A Timeline of Narcocorrido Bans in Mexico

The mayor of Metepec, Fernando Flores Fernández, called on the artists Los Dos Carnales and El Phantasma on Thursday, April 17, to avoid playing straight into the violence during their participation in the Metepec 2025 Fair. “We urge the company to ensure that Los Dos Carnales, El Phantasma and Gerardo Díaz do not sing straight into the violence. They are all over the place; they are not going to play straight. They have not told us whether or n…

A Timeline of Narcocorrido Bans in Mexico

Calls for censorship of narcocorridos in Mexico have only intensified over the past few years.

The Government of Morelos pointed out that narco-corridos will not be banned in the entity, although it will seek that they no longer be heard in public spaces. It was the Undersecretary of Government of the state, Miguel Ángel Peláez, who stated that there will be no prohibition because each citizen has the right to listen to the musical genre of his preference. Likewise, the official said that he made the suggestion to the mayors of the entity…

Carlos Elizondo Mayer Serra, political analyst, commented that the so-called “narcocorridos” and other musical styles enhance the culture of drug trafficking. Beyond the content of his lyrics, I have to say, that...