I’m sure it happened to you a little while ago too. You were there, all Agustín Lara-esque at work, pretending to be busy, or on the subway packed in like sardines, scrolling through memes to forget your debts. And suddenly… WHAM! SNAKE!

Their phones vibrated with that diabolical intensity that only heralds major misfortunes. And there it was. That cursed notification on the lock screen, that top bar stained with mournful black and urgent white letters, like a desperate digital scream. A headline truncated by the treacherous algorithm that seemed like a death sentence for what little faith we have left in humanity:

Oh my god! No way, dude! Admit it! You went completely red. Your Mexican mind, hardened by a thousand battles of narco-series and crime news, automatically filled in the word. You knew it wasn’t “cleaning” or “consulting.” It was the capital-B word that stains everything red: MURDER .

Morbid curiosity and terror fought a clean shot to your head. You thought, “Who did they take out now? Another opposition leader? A general?” Uncertainty was killing you. But the seed of doubt had already been sown, brother. And that seed grows fast when it comes to a sister country that has already suffered so much.

We, here at your trusted news site, those of us who aren’t afraid of anything and who delve deep into the heart of the news to bring you the real deal, YES, we clicked that damn button. We swallowed our nerves and risked facing reality head-on.

And what we found behind that link, family, has us trembling, crying with rage, and with our fists clenched. This is outrageous!

The mystery is over and the Bolivarian nightmare has begun! The full phrase, the one that has just plunged millions into despair and set the streets of Caracas ablaze with protests, is this bombshell that no one saw coming:

“NATIONAL MOURNING AND UNLEASHED FURY! VENEZUELA IS IN BLACK AFTER THE COWARDLY AND BRUTAL DAYLIGHT MURDER OF ‘THE ANGEL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD,’ YUSELIZ MENDOZA, THE YOUNG SINGER AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST WHO HAD UNITED THE COUNTRY WITH HER MUSIC AND HUMANITARIAN WORK! SHE WAS KILLED WHILE DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO CHILDREN!”

TAKE HER! Holy shit, what a fucking pain! She wasn’t a corrupt politician, she wasn’t a soldier. She was hope personified!

CHRONICLE OF A TRAGEDY THAT PAINS US ALL: THEY SILENCED THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS

To give you an idea of ​​the scale of the chaos and the pain being experienced down there. Yuseliz Mendoza, just 24 years old, was no ordinary person. Imagine a mix of our Selena and a full-time social activist. A young woman from the toughest neighborhood in Petare, who with her voice and charisma had achieved the impossible: getting Chavistas and opposition members to lay down their weapons for a while to listen to her sing salsa and ballads about peace.

She didn’t want power, folks. She wanted to make sure the kids didn’t go to bed hungry. She founded community kitchens with the money from her concerts. She was untouchable… or so we all thought.

The tragedy occurred this morning in a working-class neighborhood of Caracas. Yuseliz was there, as always, without bodyguards, with her people, handing out arepas and toys. There were children laughing, music playing in the background, a moment of light amidst so much economic hardship.

And then… the demons arrived on motorcycles.

According to shocked witnesses, two men on a high-powered motorcycle opened fire without a word. It wasn’t a robbery, folks. It was a direct, cowardly, cold-blooded execution. “The Angel of the Neighborhood” fell to the ground, still clutching a bag of food, as chaos erupted. Children ran screaming, mothers trying to shield them with their bodies. A Dantean inferno!

WHO WAS IT AND WHY? THE THEORIES THAT HAVE THE COUNTRY ON THE VERGE OF SOCIAL UNREST

Right now, Venezuela is a powder keg, and the fuse has been lit. Yuseliz’s murder isn’t just another crime in the statistics; it’s a message. But from whom, and to whom?

Social media is exploding. The Maduro government quickly condemned the attack, blaming “Colombian paramilitaries paid by the far right” to destabilize the country. The same old story!

But on the street, the rumor is different and much more pervasive. People say that Yuseliz had become “uncomfortable.” That her popularity was dangerous because she didn’t align herself with anyone, and that she united people too much. There’s talk of armed “collectives” that control working-class neighborhoods and that they didn’t take kindly to a “pretty girl” taking away their social control with sheer kindness.

Was it the government? Was it criminal gangs who felt threatened? Was it a political crime disguised as common crime? Nobody knows, but everyone suspects everyone!

REACTIONS: POTS AND PANS BANGING, TEARS AND A MONUMENTAL RUMBLE

The country is paralyzed. Three days of national mourning have been declared, but the people don’t want mourning, they want justice. From the balconies of Caracas to the rural areas, the loudest pot-banging protests in years can be heard. It’s not just noise, it’s the sound of utter frustration.

International artists, from Bad Bunny to Rubén Blades, are sending messages of shock. “They killed the most beautiful flower in Venezuela,” one wrote. And here in Mexico, people are showing solidarity, because we know how much it hurts to lose good people at the hands of bad ones.

FINAL REFLECTION: WHEN HOPE IS KILLED, WHAT REMAINS?

Guys, that “See more” wasn’t celebrity gossip. It was a chronicle of how an entire country’s soul was broken in a second. Yuseliz Mendoza didn’t deserve this. Nobody does.

Today, Venezuela is not only in mourning for a singer; it is in mourning for the idea that one can be good and survive in this dog-eat-dog world.

This is just the beginning, my people. The funeral of “The Angel of the Neighborhood” promises to be a massive demonstration that could change things down there. Will this be the turning point?

Stay tuned to our social media. We’ll continue to monitor every minute of this drama that affects us deeply. Don’t change the channel, because the truth, however painful, needs to be told straight and uncensored.

REST IN PEACE, YUSELIZ! MAY YOUR VOICE CONTINUE TO SOUND LOUDER THAN THE BULLETS THAT SILENCED IT! JUSTICE FOR THE ANGEL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD!