Lalo Mantecas Caught on Video At El Komander Concert in Michoacán

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Video which purportedly depicts Medardo Hernández Vera, alias “Lalo Mantecas” or “El 100” (El Cien) attending a music concert has emerged online in Benito Juárez municipality of Michoacán. 

El Komander's official 2021 tour poster which lists the November 20, 2021 concert in Paricuaro, Michoacán that Lalo was allegedly seen attending. 

In the video Lalo Mantecas was seen singing, dancing and drinking alongside thousands of other concert attendees. Lalo was allegedly guarded by dozens of hitmen at the musical event. The event hosted the famous narcocorrido singer “El Komander” along with “El Cejas y su Banda Fuego” (Cejas and his hot band).

The concert took place on November 20, 2021 in the town of Parícuaro, located in the municipality of Benito Juárez in the state of Michoacán. Alleged video of Lalo did not emerge until nearly three days later, on November 23, 2021. 

Video Source: Sargy on Twitter

In the video above, Lalo Mantecas can be seen standing very close to El Komander, on the right side of the footage, wearing a white cowboy hat. 

Stills of the alleged Lalo Mantecas, seen in the white hat

Meanwhile, one of the people who was to the left of El Komander can be seen taking the microphone for a few moments to say: "Thank you, godfather Cien." Cien is the Spanish word for 100, referring to one of the common aliases of Medardo Hernández Vera, “El 100”.

There were later claims made that Lalo Mantecas had his men discover the identity of the videographer who captured his image. Then, Lalo had men who worked under him kidnap, torture and kill the videographer.

However, it is worth noting that this information about the murder of the videographer, as well as the video itself, comes only from a social media user. Note, both La Verdad and Vanguardia do not allege the videographer died, they simply cover the allegations of what occurred.

Cartel Landscape of the Area 

The concert took place in the town of Parícuaro, located in the municipality of Benito Juárez. The municipality of Benito Juárez lies just south of Zitácuaro and is adjacent to the Michoacán/State of Mexico border. 

Despite the name “La Familia Michoacana”, the states in which LFM hold the most power currently actually lie outside of Michoacán. The State of Mexico is one of the states in which LFM holds significant cartel influence. 

Medardo Hernández Vera, “Lalo Mantecas” is a regional boss for the group La Familia Michoacana. He sometimes uses the fake names of Eduardo Hernández Uribe and / or Antonio Sánchez. His group operates in a region that is a part of the border area of Michoacán, the State of Mexico and San Luis Potosi. 

Lalo Mantecas is believed to report to Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga, alias “El Pez”, and his brother, Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga, alias “La Fresa”, the leaders of one the of the major LFM groups.

Just recently, on November 11, 2021, a narcomanta (narco message sign) threatening local cartel leaders from a LFM leader named “El F1” was left in the municipality of Tanquián in the state of San Luis Potosi.

“El F1” identified himself as belonging to the “mob of Señor 100”, referring to Lalo’s other alias “El 100”; making clear that he reports to Lalo Mantecas’ LFM subgroup. For further details on this San Luis Potosi narcomanta, please see this previous story.

Sources: Vanguardia, La Verdad, La Voz de Michoacán, El Imparcial, Julio Astillero, Sinembargo, Debate, Infobae Article 1, Article 2, Article 3