Lupe Tijerina Martinezsinger and accordionist The New Cadets of the Cousins of Tijuanadied in a fatal car accident early this Saturday, September 24.
This was confirmed by the musician’s son through a video that he shared on social networks, who with tears in his eyes, gave the news to the public that his father had lost his life.
The young man revealed that Tijerina was involved in a brutal crash while on his way home California. The impact would have occurred at 5:00 in the morning, when he was traveling along kilometer 40 of the New Mexico highway.
At the moment, the details of the mishap that took the life of the 69-year-old musician are still unknown, as well as the reasons that led to this tragic outcome. His son does not rule out that it could be due to a heart attack, a fainting spell and even that he fell asleep due to fatigue.
“Today my father left in a tragic accident, he came from New Mexico. My old man did not arrive, I do not know if he had an attack, if he had a heart attack or fell asleep, but the car was destroyed, ”said his son, completely disconsolate.
Who was Lupe Tijerina Martinez?
Lupe Tijerina Martinez He was a relative of one of the founders of The Linares Cadetsa project of the regional musical genre created by Homero Guerrero De La Cerda and Lupe Fidencio Tijerina, and in which he was inspired to form his own group: The New Cadets of the Tijerina Cousins.
Tijerina Martínez, who was born in Mexico in 1953, continued the family legacy after the death of her cousin Guadalupe Tijerinavocalist of the famous group that became popular in the 70’s and 80’s with hits like ‘There is no news’, ‘The two friends’, ‘The three graves’ and ‘El Palomito’.
Under a new name, Lupe took her music to various parts of Mexico and the United States, and even came to share the stage with renowned artists such as The Northern Tigers.
The family thanked their fans for their support and affection, as well as friends and colleagues in the music industry. Tijerina’s son recognized that they are going through one of the most difficult moments of his life and took the opportunity to sing a fragment of the song “You are leaving, my angel” with his mother.
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