Murder of Mirelle Hernández explained

Murder of Mirelle Hernández
Location:Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Date:December 5, 2021
Type:Carjacking resulting in murder
Fatalities:1
Numparts:2

The murder of Mirelle Hernández, the result of a robbery and carjacking, happened on December 5, 2021, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. She was a makeup artist for film and television and the niece of Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla who is part of the National Public Security Council in Tijuana.

Carjacking and murder

On the evening of Sunday, December 5, 2021, Hernández had just finished working at a film set and was outside a restaurant when two men took her bag. She attempted to intervene by standing in front of her blue Jeep Cherokee,[1] but the perpetrators started her vehicle and ran her over, dragging her to the nearby Tijuana-Rosarito highway.

Emergency services found her near the highway and transported her to Clinic 20 at the Mexican Social Security Institute.[2] Shortly after arriving, Hernández died due to traumatic injuries to her head.[3] [4]

Mirelle Hernández

Mirelle Hernández
Birth Name:Mirelle A. Hernández
Birth Date:4 July 1975
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Death Place:Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Occupation:Makeup artist
Relatives:Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla (uncle)

Mirelle A. Hernández (July 4, 1975 December 5, 2021), a resident of Chula Vista, California,[5] was a makeup artist who worked on the television shows Narcos: México, Fear the Walking Dead, Ingobernable and Tijuana. At the time of her death, she was 45 years old. Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla is her uncle who is a member of the National Public Security Council in Tijuana.[6]

Filmography!Year!Title!Notes
2016-2017Fear the Walking DeadUncredited, makeup artist, 28 episodes
2017IngobernableKey makeup artist, 15 episodes
2018Narcos: MéxicoUncredited, makeup and hair, 4 episodes
2019Miss BalaSpecial makeup effects artist
Tijuana11 episodes
9-1-1Assistant makeup artist, Episode: "Sink or Swim"
Como caído del cieloMakeup artist
2020The RescueHair stylist
DesperadosMakeup artist: Los Cabos
SeizedMakeup artist
2021CoyoteAssistant makeup artist, 6 episodes
2022This Is Not AmericaPosthumus release, makeup artist/sfx, Residente music video
The DropPosthumus release
TouchPosthumus release, special makeup effects artist
Black WarrantPosthumus release

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delgado . Victor . 2021-12-06 . Gremio cinematográfico en BC de luto con asesinato de maquillista profesional . 2023-10-21 . Semanario ZETA . es-MX.
  2. Web site: Marina . Denise . 2021-12-06 . Asesinan a maquillista de películas durante asalto en Tijuana . 2023-10-21 . SanDiegoRed . es.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-07 . Matan a maquillista de Narcos: México y The Walking Dead en México . 2023-10-21 . . es.
  4. Web site: Bracho . Daniela . 2021-12-09 . El crimen de la maquilladora Mirelle Hernández sacude el mundo del espectáculo . 2023-10-21 . Metro World News . es.
  5. Web site: 2021-12-08 . Mirelle Hernández, la maquilladora de Narcos México y Fear the Walking Dead que fue asesinada en Tijuana Historias nnda nnlt FAMA . 2023-10-21 . . es.
  6. Web site: Hernández . Juan Miguel . 2021-12-08 . Piden esclarecer el asesinato de Mirelle . 2023-10-21 . El Sol de Tijuana . es.