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<\/p>\nEating dirt is usually not a good thing, but in the new Amazon Prime series \u201cCometierra,\u201d it\u2019s a superpower.<\/p>\n
The supernatural crime thriller, which premieres on Halloween, is based on the 2019 Dolores Reyes novel of the same name. The book follows the story of a young woman who has the ability to communicate through visions with the dead and missing people of Argentina by eating the physical land they trod. <\/p>\n
\u201cCometierra\u201d stars Lilith Curiel with supporting roles from Oscar nominee Yalitza Aparicio and Gerardo Taracena. It follows the same outline of the book but is set in contemporary Mexico to address the themes of state violence, femicide and the missing persons epidemic. <\/p>\n
The source material and its new twist were what drew Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade to perform the series\u2019s title song, \u201cLa Cometierra.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have this reality in Mexico, there\u2019s violence against many women and there\u2019s the disappeared. It\u2019s a very sad situation that we have, but it\u2019s a fact,\u201d the singer said. \u201cIt\u2019s inspiring the way the series develops and how this girl, alongside her neighbors, creates a [positive] tribal strength out of her situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lafourcade especially liked that the series provides an organic avenue for debate and serves as a call to action to recognize that these are all problems in Mexico, while also showing that there is a deep well of beauty within the country. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have a talent that we can always put forward as a service for our family, our country, just for other people,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
The 41-year-old artist\u2019s recently released single channels the energy of the series and its themes by conjuring a spoken word cadence that culminates in a nursery rhyme chant about the powers of the Cometierra. <\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to make a sound that would be very strong and that would present a reality and that the lyrics wouldn\u2019t be smooth,\u201d Lafourcade said. \u201cBut at the same time, it would have hope and light and this feeling of joy for the next generations. So I wanted to have this mix of girls singing in a very naive tone, but also mix in a straight voice telling hard truths.\u201d<\/p>\n