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'''Zayda Peña Arjona''' (circa [[1979]] – [[December 1]], [[2007]]) was the lead singer for the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[grupero]] band Zayda y los Culpables (Zayda and the Guilty) until men shot her in a hospital. The group sang romantic ballads about love and loss. The song "Tiro de Gracia" (Coup de Grâce), describing a failed relationship,<ref name="Guardian">"[http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2222714,00.html Assassinations shock Mexican musicians]," ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> was one of the most popular songs from the band.<ref name="Independent">Doyle, Leonard, "[http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3226425.ece Singers slain as Mexico's drug cartels target popular stars]," ''[[The Independent]]'', December 6, 2007</ref> |
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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 people — a friend of Peña and the motel manager — died from gunshots.<ref name="Chron">"[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5348991.html Singer shot to death after surgery in Matamoros ER]," ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', December 4, 2007</ref> Paramedics took her to Alfredo Pumarejo Hospital in Matamoros, where doctors determined that her injuries were not fatal.<ref name="PeopleEnglish">"[http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/en/articles/0,22490,1690253,00.html Zayda Peña Arjona Shot and Killed]," ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', December 3, 2007</ref> |
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The next day, several assailants entered the hospital; poor security allowed them to roam the corridors. Doctors placed Peña in emergency surgery to remove the bullet.<ref name="Chron"/> The assailants shot her to ensure her death. ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' stated that the fatal bullet pierced her back;<ref>"[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/mexico/stories/120307dnintsinger.1704ca4.html Mexican singer Zayda Pena slain in hospital]," ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', December 3, 2007</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' and ''[[Reuters]]''<ref>"[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN07322097 Slain Mexico singers compete from grave for Grammy]," ''[[Reuters]]''</ref> state that the fatal bullet hit her face.<ref name="Independent"/> |
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Her mother, Blanca Aidé Arjona, works in a public prosecutor office as of 2007.<ref name="PeopleEnglish"/> |
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The death of Peña, who had no obvious relationships to traffickers and did not write or perform songs about traffickers,<ref name="Guardian"/> caused singers who do not perform [[narcocorridos]] and who are not connected to drug trades to feel concerned for their lives.<ref name="Independent"/> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Mexican singers]] |
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[[Category:1979 births]] |
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[[Category:2007 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Deaths by firearm in Mexico]] |
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