U.S. Cancels Visas for Mexican Group After Showing Cartel Leader Photos in Concert

U.S. revokes visas of band members after wanted Mexican cartel leader's face is projected onto screen at concert

The controversy broke out when the face of "El Mencho" — who has a $15 million bounty on his head in the U.S. — was projected behind the band.

Members of Mexican band that shared artwork ‘glorifying’ drug cartel boss have their US visas revoked

Members of popular Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco had their US visas revoked by the State Department after they were accused of "glorifying a drug kingpin" during a recent performance.

U.S. State Department Revokes Mexican Band’s Visa Over Song Praising Drug Cartel Kingpin

The U.S. Department of State revoked the travel visa of a Mexican band that was set to tour the U.S. this month after they prominently displayed images of a notorious drug kingpin at a recent concert. Mexican corrido group Los Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to perform April 5 in Austin, Texas, the first in a handful of planned shows this side of the border. However, during their concert Saturday in Guadalajara, the group’s video backdrop d…

US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert

The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend

U.S. Cancels Visas for Mexican Group After Showing Cartel Leader Photos in Concert

The U.S. canceled the visas of members of Mexican group Los Alegres del Barranco after they displayed images of a drug cartel leader at a concert.

Los Alegres del Barranco's US visas revoked for 'glorifying drug kingpin'

The band Los Alegres del Barranco had shown an image of a cartel leader on stage during a concert.