Mexican music stars and celebrity couple Beso Pluma and Kenya Os are under fire on social media following the murder of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful boss of the Jalisco New Generation cartel. El Mencho, one of the world’s most wanted smugglers, died after a Mexican military operation on Sunday, February 22, CNN reports. According to the US Drug Enforcement Agency, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has become one of the “most powerful and brutal criminal organizations” within Mexico.
Violence broke out in different states Mexico after security forces from several federal branches of the Mexican Army carried out the operation in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco. According to officials, suspected members of organized crime retaliated, burning buses and businesses as they clashed with security forces.
Biso Pluma and Kenya Aws Under Fire
In the wake of El Mencho’s death, an X user called out Kenya over a video of her smoking marijuana. “Now is the time to cancel all these artists like Kenya Os who are encouraging young people to use drugs. The influencer is shown in a video smoking marijuana.” this post He reads. “Not only those who transmit it like ‘El Mencho,’ but also those who consume it.”
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“I hope Nodal, Peso Pluma and all the other dope singers will join alongside El Mencho.” Another post He reads.
“Nitón Vega, Luis R. Conriquez, Beso Pluma, Fuerza Regida, Natanael Cano are on their way to make a narcocorido about the death of Mencho,” the text reads. Another post.
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Narcocorido is a subgenre of regional Mexican music, a type of ballad that tells stories of drug trafficking, violence, and the lives of drug cartel members. Many popular stars have faced criticism for their song lyrics, which often depict cartel leaders as Robin Hood-like figures.
In 2022, Bluma was criticized for performing in front of a large portrait of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, in Culiacan. He sang Siempre Pendientes, a song that refers to a drug dealer. But he later claimed that his team was not responsible, but that the show was the responsibility of the festival organizers, according to El Pais newspaper.
