Ernesto Barajas, singer of Enigma Norteno, threatened by the CJNG, was murdered
The vocalist of Enigma Norteno was intercepted by two armed men on a motorcycle in Zapopan, Jalisco
Ernesto Barajas, vocalist and leader of the musical group Enigma Norteno, was murdered in Zapopan, Jalisco, in an attack that left another young man between 20 and 25 years old dead and a woman injured.
According to information from witnesses and the media According to preliminary information from authorities, the musician, born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, was riding in a truck inside the boarding house when two armed men on a motorcycle intercepted him and opened fire on him.
The incident generated a strong security deployment by municipal and state police, as well as the complete closure of the street. At least eight shell casings were found at the crime scene.
In 2023, Enigma Norteno had to cancel a performance in Baja California, as a narco-banner directed at the singer demanded that he not perform at the Rosario Fair, according to the newspaper Reforma.
“Ernesto Barajas, vocalist of Enigma Norteno, stop feeling protected by the sisters Aquiles and Rana, you are not going to come here to sing corridos of your flag, Baja California has an owner. ATT: CJNG,” read the threat that went viral on social media.
Consequently, the band had to cancel the performance “on the recommendation of the authorities and organizers.”
In 2022, in an interview with El Independiente, Barajas said that he charged $25,000 to compose a narco-corrido, and when asked if he had a relationship with the children of “El Chapo” Guzman, stated that there was no direct relationship, but he did come to liven up their parties.
On June 26, Enigma Norteno announced that it would not be able to perform in the United States due to a recent denial of work visas.
“This event, which has also affected several regional Mexican artists, represents a challenge for our international agenda,”posted.
The group, founded in 2004 by Ernesto Barajas in Culiacan, Sinaloa, rose to prominence in 2009 with the hit “El Ondeado (M1),” which alludes to Manuel Torres Felix, one of the most violent hitmen of the Sinaloa Cartel, belonging to the faction of “El Mayo” Zambada, who was killed in 2012 by the Army.