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Carín León Concert Nets Over 2.3 Million Menstrual Products at Estadio Morelos

Organizers will distribute the products in shelters, indigenous communities, prisons, municipalities through trainings on menstrual dignity

Overview

  • An estimated 56,000 attendees filled Estadio Morelos on August 16 under a C5-coordinated security plan with parking opening at 3 p.m. and gates at 4 p.m.
  • The ticket-for-donation exchange collected more than 2.3 million menstrual-management items for vulnerable populations across Michoacán.
  • Collected products are slated for delivery to shelters, indigenous communities, prisons and municipalities accompanied by menstrual dignity trainings.
  • The free concert spurred a vibrant local economy with brisk sales of artist merchandise and widespread ticket resale outside the stadium.
  • Controversy emerged when Carín León included the song “El tóxico” in his set despite prior advisories against its performance.