US EditionLos Alegres del Barranco to Face Criminal Proceedings After Being Accused of Glorifying Drug Trafficking
- Los Alegres del Barranco, their manager, and promoter face criminal proceedings as of May 12, 2025, in Jalisco, Mexico, for projecting cartel leader images during a March concert.
- Authorities filed charges after the March 29 concert at Zapopan's Telmex Auditorium showed images of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, considered glorification of criminal activity.
- The six accused, including band members, must remain in Jalisco, pay a financial guarantee of about $15,500 each, attend weekly court appearances, and limit performances outside the state to three agreed events.
- Luis Alvarado, the band’s spokesperson, emphasized their battle centers on defending freedom of expression, noting that discomfort caused by their narratives should not infringe upon their right to share them.
- This case highlights ongoing legal and political efforts to ban music that glorifies crime in several Mexican states, while Michoacán plans to criminalize such acts, indicating continued tensions over artistic freedom and law enforcement.
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‘If we continue like this, they will silence us all’: The Joyful of the Barranco will not leave the runners
The concerts in which the Alegres del Barranco projected images of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, marked a before and after for the Mexican regional band, even though they never imagined the repercussions. “We didn’t think it was going to be world news, because it’s what we’ve done in 20 years, it’s the same thing. We do music for our audience (...) Our songs don’t want to exalt anyone ever, we jus…
Judge links Los Alegres del Barranco to trial for using the image of a Mexican cartel leader
The runs in Mexico date back to the 19th century and became popular in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) when the lyrics were used to outline battles and warlords.
A judge links Los Alegres del Barranco to trial for advocacy of drug trafficking in Jalisco
A judge in Jalisco has linked to the trial this Monday to Los Alegres del Barranco for advocacy of the narco, according to Alexis Figueroa Vallejo, legal representative of the municipality of Zapopan. The musical group is investigated for projecting during a concert images allusive to Nemesio Oseguera, El Mencho, leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), and Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, former head of the Sinaloa Cartel, during a …
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