Chant: Goya
¡GOYA! ¡GOYA!// ¡CACHUN, CACHUN, RA, RA!// ¡CACHUN, CACHUN, RA, RA!// ¡GOYA!// ¡¡UNIVERSIDAD!!
The origins of the Goya cheer. In the early 1940s, a very skinny boy, Luis Rodriguez, was attending Preparatory School, who through time became the most enthusiastic cheerleader. He was nicknamed "Palillo" (toothpick). Palillo arranged entrance to the theaters for some students, who preferred watching movies than going to school. The movie theaters close to the Preparatory school were: Rio, Venus and Goya. When some students wanted to go to the movies, they would shouted out Goya! That is the story behind the university cheer, which now all university members echo.
The word CACHUN refers to the foreplay inside the theatre between girls and boys. CACHUN came from CACHONDEAR, foreplay.
Here is a youtube.com video of the Goya chant before a game
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Famous Chant:
¿Cómo no te voy a querer?// ¿Cómo no te voy a querer?// Si mi corazón azul es,// Y mi piel dorada,// Siempre te querré.
TRANSLATED How could I not love you?// How could I not love you?// If my heart is blue,// And my skin is gold,// I will always love you.
Here is a youtube.com video of the chant during a game.
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One of the newest traditions, the chant ¿Cómo no te voy a querer? (How am I not going to love you?) became immensely popular during the golden year of 2004, the first Barra to sang it was La Rebel, but all the other Barras of Pumas adopted it. This chant is performed by the Barras at the 85th minute of the game, regardless of the score.
After the 2004 success of the team, and this chant, many other followers of other teams from Mexico and abroad have copied the chant.
Anthem
The anthem was created in 1940 by a group of alumni integrated by Ernesto "Agapito" Navas, Luis Pérez Rubio, Alfonso De Garay, Gloria Vicens, Angel Vidal, Fernando Guadarrama and Ismael "Tío" Valdez, who composed its music and lyrics. The anthem was first sung at the National Preparatory School before the match.[citation needed] Since then the representatives of the University and fans sing together before every match, the tradition also commands to lift the right fist, making this an impressive and one of a kind pre-game show.
¡Oh Universidad!// Escucha con qué ardor// Entonan hoy tus hijos// Este himno en tu honor// Al darte la victoria// Honramos tus laureles// Conservando tu historia// Que es toda tradición// Unidos venceremos// Y el triunfo alcanzaremos// Luchando con tesón// Por tí Universidad// Universitarios,// Icemos siempre airosos// El pendón victorioso// De la Universidad// Por su azul y oro// Lucharemos sin cesar// Cubriendo así de gloria// Su nombre inmortal// ¡¡México, Pumas, Universidad!!
Translation
Oh University!// Listen with what passion// Your children sing today// This anthem in your honor// By giving you the victory// We give honor to your laurels// Keeping your history// That’s all tradition// United we will be victorious// And the triumph we will reach// Fighting with tenacity// For you University// Universitarians,// Let’s hoist always proud// The victorious pendant// Of the University// For its blue and gold// We will fight continuously// covering with glory// Its immortal name// Mexico, Pumas, University!!
Athletic Shield: The Puma
The Pumas logo is the university’s sports logo, and an example of a simple and functional solution to a difficult problem of graphic representation. The PUMA summarizes in one expression two contradictory elements, the letter U, in a geometric abstract shape, along with the puma face, a figurative form, although stylized and that also resembles the power of a fist. Manuel Andrade Rodriguez, alias "El Pajarito Andrade" was the creator of this design.
This UNAM sport symbol became an icon, easy to remember for the student population, and easy to reproduce. The PUMA design has two changing elements, the blue and gold colors, which represent university sports, and the puma itself, designed to be stylized and thus integrated in one synthesis where UNAM is represented as well.
The Puma and the Uniform
A Pumas tradition that originated in the 70’s, is the display of their shield on the club uniform. While most teams include their shield in the upper section of the jersey in either the right, left or central area, Pumas took a different direction; they decided that the shield should completely cover the chest and abdominal area.
The result is an original and distinctive uniform with the monumental face of a Puma in the middle of it: a reminder to rivals that they aren’t playing against an ordinary team.
