Ritchie Valens
American guitarist and singer-songwriter
Richard Steven Valenzuela, better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after... Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1941, Los Angeles, CA
Died: February 3, 1959 (age 17 years), Clear Lake, IA
Education: Pacoima Middle School and San Fernando Senior High School
Parents: Concepcion Valenzuela and Joseph Steven Valenzuela
Siblings: Bob Morales, Connie Lemos, and Irma Norton
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