Pedro Segura Valladares, a businessman and former gubernatorial candidate in Guerrero, sparked controversy by singing fragments of a narcocorrido dedicated to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho', at a private event following the capo's death on February 22. The Partido Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM) distanced itself, stating he is not a member and was only nominated as an external candidate in 2021. The musical group refused to play the song due to ongoing legal proceedings against them.
At a private party held at the Hotel Vida en el Lago in Tepecoacuilco, Guerrero, Pedro Segura Valladares requested the band Los Alegres del Barranco to perform the narcocorrido 'El Dueño del Palenque', dedicated to 'El Mencho', leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), who died in an operation on February 22.
Pavel Moreno, the band's vocalist, refused the request, explaining they face a criminal process in Jalisco for apología del delito, stemming from 2025 performances in Zapopan and Michoacán where they sang the same song and displayed images of the capo. “Unfortunately, even if we play it, it could harm us, as it already happened. We don't want to be affected,” the musicians commented at the time.
Faced with the refusal, Segura took the microphone and sang some verses: “I am the owner of the palenque/ Four letters go in front,” without the band playing the melody. The event took place at a hotel he owns, focused on hospitality and offering lake views.
The PVEM issued a statement on February 27 distancing itself: “Pedro Segura is neither a member nor has been a member of the Partido Verde, nor has he been part of our internal structure. He was nominated in 2021 as an external candidate within the coalition formed by the PT and the PVEM, participation limited strictly to this year's electoral process.” The party condemned “any act of apología del delito or attempt to glorify criminal life.”
Segura, a businessman involved in hospitality and agricultural activities, was a candidate for the governorship of Guerrero in 2021 by the PT-PVEM coalition. In August 2025, the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) arrested him for alleged ties to organized crime, but he was released due to lack of evidence. In recent Facebook posts, Segura stated he will sing the narcocorrido again privately and that his liking for this music does not mean he is a drug trafficker. He responded to the PVEM: “To the thieving politicians, I say stop stealing from the people; if you want $$$, I'll lend it to you, bandits, and this goes for the Green Party.”
In Guerrero, there is no ban on playing narcocorridos at private events, though authorities have urged avoiding their dissemination in public acts.
