Cerrito Country Music for the New America “How many of you out there are Spanish?” shouts the beaming, curly-haired singer in the fancy embroidered jacket. Only a few in the packed house raise their hands. “That’s OK,” says the singer to the upturned faces. “By the end of the night, you’ll all be.” And pretty soon he’s handing out maracas and insisting everyone join in the show. The singer is Cerrito, and he’s creating a whole new throng of country music fans by singing and recording classic country lyrics in alternating English and Spanish. His latest album, They Know You’re Gone, released September 2007. While American country audiences are just getting to know Cerrito, his voice is already familiar to fans in Mexico and Honduras and throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan. Country stars are also among his most enthusiastic supporters. He has recorded with two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Janie Fri...