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The leona is not a jarana because its strings are plucked, not strummed. In son jarocho music, a jarana is an instrument that is strummed.

In this video, you can see the plucking of the leona, not the strumming, because it is not a jarana.

In this video you can see a strumming instrument (jarana), and a plucked instrument (requinto), of son jarocho music.

Here is a list of son jarocho instruments:

Of course, you can also strum a requinto and a leona, and pluck a jarana, but it is not a common practice.

source: I'm mexican.