According to reports, Jess Hernández Alocer, 79, shot and killed 21-year-old Mexican musician Yrma Lydya at a restaurant on June 23.
The lawyer shot Lydya three times, according to Mexico’s security minister Omar Garca Harfuch. Alcocer and another female companion were taken into custody after the shooting.
Witnesses reported seeing a gray-haired man and a young woman get into a fight. After the altercation, the man shot the woman; it was later discovered that the man’s name was Alcocer and the woman was his wife, Lydya.
Soon after the incident, paramedics went to the restaurant and attempted to save Yrma Lydya, who apparently had no vital signs. Gunshot wounds caused the Mexican singer’s death.
The singer’s 79-year-old husband attempted to escape in his car but was apprehended by police. Alcocer even attempted to buy off the police to avoid being apprehended.
It’s important to remember that Alcocer has also been charged with extortion in the past.
Yrma Lydya: History
Yrma Lydya, who was born in 2001, was a well-known actress, dancer, and musician. She was the daughter of Carlos Quinones, who founded Group Radio Comunicaion, SA in 1960 and is regarded as one of Mexico’s most prominent industrialists.
She reportedly became interested in music at a very young age, according to sources. She wasn’t a very well-known name at first. Her major break came in 2017, when she performed El Viejo del Sombrero alongside Sonora Dinamita of Lucho Argain.
During the national holidays, Lydya made an appearance on the special edition of the Canal de las Estrellas. Additionally, she appeared on Bandamax, Reventon Musical, and Noche con Carlos Cuevas. Later, she received invitations to take part in a few concerts from the GranDiosas cast.
Regarding the invitation, she remarked:
Being a member of GRANDIOSAS is a dream come true for me because singing and learning from these Goddesses is for me a tremendous inconceivable luxury that I am now performing. It is an honour for me to share the stage with these great vocalists that I have adored since I was a child.
Throughout her career, Lydya worked with numerous artists, and the Mexican Chamber of Deputies even awarded her the National Culture Award. Before she passed away, she was singing at Grandiosas, a concert that also featured well-known vocalists like Alicia Villarreal and Mara Conchita Alonso.
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