One of the projections with the image of Joaquín Guzmán during the concert.
El Chapo
returned to Culiacán for a few minutes and the controversy broke out.
The Mexican singer Peso Pluma, artistic name of Hassan Laija, projected an image of drug trafficker Joaquín
El Chapo
Guzmán during his performance at the 8 Music Fest, a festival that is part of the celebrations of the 491st anniversary of the City Council of Culiacán, a municipality in the state of Sinaloa, on October 1.
The videos shared by Featherweight through their networks show how the image of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was projected while the artist sang
Always Earrings,
a song in collaboration with the corrido singer Luis R. Conriquez, which accumulates more than 52 million listening on Spotify.
The Sinaloan Active Women's Collective denounced the event through its social networks, which it described as "apology for crime."
"There must be sanctions, in addition to guaranteeing non-repetition," the group said in a tweet in which it mentioned the City Council and the municipal president, Juan de Dios Gámez.
The group attached a capture of article 254 of the Penal Code for the State of Sinaloa, which indicates the application of up to two years in prison and up to 50 days of fine if the crime is not executed.
@AyuntamientoCLN @JuandDiosGamez is an apology for crime and there must be sanctions in addition to guaranteeing non-repetition.
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– Collective of Active Sinaloan Women, AC (@CMAS_AC) October 3, 2022
The Culiacán City Council sent a special statement in which it assured that it condemned "what happened", since it was "totally against" the principles and values of the municipal authority.
The Sinaloa entity also defended being in favor of "the freedom of expression of all artists."
In the letter, the City Council indicated that the decision to include Featherweight in the event was made by the organizers at the "last minute", due to the cancellation of another artist.
The statement indicates that the 8 Music Fest was organized by a group of local businessmen.
"With these types of events, the Culiacán City Council seeks to support local talent, through the production of events in the city," the statement alleges.
The Mexican singer, who has more than seven million monthly listeners on Spotify.
In the statement, the City Council ensures that the artist performed musical themes that are included in the "narcocorridos", a musical genre in which the story that is told speaks of characters related to drug trafficking.
Featherweight has a very recent career.
His first song released on the platforms was Relaxed Voy, published in 2020. The singer has been successful with other songs such as
El Belicon
which, together with Raúl Vega, exceeds 60 million listeners on the platform.
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