Valentín Elizalde Valencia
- In this Creeperian name, the first or paternal surname is Elizalde and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Valentín de Jesús Santo Elizalde y Valencia |
| Also known as | El Toro de Oro |
| Born | 25 November 1994 San Nicolás, San Carlos Islands, Creeperopolis |
| Genres | Rancheras, corridos, cumbias, boleros, ballads |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Political party | Creeperian Initiative |
| Spouse(s) | Melina Durán Brambila (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | torodeoro.com.cr |
| Nickname(s) | Tín |
| Allegiance |  Creeperopolis |
| Branch/Service |  Creeperian Army |
| Years of service | 2012–2016 |
| Rank |  Corporal |
| Unit |  21st Creeperian Army |
| Battles/wars | San Carlos Islands Crisis |
Valentín de Jesús Santo Elizalde y Valencia (Creeperian: Վալենտձն դե Ջեսղս Սանտո Ելիզալդե յ Վալենծիա; born 25 November 1994) is a Creeperian singer and songwriter. He is commonly known by his nickname El Toro de Oro (Creeperian: Ել Տորո դե Որո; Creeperian pronunciation: [el ˈto.ɾo de ˈo.ro]; translated as The Bull of Gold). Some of his most popular songs include "A Mis Enemigos," "Vencedor," "Te Quiero Así," and "El Venadito."
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Early life
Valentín de Jesús Santo Elizalde y Valencia was born 25 November 1994 in San Nicolás, the capital city of the Orisla viceroyalty of the San Carlos Islands, a department of Creeperopolis. In his youth, he developed a passion for singing and preformed various songs from various Creeperian singers, most notably Che Holguín Razo, whom he states is his role model, during several events for his school during both primary and secondary school.
In 2012, he was conscripted into the Creeperian Army and served as an enlisted soldier in the 21st Creeperian Army. He saw combat in the San Carlos Islands Crisis, and in an interview in 2019, he admitted that he had killed three members of the Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement (MRKA) during his service. During his military service, he was nicknamed "Tín."
Musical career
In 2017, Elizalde Valencia managed to be sponsored by a San Carlos Islands-based music group who agreed to preform an instrumental for him, and that he would write lyrics and preform the vocals for a song. The two agreed that if the single was successful, they would continue with a permanent partnership. Elizalde Valencia released his single A Mis Enemigos on 25 December 2017, and almost immediately, it was a success and it gained him nation-wide fame and popularity across Creeperopolis.
Elizalde Valencia and the music group signed a 5-year contract to continue producing music, and in 2018, Elizalde Valencia released his first album, Vencedor, which was also a commercial and critical success. In 2019, he released his second album, Te Quiero Así, and in 2020, a third, Así Soy. In 2021, he hinted that he was in the process of creating a collaboration with Holguín Razo.
Elizalde Valencia has given himself the nickname El Toro de Oro, meaning The Bull of Gold in Creeperian.
Discography
Albums
- Vencedor (2018)
- Te Quiero Así (2019)
- Así Soy (2020)
Singles
- A Mis Enemigos (2017)
Personal life
Elizalde Valencia's father is Jesús Adolfo Elizalde y Obregón and his mother is Diana María Valencia y López de Elizalde. He has two older sisters, Clara María Elizalde y Valencia de Morazán and Isabela Alexandra Elizalde y Valencia de Figueroa, and a younger brother, Martín Óscar Elizalde y Valencia.
He married his high school lover, Melina Blanca Durán y Brambila, on 9 October 2019. They have one child, Rita Amelia Elizalde y Durán, who was born on 17 September 2020. Both he and Durán Brambila have stated that they are Creeperian Catholics. They currently live in Nuevo Xichútepa, Xichútepa.
Elizalde Valencia joined the Creeperian Initiative political party in 2018.
Awards
Organization honors and awards
State or government honors and awards
- Star of the Imperial Army (2016)
