From the day that it was created, the corrido has been a male-dominated form of expression. Not only were they written about by men, but they were also performed primarily by men for men. Any women in corridos were traditionally relegated to passive roles, generally the weeping mother, the mourning widow, or the traitor.

In the 1960s, amongst an environment of changing gender roles, the first woman protagonist in a corrido emerged. She was known as Camelia la Tejana and she was brought to life by author Angel Gonzáles and conjunto Los Tigres del Norte in the smash-hit "Contrabando y Traición." The response to Camelia la Tejana and her exploits was humongous. There was much clamor for more corridos involving tough Camelia.

At this point author Angel Gonzáles claims that he refused to write another corrido about Camelia la Tejana. In his mind these type of corridos were not worth while; however, a sequel, "Ya Encontraron a Camelia" was released by Los Tigres del Norte. The credit for this song was given to none other than Angel Gonzáles. To this day he claims that he did not write this corrido or the one that came out after it "El Hijo de Camelia." Some say that Los Tigres del Norte got another author to write these corridos and then gave the credit to Gonzáles. We may never know the truth.