Posted on 12/04/2007 8:03:20 AM PST by AuntB
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican singer was shot to death in her hospital bed, police said Monday, the fourth time in a year assailants have killed performers of a popular northern music whose lyrics often focus on drug trafficking and violence.
Zayda Pena, 28, was shot in the heart Saturday in the city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, while recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck received on Friday, police detective Abel Infante said.
No suspects had been identified. Two people with Pena were killed in the Friday shooting.
Pena headed a band known as Zayda y los Culpables — "Zayda and the Guilty Ones." One of her songs was "Tiro de Gracia," a reference to an execution-style gunshot.
Also Monday, the newspaper El Universal reported that at least one member of the band "K-Paz de la Sierra" had been kidnapped on Saturday by armed men after leaving a performance in the western state of Michoacan.
Law enforcement authorities in Michoacan said they could not confirm that report, but the band did cancel a scheduled news conference on Monday in Mexico City. The group's publicist, Cristina Gonzalez, said she had no information on any kidnapping and attributed the cancellation to "travel reasons."
Some musicians in northern Mexico write songs called "narco corridos," which focus on the exploits of drug traffickers. Pena's songs were mostly romantic ballads.
Several "gruperos" have been slain in recent months.
On Nov. 25, 2006, Valentin Elizalde was shot to death along with his manager and driver shortly after performing across the border from McAllen, Texas. Police are investigating a possible link between Elizalde's killing and a grisly video posted online that was set to one of his songs, "To My Enemies."
Last December, Javier Morales Gomez of the band Los Implacables del Norte was shot to death in a park in Michoacan, a state plagued by drug-related gunbattles, killings and beheadings. Police have not spoken of a motive in that case.
In February, gunmen shot to death four members of the Banda Fugaz after they performed in Michoacan
If I’m correctly understanding the article, the police suspect she was shot by a man who was angry because Zayda was involved in a lesbian affair with a woman who used to be the man’s girlfriend.
LOL - that’s exaclty what I was thinking. It seemed like the posts didn’t make any sense ...
those are horrible pics. That woman was so beautiful.
La Vida Loca: coming soon to an Amexican barrio near you.
(THanks to our open bordes Quislings.)
Ah, yes, I remember first hearing "Tiro de Gracia" when watching the deleted scenes in my "Sound of Music Special Edition" DVD....
OMG, that's funny. In a sad way.
I think we could easily compile a list of American, ahem, “singers”, who deserve a worse fate, not because of drugs or lesbianism but because of their “singing”.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poor lady.
Certainly seems like a great country they have down there, I can see why they want to bring Mexico up here and run this country.
she must have been a pretty bad singer...
“Grace Slick is next...”
LOL. She’s pretty handy with a 12 gauge!
Nobody would mess with him. I do think Grace is a him--note the male hairline, Adam's apple, strong browbone, flat pectoral muscles, and male jawline. That's a man, baby.
Maybe she was killed because her singing was awful
Soon they’ll be killing each other with macuahuitls
You know Grace Jones has children.
Slave to the Rythm!
The 80’s produced some fun stuff.
But I’m not clear on the whole killing los musicales thing. What the hell sort of culture is that anyhow?
Anyone can have children. The question is, how did s/he acquire them?
Seriously, if her doctor told me that she was a normal heterosexual woman I'd faint dead away. In any case she doesn't look like the sort of gal I'd have much in common with!
Your right.
When I was younger and sick from school one day, I was watching some Oprah type show (when you only have 4 channels and the Price is Right is over). The show asked her about her kids. Her kids didn’t like they way she dressed either and wanted her to tone it down when they were with her.
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