De unos afios acd, los corridos de narcotraficantes han alcanzado una difusiôn muy importante en Colombia. Este trabajo revisa - a partir de un extenso trabajo de campo y una amplia recolecciôn de corridos en Colombia y Mexico - la vida y leyenda de dos célèbres traficantes : Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, alias El Mexicano, y Pablo Escobar Gaviria. Ambos han alcanzado, en el cancionero popular, el estatuto de héroes.
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