Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1941-05-13
Deathday: 1959-02-03 (17 years old)

Biography

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.


Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. He also had an American number 2 hit with "Donna".


On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. In 2001, Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-05-13

Deathday
1959-02-03 (17 years old)

Birth Name
Richard Steven Valenzuela Reyes

Birth Place
Los Angeles, California, USA

Religion
Catholicism

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Richard Steven Valenzuela Reyes

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame

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