A soldier plays an accordion during the performance of a corrido for the media at a military base in Mexico City, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a band of a dozen camouflage-clad soldiers.