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Natanael Cano Performs 'Cuerno Azulado' at Flow Fest as Possible Sanctions Loom

Authorities have yet to announce any action despite federal rules that allow penalties for praising crime.

Overview

  • Cano, joined by Gabito Ballesteros, performed the narcocorrido at Mexico City's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez after persistent chants from the crowd.
  • Mexico City lacks an explicit ban on narcocorridos, but Article 208 of the Federal Penal Code allows sanctions for public provocation or apology of crime.
  • As of Nov. 24–25, officials had not opened a procedure or issued a fine in response to the Flow Fest performance.
  • Media analyses, citing precedent, project a potential fine in the 500,000 to 2,000,000 peso range, noting Cano’s highest recorded sanction of about 1,244,880 pesos.
  • The performance followed Cano’s public criticism of government scrutiny of corrido artists, referencing Junior H’s Nov. 11 appearance before a Jalisco vicefiscalía.