Overview

• The Coordinación de Difusión Cultural announced an urgent cancellation of the Sept. 27–28 concerts at Las Islas that were set to open Festival Cultura UNAM 2025.
• Authorities reported that a 19-year-old student identified as Lex Ashton N allegedly fatally stabbed 16-year-old Jesús Israel N at CCH Sur, and an administrative worker was injured while intervening.
• Initial investigations indicate the suspect tried to flee, climbed a building, jumped, and suffered fractures in both legs.
• UNAM Rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas called the killing unprecedented and expressed solidarity with the victim’s family and the CCH Sur community.
• Proceso reports the festival’s broader program features more than 80 activities across music, dance, theater, film, and talks through Oct. 11, underscoring the cancellation’s impact.