{"id":225709,"date":"2026-04-02T16:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?p=225709"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:05:29","slug":"bobby-pulido-texas-congressional-democrat-bandmate-sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/04\/02\/bobby-pulido-texas-congressional-democrat-bandmate-sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido toured with bandmate convicted of child sex crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_6a84OU72J1a?ui_cover_art=false&amp;ui_title_intro=Listen+to+this+article&amp;ui_title_icon=headphones&amp;client=wp&amp;client_version=3.0.3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><style>.wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed { margin: 0 !important; }<\/style><div class=\"everlit-disclaimer\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><div style=\"margin-top: -0.5rem;font-size: 0.7rem;color: #4a4a4a;font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Audio recording is automated for accessibility. 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He is a well-known Tejano singer who first rose to fame in the 1990s and whose candidacy has excited Democrats in South Texas and Washington alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulido\u2019s association with accordion player Frankie Caballero was first <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us-news\/texas-dem-toured-for-years-with-bandmate-who-was-a-registered-sex-offender\/\">reported<\/a> by the New York Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caballero has played accordion onstage with Pulido numerous times, according to the New York Post report \u2014 including after his 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sor.dps.texas.gov\/PublicSite\/Search\/Rapsheet?Sid=03104979\">conviction<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Pulido\u2019s campaign manager said the singer was not aware of Caballero\u2019s criminal history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBobby extends his deepest sympathies and support to all of the victims involved,\u201d Pulido campaign manager Abel Prado said in a statement. \u201cFrankie Caballero has long struggled with addiction issues and Bobby Pulido has acknowledged and attempted to help him with that battle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prado said when Pulido\u2019s management learned of Caballero\u2019s criminal history in 2021, he was immediately fired and that relationship was severed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBobby was never made aware of Caballero\u2019s sex offender registration and would never knowingly associate with anyone with that kind of history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prado also said that the hiring of Caballero was done by Pulido\u2019s management company, which did not conduct a background check, in accordance with industry standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans, including De La Cruz, have jumped on the report saying this is just the latest piece of evidence that Pulido is morally corrupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to the children who were sexually abused by a close friend and professional associate of Bobby Pulido,\u201d De La Cruz said in a statement. \u201cDespite being caught on tape admitting he knew of this man\u2019s criminality and praising him as recently as November, Mr. Pulido now falsely claims to have been unaware of his crimes. These are not South Texas values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulido said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1382481450125080\">November interview<\/a> with the Houston Chronicle about his music that Caballero, who played on the recording of his 1995 hit \u201cDesvelado,\u201d was a \u201cprolific accordion player\u201d who ended up on the song after the keyboard player who was supposed to be on the track missed the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Martinez, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, called Pulido \u201cmisogynistic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBobby Pulido\u2019s pattern is clear: bad judgment, worse excuses, and zero accountability,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cTexans deserve someone who can be trusted to protect their families, not someone who spent years sharing the stage with a band of pedophiles and now wants Texans to believe he had no idea.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulido has leaned into his music fame and status as a political outsider on the campaign trail, including to withstand attacks related to his musical career. Republicans have jumped on his past social media posts \u2014 which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/exclusive-texas-democrat-bobby-pulido-has-long-history-of-explicit-misogynistic-commentary\/\">sexist comments<\/a> and links to pornographic websites \u2014 as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-congressional-candidate-bobby-pulido-depicts-lewd-behavior-controversial-music-video-his-song\">music video<\/a> in which he portrays a pervert, as evidence that the Democratic candidate is depraved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer, for his part, has said that the music video is a parody satirizing Latin artist Elvis Crespo. And in a video posted to X on March 22, he called Republican attacks \u201ccheap\u201d and said that much of his Spanish language humor does not translate to English, which \u201cshows just how out of touch they are with our culture.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in the music business for 30 years and never had a scandal \u2014 and I\u2019m proud of that,\u201d Pulido said. \u201cNeedless to say, they\u2019re very worried about losing this seat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Redistricting changed the boundaries of the 15th Congressional District, but it retained similar partisanship. De La Cruz won the seat by 14% in 2024, but Democrats are bullish about Pulido\u2019s ability to bring Hispanic voters back into the Democratic column. 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