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Ritchie Valens

Acting

Born May 13, 1941 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died February 3, 1959

Also known as Richard Steven Valenzuela Reyes

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Biography

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 his breakthrough.

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Awards & recognition

  • Latin Grammy Hall of Fame · 2013
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2001
  • Grammy Hall of Fame · 1999
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1987 · nominated

Filmography2 titles

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959as Himself

The Day the Music Died/American Pie

2022as Self (archive footage)