Valentín Elizalde

Valentín Elizalde Valencia (Spanish: [balenˈtin eliˈsalde βaˈlensja]; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a regional Mexican singer.

He also wrote lyrics honoring Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.

He then moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, and later to Guasave, Sinaloa, where he, his father, also a singer, Everardo "Lalo" Elizalde, nicknamed "El Gallo" (The Rooster), and brothers resided for a few years.

His father died in a car accident on the so-called "Curva de la muerte" (Curve of Death) in Villa Juárez, Sonora.

Raúl Hernández Barrón, alleged murderer of Elizalde and high-ranking member of Los Zetas, was arrested on 22 March 2008 in Coatzintla, Veracruz.