The regional Mexican music band Los Alegres del Barranco was charged with condoning crime after projecting images of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), at one of their concerts in March.
This controversial act, for which all members of the group later had their entry visas to the United States revoked, continues to generate buzz.
The Jalisco state prosecutor’s office announced the charges against the group from Sinaloa and requested preventive detention for them and the business owners who organized the concert held in Zapopan, also in Jalisco.
Thus, they became the first musical group in Mexico to face legal proceedings for disseminating content related to drug trafficking, after the Mexican government advocated for music to stop glorifying violence and drugs in genres like the popular “narcocorridos,” which especially appeal to a young audience.
In the case of Los Alegres del Barranco, the prosecutor’s office charged them with “alleged apology for crime” for having projected images of “El Mencho” over flames while singing the song “El Dueño del Palenque.”
