Sergio Vega Musical artist

José Sergio Vega Cuamea (September 12, 1969 – June 26, 2010), better known by his stage name "El Shaka", was a Mexican banda singer. He was born in Ejido Hornos, Sonora, located near Ciudad Obregón in Mexico. On 26 June 2010, he was killed by gunfire in the Mexican state of Sinaloa after a car chase. The assailants pursued Sergio Vega for a distance, shooting at him and his passenger Montiel Sergio Ávila 30 times. He was killed and Ávila was seriously injured. Vega had recently increased his security because of other celebrity deaths like that of Sergio Gómez.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Cuamea José Sergio Vega
El Shaka “El Rey de la Banda y Norteño”
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1969
Birth place
Sonora , Mexico , Ejido Hornos
Date of deathJune 26, 2010
Place of death
Los Mochis , Sinaloa , Mexico
Hometown
Sonora
Mexico
Ejido Hornos

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Musical artist

Career started1994
Career ended1994
BackgroundSolo singer
record label
Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Topical connections

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Sergio Vega on Wikipedia