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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 09:20 PM Feb 2014

Heir Apparent to 'El Chapo's' Throne: The Narco-Corrido Remains the Same

There is an heir apparent to the Narco scene in Mexico, the purported "Godson" of "El Chapo" Joaquin Guzman, whose name is Dámaso López, and who goes by the moniker "El Mini Lic," according to reports from the narco blogs.

López, a young millionaire who is said to travel with a gold-plated AK-47 and some of the most beautiful women in Mexico, uses Twitter and is the product of a long history of training in the Sinaloa cartel.

The Sinaloa cartel was founded in 1989, led by Joaquin Guzman Loera, Ismael Zambada Garcia and Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, and is said to have control over the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, Nayarit, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Colima, Chiapas, Tamaulipas, Guerrero , Zacatecas, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Morelios and Mexico City.

It is also said to have extensive operations in the United States, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, where its operations produce profits in the billions.

Damaso Lopez aka "El Mini Lic " was one of the leaders of this army of assassins and as chief financial operator of the Sinaloa cartel, of course, he was always guarded and directed by his Godfather, the number two in control with powerful institutional connections that protect his group.

Now, thanks to the tradition of "Narco-Corridos," this heir apparent is getting his international recognition. On Feb. 22, 2013, when the Billboard international awards for Latin Music were held at the American Airlines Center in Miami and broadcast live on the Univision Network, musician Gerardo Ortiz was nominated for his song "Damaso," a ballad extolling Dámaso López, the designated successor of Joaquin Guzman Loera , alias "El Chapo Guzman," the richest and most powerful drug trafficker of all time.

http://www.latinopost.com/articles/3808/20140205/the-heir-apparent-to-el-chapos-throne-the-narco-corrido-remains-the-same.htm



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Heir Apparent to 'El Chapo's' Throne: The Narco-Corrido Remains the Same (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 OP
good read/crappy song RainDog Feb 2014 #1
those trumpet/bugles kill. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #2
If I liked pop music in general RainDog Feb 2014 #3
Interesting the narco corridos are award worthy.... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #4
During prohibition RainDog Feb 2014 #5
I would also bet RainDog Feb 2014 #6

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
3. If I liked pop music in general
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:04 PM
Feb 2014

I might like this - but all the bling, etc. that's the same as some of the old gangster stuff - that world doesn't interest me.

The clarinets were a nice addition...actually, I didn't even make it to the end of the song. The only narco-corrido I like is the parody from Breaking Bad.

I'm not interested in songs that glorify the cartels.

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
4. Interesting the narco corridos are award worthy....
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:10 PM
Feb 2014

There is a vice documentary of a freelance narco-corrido writer it's a strange world.

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
5. During prohibition
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:16 PM
Feb 2014

gangsters in big cities did things to help people in their communities, and they were folk heroes to some.

Money buys respect in the U.S. and around the world.

did you see the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street? It's the same thing - only the criminal activity that made the money was wall street trading.

if that's all someone's life is about... well, I feel sorry for someone like that, tho I'm sure they don't care. I wouldn't want to have their lives, tho, even with all the money.

There are things more important than money, to me.

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
6. I would also bet
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:19 PM
Feb 2014

that if a drug cartel leader came to any musician and asked them to compose a song - they would - especially if they knew they would be killed for not doing so.

it's all about respecto.

but not actual respect.

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