Peru’s artists demand protection following Paul Flores’ murder

Nine months of preventive detention ordered against 'Marianito'

Peru’s artists demand protection following Paul Flores’ murder

It is with deep shock that we learn of the murder of Paul Flores on 16 March 2025. Flores, a musician featured in Freemuse’s Music Freedom Day 2025 action that raised the impact of the rising tide of violence and insecurity in Peru, was the lead singer of the renowned cumbia band Armonía 10. Known as El Ruso, he was fatally shot while the band’s bus was returning from a performance in the city of Huacho. The incident occurred in San Juan de Luri…

Mariano Antonio Altamirano Ramos (21), ‘Marianito’, whom the President of the Republic Dina Boluarte announced days ago as the alleged perpetrator of the shootings on the bus of the orchestra ’Armonía 10 de Piura’, in which the vocalist Paul Flores, ‘El Russo’, died, will remain in prison for the next nine months by order of the Judiciary but not for what the president sent him but for the alleged crime against public safety, common danger - ill…

PNP captured three alleged perpetrators of the murder of Paul Flores, singer of Harmony 10Capture “Marianito”, alleged to be involved in the crime of the singer of Harmony 10, Paul FloresThe 1st Transitional Investigation Court of Los Olivos issued this Monday nine months of pretrial detention against Mariano Altamirano Ramos, involved in the crime of singer Paul Flores, singer of Harmony 10, which occurred on March 9. However, the measure was a…

The 1st Transitional Preparatory Investigation Court of Los Olivos, of the Lima Norte Court, issued this Monday nine months of pretrial detention against Mariano Altamirano Ramos, known as “Marianito”, for the crime of illegal possession of arms and illicit drug trafficking. Altamirano was arrested on 25 March by the National Police as he would be involved in the crime of singer Paul Flores, of Harmony 10, which occurred early on Sunday, 9 of th…

Mariano Antonio Altamirano Ramos (21), alias "Marianito", turns seven days in preliminary prison after the death of Paul Flores, vocalist of Harmony 10. According to investigations by the National Police of Peru (PNP), the person involved and who would be the alleged responsible for the death of "El Russo" confesses and gives unpublished details about a possible participation in the crime. YOU CAN SEE: "Marianito", alleged assassin of Paul Flore…