Sergio Gómez (singer)
Paulo Sergio Gómez Sánchez (2 June 1973 – 2 December 2007), better known as Sergio Gómez, was a Mexican singer who was the founder and lead vocalist of the duranguense band K-Paz de la Sierra.
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| Birth name | Paulo Sergio Gómez Sánchez |
| Born | 2 June 1973 Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Died | 2 December 2007 (aged 34) Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Genres | Duranguense |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Producer |
| Years active | 2002–2007 |
| Labels | Univision |
Biography
He was born in the city of Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán in 1973. In 2003, while working in the city of Chicago in the United States, he created K-Paz de la Sierra with other native Mexicans also working in Chicago. Gomez lived in Avon, Indiana, just west of Indianapolis.[1]
Death
Following a concert in the state of Michoacán, while traveling in a car in the early hours of a Sunday morning, Gómez and several other vocalists were abducted by a group of gunmen. The other passengers were later released, but Gómez's dead body was found on Morelia's outskirts, bearing signs of torture.[2] His body was severely beaten, with bruises all over his chest and abdomen; his face was burned with a cigarette lighter, and had signs of strangling. Early evidence suggests that the murder might have been premeditated as Sergio had been warned not to play in the city of Morelia, a stronghold for drug related gangs.[3]
On 6 December 2007 Gómez, as well as another murdered Mexican musician, Valentín Elizalde, El Gallito were nominated posthumously for the Grammy Awards.[4]
See also
- K-Paz de la Sierra (band that Gómez created)
References
- Indiana gets body of Sergio Gomez
- "Abducted Mexican singer strangled". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Mexico singer murdered after threats in drug stronghold city". 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- Murdered Mexican trumpeter 3rd musician killed in a week Two banda artists earn posthumous Grammy nominations