Valentín Elizalde, born Valentín Elizalde Valencia on February 1, 1979, in
Jitonhueca, Sonora, was a Mexican singer known as “El Gallo de Oro” and one of
the defining voices of early-2000s banda and regional Mexican music. He came
from a musical family headed by singer Lalo “El Gallo” Elizalde, and after
spending part of his youth in Sonora, Jalisco, and Sinaloa, he made his first
documented public performance in 1998 at a local festival in Bacame Nuevo,
Sonora. His recording career began with Regresan los Mafiosos in 1999, followed
by Traición Federal in 2000 and 17 Éxitos en Ho...