Mariel Colon, who previously worked as a defense lawyer for notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, is launching her music career under the stage name 'Mariel La Abogada'. Her latest music video, 'La Señora', features and pays tribute to Guzman's wife, Emma Coronel, who was released from prison last year. The unexpected collaboration has sparked attention, with Colon leveraging her unique association to break into the global regional Mexican music scene.
Mariel Colon wears a creation as part of the April Black Diamond Spring Summer 2025 collection, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
Emma Coronel, center, and lawyer Mariel Colón leave a federal court, in New York, Jan. 17, 2019, after attending the trial of Coronel's husband Joaquin"El Chapo" Guzman. “ how I can do this job, that I’m part of the mafia, how can I sleep at night?” Colón said. “I don’t care what they say about me. I sleep very well at night.”Colón is one of few people who maintain regular contact with Guzmán. She visits him three times a month in the maximum security prison in Colorado where he's serving a life sentence. She declined to discuss details of Guzmán’s cases, citing attorney-client privilege.
Her musical career began little more than a year ago, when she released her first video, “La Abogada,” which features Colón dressed in a pink suit, crooning to law enforcement from a courtroom. Like much of the genre, her music is diverse, ranging from percussion-heavy banda to character-focused ballads known as corridos.
“A small waist and beautiful eyes. A brain for business and a strong voice for the bad boys. She only shows her affectionate side to El Chaparrito,” Colón belts out in her ballad. “El Chaparrito,” meaning “the little shorty,” plays with Guzmán’s nickname. But it also cuts to the heart of a larger debate: Does the music capture the realities facing many Mexicans or does it glorify the narco-violence long plaguing the Latin American nation?
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