How was the attack on Alfredo Olivas in 2015, which inspired the lyrics of “El Paciente”

On Tuesday, February 14, there was speculation about the alleged kidnapping of the singer, alfredo olivesalso known in the middle as Alfredito Olivas, according to rumours, was intercepted by armed individuals at zacatecas after leaving a concert, he was deprived of liberty for a few hours with his work team and was later released but suffered the theft of his instruments and sound equipment.

This version was denied by the media team of the same Alfreditowho pointed out that the performer of songs like EThe Villain of Culiacán, In short, The Waltz of Oblivion there Certainly, He was calm in his house, unaware if he had been burglarized, but clarified that at no time had he been the victim of a kidnapping. A few hours later, the singer He uploaded a story to his Instagram to put an end to all the rumorsstating that he was at home.

The singer’s life has been marked by constant events that have put him and his loved ones in danger since the assault suffered by his brother Irving in 2021where he died with his wife and baby. Or the attack on his father, Alfredo Olivas Valencia, in 2018 outside his home, even as he was recovering in Santa María Chapalita Hospital in Zapopan, armed individuals tried to enter to finish him off.

The attacks on the singer alfredo olives They started in 2015, when he was shot on stage while performing a concert at Parral, Chihuahua. Contrary to popular belief, Olivas’ attack on February 28 of that year, it was not something planned, but everything was being prepared at the moment.

According to Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office (FGE)the facts happened because Alfredito Olivas wooed a young woman during his presentation, even the singer threw a bag at him. Situation that was not to the liking of the woman’s couple, so he and another man who accompanied them shot several times towards the scene.

There were six bullets that hit the body of the performer, five of them entered and exited through the back without causing serious damage to his organs, only one point was the one representing health issues of Alfredito. The Mexican regional singer was able to live to tell the moment, although in several interviews he came to show that he feared being disabled after the attack.

Those responsible for the attack were arrested hours later, not only for attacking Alfredo Olivas, but because the shots also hit three other people in the audience, including a miner died after being hit by a bullet. The singer even commented that at no time did he woo a woman during his presentation, but preferred to stick with this version and not inquire into the real reason why they shot him.

What happened in Parral, Chihuahua on February 28, 2015 inspired the singer to compose a song in which he thanked the doctor who saved him from hemorrhaging to deaththe theme was titled as The patient and recounted everything that had happened during Alfredito he was in the hospital. From the despair he felt seeing the amount of blood he was losing to the request he made to his family in the event of his death.

At this time, the lived prevented Alfredo Olivas from making presentations for some time in Mexican territory to avoid being the victim of another event of this magnitude.