Por la plata baila el perro...

Question

"Por la plata baila el perro y el gato sirve de guitarrero." Como nunca he visto este refrán antes, me preguntaba si significa: "People will do anything for money"?

Gracias por sus respuestas.

Answer 1

Exactly "people will do anything for money", (dogs and cats too)!

Answer 2

Although "guitarrero" can be used as "player," "guitarrista" is by far the most commonly used.

guitarrero, ra.

1. m. y f. Persona que hace o vende guitarras.

2. m. y f. Persona que toca la guitarra.

guitarrista.

1. com. Persona que toca la guitarra.

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I took it to mean guitar maker. That is the way the proverb was written. - pescador1, Jul 1, 2011

I, too, would take it the same way you have - 005faa61, Jul 1, 2011

Answer 3

I remember watching some news special about these young kids getting hired to kill other people in..Mexico, I believe?? Anyways, they did an interview with one of them (digitally blurred his face of course) and that's exactly what he said, just without the last part about the cat.

-Charlius-

Answer 4

Yes, I guess that's what it means, I haven't heard it before too.

I'm studying this book for a phonetics class I am going to take in the fall. It has all kinds of sayings I have never seen. - pescador1, Jul 1, 2011

Answer 5

También se usa para insinuarle al cliente que si no ofrece dinero no recibirá lo que solicita.