US EditionProtests and confusion in Mazatlán after ‘gringo’ supposedly harasses construction worker
- A video showing a homeowner confronting construction workers recently went viral in Mazatlán, triggering public protests.
- The incident began when homeowner José Ignacio Lizárraga Pérez asked workers blocking his home entrance to relocate.
- A bystander shared the video, mistakenly identifying Lizárraga as a foreigner, which fueled social media accusations and outrage.
- Authorities confirmed Lizárraga is a local resident, not foreign, while he stated, "All I asked... was that they move."
- The event sparked renewed discussions about gentrification, urban development, and tourism's effects in the Sinaloa port city.
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Protests and confusion in Mazatlán after ‘gringo’ supposedly harasses construction worker
A viral video showing an encounter between a homeowner and a construction worker in Mazatlán has escalated into public protests and a heated debate over urban tensions, misinformation and the power of social media. The incident, initially described as a case of a gringo (American) harassing a Mexican laborer, has since been clarified: The homeowner, José Ignacio Lizárraga Pérez, is a lifelong Mazatlán local — a Mazatleco — not an American, Canad…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxInhabitants of Mazatl n protested outside the home of a foreigner who ran to a worker who ate on a sidewalk outside his property.
A video of an encounter between a foreigner and a worker in Mazatlán sparked diverse reactions on social media and among the local community after going viral. The situation sparked national outrage. Mazatlán: Foreigner chases worker who was resting on the sidewalk outside his home. In the video, shared on TikTok by user @maryfranco, a man, presumably an American, is seen ordering a worker to leave the planter where he was eating his lunch. With…
Jorge, the mason who was run from a sidewalk in Mazatlan by a foreign man, broke the silence I have indicated that “only wanted to eat.” The case, which detonated a wave of outrage in the city, culminated with a massive roast meat in front of the home of the signal. In subsequent statements to the incident, Jorge, originally from Mexico City, related the moment he was verbally assaulted while trying to take his lunch after the work day. “I was s…
A demonstration full of music, flags and anger broke out this Wednesday in front of a foreigner's house in Mazatlan, after a video was viralized where he supposedly runs...
Sinaloa, April 24, 2025.- A U.S. tourist went viral on social networks for starring an act of discrimination in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, as he ran to a Mexican worker who ate on the sidewalk. Mazatlan is currently one of the most well-known tourist destinations in the Mexican Pacific and visited; however, a recent episode happened... Read more →
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