Valente Quintero

Valente Quintero (1887 – March 19, 1922) was a Mexican sub-lieutenant who is remembered today for his duel against Martín Elenes on March 19, 1922. The event resulted in the death of both men, and was popularized in song as a corrido written by Rosendo Monzón, and as a popular 1973 movie adapted from Monzón's corrido.

Valente Quintero
Born	1887 Bamopa, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa
Died	March 19, 1922 (aged 34-35) Babunica, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa
Buried	Bamopa
Allegiance	State of Sinaloa, Mexico
Rank	Sub-lieutenant

He participated in the maderistas forces until his triumph in Sinaloa. He was born in 1887, in the hamlet of Bamopa, in the Badiraguato Municipality.^[1] Valente's widow, Martina Ortiz de Quintero, was interviewed by Francisco Gil Leyva about the events that took place on that day.^[2]

In popular culture

Valente Quintero's life was dramatized in music and film. Songwriter Rosendo Monzón wrote the lyrics of Quintero's last moments and his death, and Antonio Aguilar portrayed him in the film Valente Quintero, which he produced and co-wrote. Singer-actress Lucha Villa has also sung the corrido of Valente Quintero.