Summary
- Lawyer Mariel Colón, who previously worked as a defense lawyer for drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, has transitioned to a music career under the name “Mariel La Abogada.”
- Her new music video “La Señora” features El Chapo’s wife, Emma Coronel, and aims to offer her work and redemption post-prison.
- The rise of Mexican regional music globally is highlighted, with new artists blending traditional genres like corridos with trap in corridos tumbados.
- Narco culture in Mexican music raises questions about whether it glorifies violence or reflects the realities facing many Mexicans.