Who was "El Rey del Wepa", sonidero followed by thousands and murdered in SLP? - However MX
"El Rey del Wepa", who died this Tuesday morning, was widely known both in Mexico and in the United States for making cumbia mixes at massive parties.
Mexico City, October 5 (However).– Juan Manuel Quistian created sound mixes that made people dance from San Luis Potosí to the United States. With a microphone and speakers, "El Rey del Wepa" was able to summon thousands of listeners to enjoy the cumbia and tour in vast fields.
Videos of him on Facebook could reach 4 thousand shares, and he had 44 thousand followers on his official YouTube channel. On TikTok, he was dedicated to uploading videos with jokes and samples of his music.
In addition to being a sonidero and leader of the Kiss Sound, he was an official in the Soledad de Graciano Sánchez City Council in 2014, and director of Youth Services, during the municipal administration of Ricardo Gallardo Cardona, who recently took office as Governor of the state.
On his official page there are videos of one of his last performances, which was four weeks ago, in Tijuana.
“The day I die [I want] them to leave me in a little piece of all their hearts because they have given me a lot of love, a lot of support, and I think there is nothing to pay all the people who give you day by day. the support, it gives you a greeting, it gives you encouragement”, he said in an interview with the radio station La mejor.
This Tuesday, "El Tontín" was executed in the streets of the municipality of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez at dawn, in the state of San Luis Potosí.
The report of the State Attorney General's Office indicates that the events occurred when Quistian was traveling aboard a recent model white Nissan truck and at the intersection of the highway to Rioverde and José de Gálvez avenue; he was intercepted by armed men who opened fire on him with high-caliber weapons, killing him almost instantly.
“My brother left… a part of me left… the creator left, the original left, the one who is already a legend left. But you know that no one is going to take your place; you are, were and will always be number one," wrote Fermín Quistian on Facebook, who identified himself as one of Juan Manuel's brothers. "I love you, you will always be with me and with the people you appreciated the most, especially with your family."
The wake of "El Rey del Wepa" will be at his home in the Tlaxcala neighborhood at 9:00 p.m. on October 5, they reported from the official Facbeook account.
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