{"id":37580,"date":"2025-05-06T04:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/narcocorridos-under-fire-the-new-trump-driven-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T04:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:44:41","slug":"narcocorridos-under-fire-the-new-trump-driven-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/narcocorridos-under-fire-the-new-trump-driven-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Narcocorridos Under Fire: The New Trump-Driven Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new chapter has opened in Donald Trump’s offensive against Mexican organized crime. This time it’s not about border operations or troops: now the focus is on artists who sing about the narco.<\/p>\n

For the first time, the U.S. government revoked the visas of a Mexican band for performing a narcocorrido. The song, dedicated to an organized crime leader, was performed at a concert in Jalisco by Los Alegres del Barranco<\/a>. That was enough for U.S. authorities to consider that the group was exalting a criminal, which led to immediate sanctions.<\/p>\n

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Prohibitions and self-censorship in Mexico<\/h2>\n
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Trump has narcocorridos in his sights \/ PHOTO: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the wake of this incident, several state governments in Mexico have begun to ban live performances of drug-related songs.<\/p>\n

But the biggest impact seems to be coming from the north: many musicians are already changing their lyrics or avoiding playing certain songs for fear that the U.S. will close its doors to them.<\/p>\n

This has sparked a wave of self-censorship never before seen in regional Mexican music, a genre with a large fan base in the U.S. Latino community.<\/p>\n

What can’t be sung… is heard the most<\/h2>\n
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Trump has narcocorridos in his sights \/ PHOTO: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paradoxically, the official veto has had the opposite effect to that expected.<\/p>\n

The sanctioned groups have seen their songs skyrocket on platforms such as YouTube<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The controversy has put the spotlight on a genre that, far from disappearing, is gaining more strength in the midst of the debate.<\/p>\n

This shows that music, as a cultural manifestation, cannot always be controlled by politics.<\/p>\n

Dangerous art or legitimate expression?<\/h2>\n
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Trump has narcocorridos in his sights \/ PHOTO: Mezcalent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Narcocorridos are not new. For more than a century, corridos have told stories of struggle, injustice, power and tragedy.<\/p>\n

What has changed is that some kingpins started paying to have songs written about them.<\/p>\n

This has generated a gray zone between artistic freedom and criminal propaganda.<\/p>\n

While some defend these themes as part of a tradition that narrates reality, others warn of the risk of glorifying violence.<\/p>\n

And what does this mean for Latinos in the U.S.?<\/h2>\n\n

Trump’s campaign against narcocorridos strikes a chord with Latinos who grew up listening to this music as part of their cultural identity.<\/p>\n

Many feel that this is not just about fighting crime, but about censoring an expression that – while uncomfortable – also tells real stories of their communities.<\/p>\n

The debate is still open. What is clear is that, with each attempt at censorship, the genre reinvents itself and resists, challenging the boundaries between art, politics and power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new chapter has opened in Donald Trump’s offensive against Mexican organized crime. This time it’s not about border operations or troops: now the focus is on artists who sing about the narco. For the first time, the U.S. government revoked the visas of a Mexican band for performing a narcocorrido. 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