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Death Note from Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez

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4.811.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Narcocorrido superstar Chalino Sánchez sings to a sold-out crowd for the first time in Sinaloa. It's the best night of his career until someone hands him a note. His face turns pale and his smile slowly disappears. That night, after the show, Chalino will be executed. But who killed him and why? We begin a journey to understand Chalino's life and impact on him, and the theories behind his unsolved murder on him. This incredible story comes to us from our friends at Sonoro Media and Futuro Studios.

This episode contains graphic language, scenes of violence, and drug use that are not suitable for all audiences, discretion is advised.

“Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez,” is an 8-episode podcast that examines the extraordinary life of the Mexican singer-songwriter and attempts to unravel the mystery of his unsolved murder. Hosted by Erick Galindo in English and Alejandro Mendoza in Spanish. You can listen in English or Spanish on any podcast platform!

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Snap Judgment Studios

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Today on Snap Judgment, from our friends over at Sonoro and Furtoro Media, we proudly present

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Idleau, the ballot of Jolino Sanchez, the story examining the extraordinary life of

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one singer-songwriter and the attempts to unravel the mystery of his unsolved murder.

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Eric Galendo has a story.

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Episodes of Idleau are presented in both English and Spanish.

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This is the English version.

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So you get to see this as a Cuchadon Español, Web El Feed, Y seleccion al titulo en Español.

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This podcast contains graphic language, scenes of violence and drug use that are not suitable

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for all audiences.

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Discussion is advised.

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Episodes I, Death Note

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It's May 15, 1992.

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A hot, humid night in Cuyagán, Sinaloa.

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And Jolino Sanchez is in a crowded nightclub wearing a suit.

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Almost always wore some kind of suit.

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Along with cowboy boots, a matching belt, a white dejana like the good guys wore an old

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American westerns, and most of the time, a loaded gun.

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He's with his band Los Amables de Norte, and they're about to perform in front of a

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capacity crowd.

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They're at a place called Salón Bucambillas, a large old-school show hall like the one

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your sister's getting to get on might have been held at.

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