Why a scorpion and not some other terrifying monster, you ask? Well, if Durango is commonly known for anything it’s for scorpions. There it stood in front of him, the largest scorpion anyone had ever seen ready to strike at the slightest provocation.
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Around five o’ clock, right at the crack of dawn, he saw the culprit responsible for so many deaths. Juan couldn’t make out what was making the sound, but he moved away from it and huddled in the opposite side of the cell.
Around three in the morning, the witching hour, he heard sounds around the cell, and as luck would have it, he was on his last candle. Using candlelight as his source of comfort, Juan waited vigilant all night to see what fate awaited him. In both versions, Juan - being a cunning and clever individual - asks for a stool, candles, and a box of matches. In the love triangle version, it’s unclear how long he was jailed for, but the story tells us that Juan - the stereotypical Mexican macho - chooses to spend the night in the cell to gain his freedom rather than spending life in prison. In the shooting version, Juan is sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter, and seven years in, he is offered the choice of spending one night in Cell 27 in exchange for his freedom - that’s if he survives the night. In another version, he is imprisoned for standing up to the local hacendado (wealthy planter) after he tries to seduce Juan’s betrothed. In some versions, Juan is a teacher who accidentally shoots and kills an innocent bystander as he’s trying to save a group of kids from a rabid dog. As the story goes, there was a man named Juan who was engaged to the most beautiful woman in town. The story would not have had the longevity it’s enjoyed if there weren’t a hero involved. Locals affectionately called it “La Celda de la Muerte,” or “The Death Cell,” and as things usually go in dark Mexican folklore, the devil was supposedly to blame. The name of the song translates to “Cell 27” (as in jail cell) which, according to tradition, was in the Carcel de Durango located in the capital of the state - Ciudad Victoria de Durango.Īs the legend states, the cell had a reputation of being cursed, because every prisoner that was housed there died of unknown causes. The song itself is purportedly based on an old legend dating to nineteenth century Durango, Mexico during the Porfiriato Era. Were it not for Conjunto Primavera’s rendition, the song wouldn’t be as popular as it is. The band itself was also immensely popular at one time, largely in the nineties and the early aughts when norteño music was still hot on the charts. Perhaps one of the best interpretations of the song comes from Conjunto Primavera, a norteño band that played in the Chihuahuan variation of that musical style. There’s a Mexican ballad, “La Celda 27,” that used to be very popular many years ago.
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