Zayda Y Los Culpables

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Zayda Y Los Culpables (English: Zayda and the Guilty Ones) is a Mexican grupero band. The group sang romantic ballads about love and loss. The song "Tiro de Gracia" (Coup de Grâce), describing a failed relationship,[1] was one of the most popular songs from the band.[2]

[edit] Death of Zayda Peña Arjona

Zayda Peña Arjona (circa 1979 – December 1, 2007) was the lead singer of Zayda y Los Culpables.

Shortly before midnight on November 29, 2007, an unknown gunman shot Peña in the back at Mónaco Motel in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas. Two other people — a friend of Peña and a motel employee — were also shot. Both died at the scene.[3] Paramedics took her to Alfredo Pumarejo Hospital in Matamoros, where doctors determined that her injuries were not fatal.Doctors placed Peña in emergency surgery to remove the bullet.[4]

The next day, several assailants entered the hospital, roaming the corridors.[3] Once they were able to find her, the assailants went in & shot her again in the chest to ensure her death. The Dallas Morning News stated that the fatal bullet pierced her back;[5] The Independent and Reuters [6] stated that the fatal bullet hit her face.[2] She was 28 years old.

Her mother, Blanca Aidé Arjona, works in a public prosecutor office as of 2007.[4]

The death of Peña, who had no known connections to traffickers or any criminal activity, and did not write or perform songs about traffickers,[1] has instilled fear and great concern in many Mexican performers. [2]

[edit] Discography

All of the albums are under the Balboa label except Coleccion de Oro: La Sentimental, which is under the Musart label.

  • Sensible
  • Estoy Enamorada
  • Zayda Y los Culpables
  • Coleccion de Oro: La Sentimental

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Assassinations shock Mexican musicians", The Guardian
  2. ^ a b c Doyle, Leonard, "Singers slain as Mexico's drug cartels target popular stars," The Independent, December 6, 2007
  3. ^ a b "Singer shot to death after surgery in Matamoros ER," Houston Chronicle, December 4, 2007
  4. ^ a b "Zayda Peña Arjona Shot and Killed," People, December 3, 2007
  5. ^ "Mexican singer Zayda Pena slain in hospital," The Dallas Morning News, December 3, 2007
  6. ^ "Slain Mexico singers compete from grave for Grammy," Reuters
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