Why Was Facundo Cabral Killed?

He was 74. Mr. Cabral, who had given a concert two days earlier in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, was en route to the Guatemala City airport when his vehicle was hit by a hail of bullets in an orchestrated attack involving three carloads of gunmen, the Associated Press reported.

Who assassinated Facundo Cabral?

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Costa Rican citizen Alejandro Jiménez, known as 'El Palidejo,' was sentenced Thursday in Guatemala to 50 years in prison for masterminding the 2011 murder of Argentine troubadour Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City.

Where is Facundo Cabral from?

Facundo Cabral, singer and songwriter: born La Plata, Argentina 22 May 1937; married (deceased 1978; one daughter, deceased); died Guatemala City 9 July 2011.

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