Although the discussion has focused on narco ballads, the truth is that criminal organizations also resort to other musical genres to spread their narratives. Cases like those of Chalino Sánchez, Valentín Elizalde, and Sergio Vega ‘El Shaka’ have linked regional Mexican music to one of Mexico’s harshest realities: the presence and siege of organized crime. Their murders, in one way or another, ended up being attributed to members of criminal organizations operating in the country. Beyond the investigations carried out by authorities to clarify the homicides, the media coverage of the cases ended up creating a stereotype about the popular
