We recall visas from Mexican orchestral members after projecting the cartel leader during a concert

Mexico City – The US State Department has recalled the visas of a Mexican orchestra after projecting the face of a drug cartel boss on a large screen during a performance in the western state of Jalisco this weekend. We recall visas from the Mexican orchestral members after projecting the Cartel leader’s face during a Foreign Foreign Minister, Christopher Landau, who was US Ambassador to Mexico during the first Trump administration, said late Tuesday that the work and tourism visas from Los Barranco were revoked. The visa recall follows the widespread outrage in Mexico over the concert, as prosecutors have launched investigations into the projected images, and a larger national calculation on how to address the rise of a popular musical genre that has been criticized for the romanticization of drug cartels. “I firmly believe in freedom of expression, but that does not mean that expression must be free of consequences,” Landau wrote on X. “The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who take out criminals and terrorists.” The controversy broke out over the weekend when the face of Nemesio Rubén “El Menco” Oseguera lay over flames was projected behind the orchestra, originally from Sinaloa during the concert. Finger point arose among the orchestra, concert producers and the venue. Oseguera is the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which is linked to a farming authorities, was used to train cartel recruits and possibly of bodies in Jalisco, where seekers found human bone fragments, heaps of clothing and shoes. The Jalisco cartel is among other criminal groups in Mexico appointed by the Trump administration as foreign terrorist organizations. While the image was met by applause during the concert, Jalisco prosecutors quickly announced that they called the group to testify in an investigation into the promotion of violence, a crime that could lead to a penalty of up to six months imprisonment. The state of Michoacan also announced an investigation into the Los Alegres Del Barranco for projection of the same images during a concert in the city of Uruapan. Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus said that the state would ban musical actions that glorify violence, adding that offenders would “face financial and criminal sanctions”. “We know that outrage is not enough,” Lemus said. “Of course it’s possible to prohibit.” Since then, a number of the future performances of the group have been canceled, and the government of one town said that the show “did not have the municipal consent” to perform the performance. The dispute coincides with a greater cultural debate in Mexico, as artists such as Peso Pluma, Fuerza Regida and Nathanael Cano use a global Renaissance of Mexican Regional Music, by mixing classical ballads with fall music. In 2023, Peso Pluma Taylor Swift beat the most streamed artist on YouTube. Many of the artists who now have the maps at the top of the maps have come under fierce criticism because their lyrics often paint cartel leaders as Robin Hood-esque figures. Others say that the genre, known as “Narco Corridos”, expresses the harsh realities of many youths across Mexico. A number of Mexican states have banned public performances of the music over the past few years, the most recent of the state of Nayarit in February. Some of the ban came when famous artists received death threats from Cartelle, which forced a number of them to cancel their performances. Others, including Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, sought a less aggressive approach to addressing the genre. Sheinbaum, who came out against the censorship of the music, suggested instead that the Mexican government is pushing initiatives forward that promote Mexican regional music with more socially acceptable lyrics. The Mexican leader hardened her language on the subject after the Los Alegres Del Barranco concert. In her morning news information this week, Sheinbaum demanded an investigation into the concert and said: “You cannot justify violence or criminal groups.” ____ Follow the coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at /Hub /Latin-America This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without editing to text.