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Yet another corrido singer slain

By Jeremy Schwartz | Friday, December 15, 2006, 12:18 PM

Drug violence has claimed another singer of narco-corridos, this time in the new battleground of Michoacán (see posts below). Javier Morales Gómez was gunned down while talking on his cell phone in the plaza of Huetamo, Michoacán, Wednesday night, near the scene of battles between drug lords and the Mexican military.

Morales Gómez is the third corrido singer to be killed since August. Another was shot at and numerous others have cancelled shows or stopped singing certain songs because of the threat of violence.

Morales Gómez’s group, Los Implacables del Norte, hailed from a region of Michoacán called “Tierra Caliente,” or the Hotlands, a place that has seen a dramatic rise in drug violence in the past year.

Although no group has claimed responsibility for the killing, a quick tour through the Implacables record library reveals a penchant for violent songs: “Border Mafia,” “Death Contract,” “Drug Tragedy,” and several songs about the Tijuana-based Arrellano family pepper the list.

Los Implacables are particularly popular in Texas, and Morales Gómez died a few feet from his pickup, which had Texas plates.

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