 15, 2014
Channing Tatum pitched in
It's ALWAYS Joaquin Time! #BookOfLife / RT @channingtatum: I’ve got a request: “IT’S JOAQUIN TIME!” #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/2BMz3HfP33— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 14, 2014
$8 tip
8 dollars can go a long ways! #BookOfLife / RT @GrouchoMarxist: "Re-tweet if you want $8." #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/hA5m4SDP9n— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 15, 2014
Director Jorge Gutierrez did it for the churros
CHURROS FOR EVERYONE / RT @mexopolis: Get Jorge a big opening weekend so he can eat more churros! #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/me9JP9kzgq— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 14, 2014
Churros never expire
You go girl. / RT @SierraSandler: "expiration dates mean nothing to me." #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/l4YkMd1aTg— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 15, 2014
And churros go well with coffee
You're too sweet! RT @Bridge_Tastic: I like my sugar with #coffee and cream #MariachiMyTweethttps://t.co/7CRiCUZDeq— Book of Life (@BookofLifeMovie) October 15, 2014
¿Te gustan los churros? Let us know in the comments.
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