Sergio Gómez (singer)

For the Spanish footballer born 1991, see Sergio Gómez Cegarra. For the Spanish footballer born 2000, see Sergio Gómez Martín. For the Brazilian footballer, see Sérgio Gomes.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Paulo Sergio Gómez Sánchez (2 June 1973 – 2 December 2007), better known as Sergio Gómez, was a Mexican singer who was the founder and lead vocalist of the duranguense band K-Paz de la Sierra.

Sergio Gómez
Background information
Birth name	Paulo Sergio Gómez Sánchez
Born	(1973-06-02)2 June 1973 Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico
Died	2 December 2007(2007-12-02) (aged 34) Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Genres	Duranguense
Occupation(s)	Singer, Producer
Years active	2002–2007
Labels	Univision
Formerly of	K-Paz de la Sierra AK-7

Biography

He was born in the city of Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán in 1973. In 2003, while working in the city of Chicago in the United States, he created K-Paz de la Sierra with other native Mexicans also working in Chicago. Gomez lived in Avon, Indiana, just west of Indianapolis.^[1]

Death

Following a concert in the state of Michoacán, while traveling in a car in the early hours of a Sunday morning, Gómez and two of the group's representatives were abducted by a group of gunmen. The other passengers were later released, but Gómez's dead body was found on Morelia's outskirts, bearing signs of torture.^[2] His body was severely beaten, with bruises all over his chest and abdomen; his face was burned with a cigarette lighter, and had signs of strangling. Early evidence suggests that the murder might have been due to Sergio Dating a woman that belonged to a Narco, a stronghold for drug related gangs.^[3]

Gravesite of Gomez in Avon, Indiana

On 6 December 2007 Gómez, as well as another murdered Mexican musician, Valentín Elizalde, El Gallito were nominated posthumously for the Grammy Awards.^[4]

See also

• K-Paz de la Sierra (band that Gómez created)