Overview
- Reports say Víctor Coyote traveled to Segovia to watch the August 12 solar eclipse and was later found dead after a bicycle ride on August 13.
- His record label, El Volcán Música, publicly confirmed his death on August 13 and media accounts place his body near a road where emergency services responded.
- Spanish authorities have opened an investigation and no official cause of death has been released at this time.
- Coyote, reported to be 68 years old, was the founder and lead of Los Coyotes and was widely known as a pioneer of Spain’s punkabilly and rock-latino scenes as well as an illustrator and designer.
- The news has prompted shock and condolences from cultural institutions and fans, and it may lead to memorial events, renewed interest in his recent compilation and festival honors, and further reporting as investigators release findings.