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Ernesto Barajas<\/a>, co-founder and singer\/songwriter for the regional Mexican band Enigma Norte\u00f1o<\/a>, has died, according to multiple media reports. He was 38.<\/p>\n The singer and bassist was fatally shot in western Mexico on Tuesday, Aug. 19, The Associated Press<\/a> and newspaper El Universal<\/a> reported, citing the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office. The incident took place in Zapopan, located on the outskirts of Jalisco’s capital, Guadalajara.<\/p>\n USA TODAY has reached out to the prosecutor’s office for more information.<\/p>\n Barajas’ management company, Talento L\u00edder, confirmed the news to Billboard Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>.<\/p>\n 77406937007<\/p>\n His management also paid tribute to the musician in an Aug. 19 Instagram<\/a> story that read, “Rest in peace, Ernesto Barajas. Your Talento L\u00edder family will always be proud of you and remember you as the great artist and human being that you were. May God bless you.”<\/p>\n Peso Pluma knows you know who he is. <\/strong>How the Grammy winner put Mexican music on the map.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Barajas founded Enigma Norte\u00f1o alongside Humberto P\u00e9rez in 2004 in Culiac\u00e1n, the capital of their home state of Sinaloa. Some of their most streamed songs include “El Deportivo,” a collaboration with Billboard Music Awards winners Fuerza Regida, and “Hagnase A Un Lado.”<\/p>\n 5672455001<\/p>\n The group is known for narcocorridos \u2013 a genre that often glorifies drug cartels \u2013 with one of their tracks, “El Chapo Guzm\u00e1n<\/a>,” directly referencing the infamous former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaqu\u00edn Guzm\u00e1n.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s ‘narcocorridos’ go mainstream. <\/strong>What\u2019s behind their popularity explosion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The band released its most recent album, “Atenci\u00f3n Al Cliente,” in November 2024. On Aug. 14, they debuted “Hello Kitty<\/a>,” a collaboration with fellow Sinaloa musician Edgardo Nu\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n In addition to his musical work, Barajas also hosted the podcast “Puntos de Vista con Ernesto Barajas<\/a>.”<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ernesto Barajas dies: Enigma Norte\u00f1o singer was 38: Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n