He was assassinated on July 9, 2011, at 5:20 in the morning, in Guatemala City, victim of an attack carried out by several hitmen aboard three vehicles and armed with assault rifles on Boulevard Liberación, while he was heading to "La Aurora" International Airport.
He had a tough childhood; he ended up in a reformatory and became an alcoholic at the age of 9.
He ran away and was caught again at the age of 14 due to his violent character.
A Jesuit priest named Simón taught him to read and write in prison, introducing him to universal literature, helping him complete his primary and secondary education, which he finished in 3 years instead of the usual 12, as was customary at that time in Argentina.
A year before getting out of prison, he escaped with the help of the priest.
Thanks to a vagabond, he later came to know religion, although he will declare himself a free thinker not belonging to any church.
Shortly after, he started his path as a singer and musician.
At the age of 9, he ran away from home, returning after 4 months; his initial goal was to reach Buenos Aires to meet Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón, the one who "gave jobs to the poor." After asking him for work, his mother got a job; Eva Perón said of him, "finally, someone who asks for a job and not charity."
During the dictatorship from 1976-1983, he was already considered a protest singer, which forced him to leave Argentina in 1976 to move to Mexico.
His name was Facundo Cabral.
Entre Dios y el diablo [Album] - Facundo Cabral