From 2006 to Today: a Complete Chronology of the Trigo De Jesús Figueroa Case
By David Miller
Trigo's murder marked the start of a string of family losses. In June 2010, four years after Trigo died in South Texas, Joan Sebastian's second son, Juan Sebastián Figueroa González, was shot to death outside a nightclub in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Like Trigo, Juan Sebastián died over an entrance dispute with door staff, suffering fatal gunshots to the chest and neck.
The losses weighed heavily on Sebastian during his long battle with bone cancer. The singer composed several tributes to Trigo, performing them with visible emotion throughout his remaining tours. When Sebastian passed away on his ranch in 2015, only two of his four sons survived him: José Manuel Figueroa and Julián Figueroa, his son with actress Maribel Guardia.
That dynamic shifted once more in April 2023 when Julián died at his Mexico City residence from sudden heart failure at age 27, the exact age Trigo was when he was gunned down in Texas. Today, José Manuel Figueroa stands as the sole surviving male heir of Joan Sebastian's direct bloodline, bearing the weight of a lineage deeply marked by premature loss.
David Miller brings 15 years of experience in global economics, personal finance strategy, and market dynamics. He specializes in turning complex economic trends into actionable insights for everyday readers.
