Overview
- In a live interview, Joaquín López-Dóriga pressed Morena deputy Sergio Mayer on whether it was correct to hold a dance-like celebration in the Chamber of Deputies as Veracruz faced a disaster, and Mayer replied that it was not incorrect.
- The journalist ended the segment after telling Mayer, “here you are not in that house of laughter,” a line that went viral and referenced the deputy’s reality TV past.
- The tribute to La Sonora Santanera marked the group’s 70th anniversary at the Aurora Jiménez auditorium on Oct. 22, featured music and dancing, and coincided with a plenary session that some lawmakers briefly left to attend.
- López-Dóriga cited the participation of Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, a vice president of the Chamber’s board, while Mayer defended the event as preplanned, cultural in nature, and intended for workers rather than legislators.
- Following the uproar, Morena coordinator Ricardo Monreal said the caucus will be extremely careful with events that could be seen as incongruent and emphasized focusing attention on victims of the flooding.