Effective period / Period of releases: 1985

Early Latin House/House Music pioneer. Committed suicide shortly after the release of his most famous hit Girl Out On The Floor. James Hamilton [BPM RM 1986] states that "...he is planning to set up a movie about Chicago and its music, based on the true tragic story of a young singer/producer called Jesse Valez, who got caught up with street gangs and died in mysterious circumstances."