The members of Yahritza y Su Esencia are apologizing after Mexican fans took offense to comments the group made during a visit to Mexico City. The Mexican-American musicians — siblings Yahritza, Mando, and Jairo Martinez — caught some flak earlier this week after they answered some questions about Mexico City …
Read More »Netflix's 'The Lady of Silence' May Be the Year's Best True Crime Doc
You can scarcely surf the great streaming ocean without happening on a serial killer documentary or series, a fact that probably says more about us than the entertainment industry. All options, however, are not created equal. For every few quick-and-dirty procedurals, you’ll find something with real style and personality — …
Read More »Sofía Reyes and Danna Paola Want the Mexican Pop Scene to Fly High With Their New Collab
Mexico‘s pop princesses Sofía Reyes and Danna Paola are joining forces for their newest single. On Friday, the two stars released “Tqum,” or “I love you a ton,” and it’s silly video, which captures the two crossing paths on the unluckiest flight imaginable. “Whenever I fly, I get vulnerable. I …
Read More »'Drag Race' Alums Valentina and Lolita Banana Will Host New Mexican Franchise
Dragas mexicanas, start your engines! Valentina and Lolita Banana will host the first-ever iteration of Drag Race Mexico, Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal. Both stars are expected to make the announcement at DragCon in Los Angeles Friday. The two hosts will guide local queens to become Mexico’s next drag superstar …
Read More »Trump Asks Advisers for 'Battle Plans' to 'Attack Mexico' if Reelected
Donald Trump is asking for a plan to wage war in Mexico, and the Republican Party is eager to give it to him. As he campaigns for a second White House term, Trump has been asking policy advisers for a range of military options aimed at taking on Mexican drug …
Read More »ElArturo Is the Regional Eccentric Taking Huge Sonic Risks
ElArturo is a 23-year-old Mexican artist who’s naturally a little spacey and eccentric, and he spent a lot of 2022 feeling out of his element. He’d released his impressive debut album, Y Qué, the previous year, and he watched with awe as the world quickly opened up before him. Suddenly, …
Read More »A Bold New Alt-Rock Scene Is Brewing in Mexico's Noisy, High-Powered Underground
It’s not uncommon to hear that rock music is on the way out. Rock enthusiasts have noticed that bands who used to headline festivals are getting demoted down bills or even relegated to the nostalgia circuit, and it often seems like there are few emerging bands ready to take the …
Read More »They Hunt Cartel Killers
Y OU NEVER FORGET your first murderer, they say — though few cops recall the killers they caught as charitably as Vargas does. At the wheel of his seven-seat Escalade — a car that drives like an opium dream and is fancied equally by narco bosses and the retired federal …
Read More »Gloria Trevi Sex Cult Claims Revived in New Lawsuit
Nearly two decades after a judge abruptly cleared pop diva Gloria Trevi of charges she lured minors into a secret sex ring in Mexico, the singer is facing a new civil lawsuit in Los Angeles that revives claims she procured underage girls for her ex-producer Sergio Andrade. The new complaint, …
Read More »Mexico to Level Massive Fine Against Ticketmaster After Bad Bunny Ticket Disaster
The beating heart of Mexico’s entertainment industry lies at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America. Hundreds of thousands of fans throughout its history have cheered on the giants of sports, music, and culture from its grandstands. Over the weekend, what should have been the triumphant end to …
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