El Pery , Honduran reggaeton musician, was shot and killed he was 21.

Robert Steven Perez, Honduran reggaeton musician known in the art as "Perry" was killed today in a street in the capital, police said. Te-nia 21. One of the most important singers of reggaeton from Honduras was killed in his car. The young singer had received telephone threats. While the homicide did not reach the levels of violence in the deaths of 2Pac and Notorious BIG in the U.S., the urban genre claimed its first victim.

Perez was hit in the neck by a bullet from one of two individuals on a motorcycle when the artist was traveling in his car. The bullet exited through the rear window of the vehicle.


"The Perry" had left his residence shortly before the colony Enmedio The Ranch, east of Tegucigalpa, where he was followed by criminals, police said in a statement.

Perez was a member of the renowned company BuLLaKa Musik.


The authorities have ruled out robbery as a motive for the murder, found in the car because all the belongings of the artist, including more than $ 300 in cash and two checks in his name for about $ 4.500.

According to police, "El Pery" recently had denounced death threats via cell phone.
Steven Robert Perez Rodriguez was born in Tegucigalpa on February 15, 1989, his parents are Alex Humberto Perez and Alba Luz Rodriguez and made married life with the former television presenter of a youth program and also the granddaughter of former President Roberto Suazo Cordova, Davner Suazo , with whom he fathered a hija.Trabajaba in the family business selling used clothing and according to his personal website on social networking site Facebook, a student at Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (Unitec), but did not specify what career was studying; also had its own music studio where he helped other artists to record their albums.

He had composed several songs that sound like local radio and even after classification of the National Team to South Africa 2010 World Cup, made the famous song "Dame Gol."

Weeks ago the same way participated in a series of concerts organized by several official sponsors of the national team, called "Wheel of Dreams", in which he shared the stage with other artists, such as The Bohemians of Regueeton, Sherry and Sheyla, Bullaka Family, among others.

His first foray was in a rap rock band called Freestyle, which was characterized by mixed genres. He was noted for his versatility, acting ability and stage presence.

"Ella me Enamora" was the first song I recorded "The Pery" professionally four years ago, and that opened the doors of the art world in Honduras. He devoted himself after throwing his second single, "Desperate," which was located at the top of the charts.

A relative who spoke to TIME Journal said "do not know who and why had threatened Robert Steven, however, recalled that four years ago the boy was kidnapped for several days," he says.
He continues, "the police captured the kidnappers and they went to prison, since that time, the boy was subjected to constant death threats," says TIME.

The wife of "El Pery, the television presenter spent Davner Suazo minutes after the event and was the first family to see the body of the singer."They killed the Pery, what the message was right," cried the girl he fathered a child with the musician.

The former host of Channel 54 experienced several fainting spells and was saved by police, arrived minutes after the parents of the now defunct singer. . According to the reggaeton family would have received messages like: "beware dog going to kill you."
The Perry began his career at age 17, but it was not until 2008 when highlighted national issues such as: "Tattooing in the Heart," "Desperate," "She love me," among others
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