- Diego Rivas (singer)
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Diego Rivas (died November 13, 2011) was a Mexican singer with an online presence and radio station. He was a singer of narcocorridos - songs glorifying drug traffickers.
One of Mr Rivas' songs is an ode to Joaquín Guzmán Loera, Mexico's most wanted drug lord.
Born in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mr Rivas started singing in school contests.
He later joined the band Arriba Mi Sinaloa, but split from them in 2006. He had been appearing with his band Los Guaruras.
Rivas and two companions were killed with an AK-47 in a drive-by shooting in Culiacan, Sinaloa, the city of his birth.
External Links
- Diego Rivas (singer) at Find a Grave
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15715262 BBC News Release
- http://www.myspace.com/145614104 Diego Rivas on MySpace
Categories:- Mexican singer stubs
- 2011 deaths
- Mexican male singers
- People from Culiacán
- People murdered by Mexican drug cartels
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