Mexican band Enigma Norteño’s founder and lead vocalist, Ernesto Barajas, has been shot dead at the age of 38.

Ernesto Barajas, singer/songwriter for the regional Mexican band Enigma Norteño, died near Guadalajara, Mexico, according to multiple media reports.

Ernesto Barajas, leader of the Mexican regional music group Enigma Norteño, was shot and killed on Tuesday (Aug. 19) afternoon in a parking lot in the municipality of Zapopan, on the outskirts of ...

Enigma Norteño became famous for their narcocorridos, a sub-genre in regional Mexican music featuring ballads about drug cartels, their lives, and violence. Some of their other hits include Que Seas ...

His murder in a parking lot in the Mexican town of Zapopan has shacken the world of mexican music to its core. Ernesto Barajas made Enigma Norteño into a powerhouse built in top of narcoballads.

The band Enigma Norteño, which has more than 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, rose to prominence in the “narcocorrido” genre.

The lead singer of the regional Mexican band Enigma Norteño, Ernesto Barajas, was shot and killed on Tuesday in the ...

The artist, murdered in Zapopan, was mourned by his band members, family, and friends. Ernesto Barajas's funeral in ...

Ernesto Barajas, singer for the regional Mexican band Enigma Norteño, died in Zapopan, Mexico. His friend was also fatally shot, per prosecutors.