Recently, the story of El Pirata de Culiacán has resurfaced in trends after the death of El Mencho was confirmed. It is one of those cases that marks Mexican society for its brutality and for how young the victim was.

Juan Luis Lagunas Rosales, who went viral with that nickname, was murdered on December 18, 2017, in a bar in Zapopan, Jalisco. The shocking part: he was only 17 years old when the attack happened. At that age, he already had nearly 800,000 followers on Facebook and hundreds of thousands on Instagram, sharing content about parties, regional music, and a lifestyle that propelled him to fame as a practically teenage influencer.

What many remember is what happened days earlier. El Pirata posted a video on November 9 where he directly mocked the CJNG leader. The phrase was forceful and quickly went viral. No one expected what would come next.

At Menta2 Cántaros bar, while he was with friends and acquaintances who had invited him, four armed men entered and shot mercilessly. He received at least 15 gunshot wounds. His companions, including