Argentine Singer Fede Dorcaz Fatally Shot in Mexico Days Before TV Appearance

Argentine vocalist Fede Dorcaz was changeable and killed successful Mexico City conscionable days earlier helium was acceptable to look connected a fashionable Mexican tv creation competition.

The 29-year-old, who was besides an histrion and model, was fatally changeable connected Thursday (Oct. 9) successful what authorities judge was an attempted robbery, according to The Guardian. Dorcaz was attacked soon aft leaving a creation rehearsal and was reportedly connected his mode location erstwhile the incidental occurred.

The singer, who was successful a narration with Mexican histrion and vocalist Mariana Ávila, had been scheduled to look successful the upcoming play of Mexican creation contention Las Estrellas Bailan en Hoy. The amusement paid tribute to him connected Instagram, penning successful Spanish, “Fede leaves a large void successful our team. His representation and passionateness volition proceed to animate america forever.”

According to the Mexico City Secretariat of Public Safety, Dorcaz was changeable successful the cervix portion attempting to exit a roadworthy and died instantly astatine the scene, TMZ reports.

Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage and person identified 4 antheral suspects seen fleeing the country connected motorcycles. No arrests had been reported astatine property time.

Born and raised successful Argentina, Dorcaz moved to Spain with his household astatine property 13. He began his vocation successful modeling earlier moving into Latin popular music, releasing tracks specified arsenic “No Eres Tú” and “Cara Bonita.” His debut album, Instinto, arrived successful 2024.

“I privation to beryllium much than conscionable a musician,” Dorcaz told Rolling Stone Australia successful May 2025. “I privation to amusement radical that you tin physique thing astonishing from thing and animate others to pursuit their dreams.”