It is important to distinguish the viral cartel content from legitimate cultural figures. The "Mexican Ghost Rider" also exists in fictional media: El Vengador Fantasma: La Historia de Ghost Rider - TikTok
The video surfaced around 2020 and depicted a man—allegedly a rival cartel member or a "vigilante" figure—being tortured in a mountainous region of Mexico.
The video gained further notoriety because one of the executioners jokingly remarked, "It smells like carnitas" (roasted pork) during the act, a phrase that has since become synonymous with the "Ghost Rider" search term.