Travesuras is a playful word that usually means "mischief" or "pranks," the kind of trouble kids get into. It evokes a sense of harmless fun and adventure.
However, in this corrido, the word is used with a much darker, ironic twist. When Junior H sings "Tantas travesuras vivieron conmigo" (So much mischief they lived with me), he's euphemistically referring to his crew's dangerous and illegal adventures. This clever word choice downplays the severity of the events, adding a unique, storytelling layer to the song that is common in this genre.
Picture a smoky backyard in Hermosillo, Sonora, where brass instruments spark and Junior H grabs the mic. In “12 Rifles” he turns a real-life narco tale into musical adrenaline, blending traditional banda instruments with modern swagger. The opening shout-outs place you right in the session, hearing the first trumpet blast before the action erupts.
The lyrics recount a late-night raid on a trafficker’s home: federal agents storm the place, sicarios in black scale the walls, and a dozen rifles answer back. Amid the gunfire, one hitman falls, the rest scatter, and Junior H proudly remembers walking away untouched. Beyond the chaos, the song celebrates loyalty, bravado, and the outlaw legacy that corridos tumbados love to immortalize. It is a toast to surviving danger, keeping senses sharp, and carrying the crew’s banner high – a gritty snapshot of Mexico’s underworld set to an irresistibly catchy beat.
Junior H taught himself guitar and accordion off YouTube while working the kitchen at a Wendy's in Utah, where his family had moved in 2015 from Cerano, Guanajuato. Born Antonio Herrera Pérez in 2001, he uploaded his own songs under the name until one of them, "No Eh Cambiado", passed two million views and convinced him to make a career of it. The debut album Mi Vida en un Cigarro arrived in 2019.
He writes sad music, mostly: heartbreak over sierreño guitars, the corner of corridos tumbados people call urban sierreño. $ad Boyz 4 Life II (2023) reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 carrying no guest features at all, and produced "Y Lloro" and "Las Noches". Away from his own records he sings on "El Azul" with Peso Pluma, and on "Lady Gaga" with Peso Pluma and Gabito Ballesteros, which entered Hot Latin Songs at number one. In February 2026 he and songwriter Gael Valenzuela released the joint album DEPR</3$$ED MFKZ, a number one on Billboard's Top Regional Mexican Albums chart.