María José puts her daughter before any tour

A message from the neighborhood

Singer Armando Toledo Rosas, known as El Bogueto, attended President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning meeting to support the “Mexico sings for peace and against addictions” campaign. Originally from Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico, he shared a direct message to the youth.

“I started singing to the neighborhood on the street in a different way, I want the message for those in the neighborhood… to be motivated, to have the initiative to fulfill their dreams, no matter where you are from… here is clear proof that you can achieve great things coming from the neighborhood”

The interpreter recognized the value of the government program, which also opens spaces for children of Mexican migrants in the United States. He stressed that talent knows no borders and that music can be an engine of change.

Support for new talents

El Bogueto began his career in popular neighborhoods and reached first place globally on Spotify last fall. He believes that initiatives like this offer real opportunities for young people to develop their creativity and stay away from crime.

“It’s good that there are spaces like this where new composers… can tell their stories, share their emotions and build music that connects with people from the truth”

The federal program seeks to promote artistic expression as an alternative to addictions and crime, providing platforms to emerging talents from Mexico and abroad.

The clarification that sparked the controversy

Belinda shared an audio with her followers after receiving an avalanche of negative messages and threats against her integrity. The singer explained that she deleted a comment on social media because it triggered a violent reaction.

It all started when he referred to her and Danna Paola as Mexican “pop stars.” Some users interpreted that it excluded Kenia Os, with whom Belinda collaborated in 2024 on the song “Jackpot.” His attempt to clarify the situation only made things worse.

“I deleted a comment because I started to receive a lot of hate, I have received thousands of negative comments towards me. For me it is important to stop this hate, these insults,” he expressed.

Call for empathy

The “Luz sin Gravity” singer went further and revealed that she received serious threats, something unprecedented in her career. “I have received death threats. I am not used to that. I think fandoms should have limits. For mental health, I deleted my comment, not because I have anything against anyone,” she clarified.

Belinda insisted that she has never incited hatred and asked her followers to respond with respect. “I don’t like it, I don’t behave like that. I am a person of peace, of love. I want my fans to receive the same. I hope that my colleagues do not incite hatred,” he said.

The singer also explained that her comment about Danna referred to their origins as child stars, with no intention of demeaning anyone. “We grew up together in novels from a very young age. That’s what I was referring to, without putting anyone down,” she concluded.

Humberto Busto returns to Venice with a drama about age and diversity

25 years ago, Humberto Busto debuted on the big screen with Amores Perros. He played the friend of the protagonist, who died in the shock that opened the film.

Today, the actor — known for series such as The Secret of the River and Nobody is going to miss us— is preparing for the Venice International Film Festival. There he will present Tijuana, still, a film that he produces and stars in.

What is it about? It follows a man about to turn 50 years old. His life takes place between a gay choir and a car wash. Forced to leave his home, he turns to an app for sexual encounters between men. This is how he meets a queer Russian who lives in a hostel.

The film is up for the Queer Lion Award, an award that recognizes LGBT themes. Last year the national production On the Road won it.

“I met the director more than two years ago, at the Guanajuato festival and I saw that we had many things in common. There is concern about how rights, with the conservative waves, have gone away; another is how it seems that after the age of 35 you stop having value, there begins to be discrimination because there is a preponderance of the cult of youth and that is something that is manifested in many LGBT films. Then we began to mix things up for the film,” says Busto.

The film was developed at the Biennale College Cinema, the competition’s training laboratory that supports low-budget feature films. During the Mostra it will have performances and, although it cannot compete for the top prize, it can compete for the Queer Lion.

Busto highlights that it is the result of several years of work with his company Fosfo Producciones, created with Guz Guevara. The objective: “return control of the narrative to people of diversity, broaden the spectrum of topics.”

After Venice, Tijuana will still look for more festivals. It already has a distributor (Colmena) and will apply to public funds.

The cast includes Miry Rodríguez, Dilan Rvera, Elliot Roy Rensky and Jorge Domínguez Cerdá.