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Los Alegres del Barranco Will Face Formal Charges Over Cartel Lyrics, Imagery in Jalisco
Los Alegres del Barranco are accused of glorifying crime and will have to face the court on a weekly basis along with paying ...
Los Alegres del Barranco Spokesperson Defends Group Against Allegations of Glorifying Narcos
Los Alegres del Barranco stand firm in defending narcocorridos, facing legal challenges in Jalisco while advocating for ...
Los Alegres del Barranco to Face Criminal Proceedings After Being Accused of Glorifying Drug Trafficking
They became the first act from the regional Mexican genre to be formally accused by the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office of ...
Los Alegres del Barranco Obtain Legal Protection to Sing Narcocorridos in Michoacán
A federal judge granted an injunction on Friday (May 9) to musical group Los Alegres del Barranco, allowing them to sing ...
Los Alegres del Barranco Accused of Glorifying Drug Trafficking by Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office
Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco has been charged by the Fiscalía del Estado de Jalisco (Jalisco State Prosecutor's ...
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México: Los Alegres del Barranco imputados por apología de delito por usar imagen de líder de cártel
En el caso de Los Alegres del Barranco, la fiscalía los imputó por “presunta apología del delito” por haber proyectado imágenes, sobre llamas, de Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho ...
Why Mexico is banning drug war ballads
Narcocorridos — or drug ballads — are more popular than ever in Mexico, where a generation that came of age during the drug ...
First Trump targeted Mexico’s drug cartels. Now it’s the musicians who sing about them
Bands in Mexico are self-censoring their ballads about the drug underworld out of fear of being blocked from touring the US, ...
Why much of Mexico is banning pop ballads about drug traffickers
Narcocorridos — or drug ballads — are more popular than ever in Mexico, where a generation that came of age during the drug ...
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Odes to narcos by artists like Peso Pluma are global hits. Why is Mexico banning them?
But the long-standing controversy exploded back into public life this year after a concert in Michoacan state by the band Los Alegres del Barranco, which displayed images of Nemesio Rubén ...