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Mexico urges media to ban violent music video by singer Gerardo Ortíz Mexico urges media to ban violent music video by singer Gerardo Ortíz
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The Mexican government is urging broadcasters, websites and social media users to avoid distributing a music video by singer Gerardo Ortíz that it says promotes violence against women.The Mexican government is urging broadcasters, websites and social media users to avoid distributing a music video by singer Gerardo Ortíz that it says promotes violence against women.
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At the centre of the controversy is Ortíz’s video for the song Fuiste Mía, which means You Were Mine.At the centre of the controversy is Ortíz’s video for the song Fuiste Mía, which means You Were Mine.
In it, Ortíz is depicted finding his female companion in bed with another man. He shoots the man in the head and ties up his companion and locks her in the trunk of a car. As police close in, he can be seen lighting the car on fire.In it, Ortíz is depicted finding his female companion in bed with another man. He shoots the man in the head and ties up his companion and locks her in the trunk of a car. As police close in, he can be seen lighting the car on fire.
In a statement late on Tuesday, Mexico’s interior department urged media outlets and the public “to avoid distributing material like this that trivialises and promotes violence against women”.In a statement late on Tuesday, Mexico’s interior department urged media outlets and the public “to avoid distributing material like this that trivialises and promotes violence against women”.
The video has had more than 20 million views.The video has had more than 20 million views.
Ortíz’s website had no number listed for his representatives, but local media cited a press statement issued by his managers saying he had no intent to incite any kind of behaviour.Ortíz’s website had no number listed for his representatives, but local media cited a press statement issued by his managers saying he had no intent to incite any kind of behaviour.
The statement said Ortíz’s music “has touched the combative spirit of the people, with different stories that come from people’s daily reality, without ever having been an invitation to any kind of behaviour in particular”.The statement said Ortíz’s music “has touched the combative spirit of the people, with different stories that come from people’s daily reality, without ever having been an invitation to any kind of behaviour in particular”.
The singer “doesn’t try to do anything other than show a vision of everyday reality”, the statement added.The singer “doesn’t try to do anything other than show a vision of everyday reality”, the statement added.
Ortíz, who won a Grammy nomination for best norteño album for his debut Ni Hoy Ni Mañana, is often described as a singer of “narcocorridos”, or narco ballads, songs which chronicle Mexico’s violent drug wars.Ortíz, who won a Grammy nomination for best norteño album for his debut Ni Hoy Ni Mañana, is often described as a singer of “narcocorridos”, or narco ballads, songs which chronicle Mexico’s violent drug wars.
But although the performers are very popular and sell millions of records, they risk being drawn into the violence. In 2011, Ortíz survived an ambush that left his cousin and manager dead. Another singer, Javier Rosa, was shot six times in an attack in 2015.But although the performers are very popular and sell millions of records, they risk being drawn into the violence. In 2011, Ortíz survived an ambush that left his cousin and manager dead. Another singer, Javier Rosa, was shot six times in an attack in 2015.
Gruesome killings of women have been an everyday reality in Mexico for some time, at least in some parts of the country.Gruesome killings of women have been an everyday reality in Mexico for some time, at least in some parts of the country.
In the border city of Ciudad Juarez, there were more than 100 similar killings of women in the 1990s and early 2000s. The victims’ bodies were often found weeks or months later, raped, strangled and dumped in the desert or vacant lots.In the border city of Ciudad Juarez, there were more than 100 similar killings of women in the 1990s and early 2000s. The victims’ bodies were often found weeks or months later, raped, strangled and dumped in the desert or vacant lots.
On the outskirts of Mexico City in neighboring Mexico state, more than 1,700 women were slain between 2005 a 2014.On the outskirts of Mexico City in neighboring Mexico state, more than 1,700 women were slain between 2005 a 2014.