Top Mexican Music Acts GET THE BOOT As Visa Blacklist Grows
Mexican regional music groups Grupo Firme and Los Dos Carnales have had their U.S. visas revoked, leading to canceled concerts and sparking speculation about other artists facing similar issues.
The fiesta may be over for some of Mexico's hottest music acts. Uncle Sam has rolled up the welcome mat, yanking the visas of chart-topping bands Grupo Firme and Los Dos Carnales, leaving their American fans high and dry and the artists themselves in a world of hurt. The move is part of a larger crackdown on so-called "narcocorridos" - ballads that U.S. officials say glorify drug lords and cartel violence.
Sources inside the whisper that a "blacklist" is growing, and more big names in the wildly popular regional Mexican music scene could be next on the chopping block.
