Borderline
November, 2009
Shortly after playing a concert ini Reynosa, Mexico, singer Valentin Elizalde was murdered by merce-' naries working for the Guli drug cartel. Elizalde had made enemies with his song "To My Enemies"— a seemingly jovial polka with a catchy tuba line—and on the night oi November 25, 2006 these enemies took exception to his song.Welcome to Mexico, where musicians find themselves caught in a deadly struggle over turf. The cor-rido, traditionally a song of the heroic poor man, has since b...
