A lover and amateur performer of regional Mexican music, Ricardo Gallardo Cardona, the governor of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, booked Marilyn Manson for a free show at the annual state fair that gathered 205,000 people on Sunday (August 10), according to organizers. The move earned protests from religious and conservative groups, who deemed the controversial rocker’s performance “inappropriate” for a family-friendly festival.

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Gallardo Cardona tells Billboard Español that he booked Manson as a “defense of freedom of expression,” and with the intent of helpin

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