Valentín Elizalde lost his life for singing “A mis enemigos” to “El Hummer,” the former military founder of Los Zetas.

Jaime González Durán, known as “El Hummer,” one of the founders of the Los Zetas criminal organization and a former elite military officer, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a federal court in the District of Columbia, United States, on June 20.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that “El Hummer” was found guilty of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.

It should be noted that the drug trafficker was also previously accused of murdering singer Valentín Elizalde, known as “Gallo de Oro” (Golden Rooster) and singer of hit songs such as “Vete Ya,” “Como Me Duele,” and “Volveré a Amar” (I Will Love Again).

“El Hummer” stood out not only for his role as a hitman for the Gulf Cartel, but also for his connection to one of the darkest episodes in regional Mexican music: the murder of singer Valentín Elizalde.

On the night of November 26, 2006, in Reynosa, a key city under the control of the Gulf Cartel, Elizalde took the stage for a concert, but included a song in his repertoire that, according to various sources, would mark his destiny: “A mis enemigos.”

According to various witnesses, the regional Mexican singer not only began his performance with this controversial song, but also closed it with the same song, a gesture perceived by González Durán as disrespectful in a territory under his control.