Ritchie Valens

  • Known for: Actor
  • Date of birth: 1941. May 13.
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed in a plane crash eight months into his recording career. ...

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