Mexican singer and songwriter Vivir Quintana is reshaping one of Mexico’s most-sexist musical genres — the corrido — by using it to tell real stories of women imprisoned for defending themselves ...

While the genre of “narco-corridos” has stirred controversy, much of the music also speaks to the harsh realities facing Mexican youth caught in cartel violence.

Using the same narrative techniques, corridos continued to mythologize events and real people seen as heroes in post-revolutionary Mexico. In the 1940s — when Mexican growers started supplying the U.S ...

Fuerza Regida Want to Become the Beatles of Corridos. They Might Already Be. Jesús Ortiz Paz talks about his vision for global stardom, 111Xpantia, and why he’s leaving controversy behind.

Vivir Quintana on Revolutionizing Mexican Corridos With Album About Female Inmates Who Are Victims of Violence "The voices of women deprived of their physical freedom also matter," the singer ...

Quintana’s corridos turn the genre on its head, paying tribute not to violence or criminals, but to women who have been criminalized for defending themselves. The first song on her album, “Era Él o ...

Capt. Eduardo Barrón's "corridos" are in stark contrast to the controversial narco corridos by famed artists that pay homage to cartel bosses, portraying them as rebels.

Corrido is a music style in Mexico often used to glorify drug cartels. A captain in the country's armed forces is looking to change that. (AP video by Amaranta Marentes) 365 Bloor Street East ...

In recent years, Peso Pluma and Natanael Cano have received death threats from singing corridos. The FADER speaks to Rafael Acosta Morales about the threats corridos musicians face from drug cartels.

Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors say ...

Corridos about Luigi Mangione are being written, with the accused shooter turned into an antihero in the songs.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she has a plan to reduce the popularity of “narco corridos,” a musical genre often linked to drug cartel violence.. Sheinbaum vowed ...