Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

Acting

Birthday

1941/05/13

Day of death

1959/02/03 (17 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also know as

Richard Steven Valenzuela Reyes

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 Va...Read more

Acting
Go, Johnny, Go!
5.8

(1959) Go, Johnny, Go!

as Himself

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
5.4

(2022) The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(2012) The True Buddy Holly Story

as Self (archive footage)

Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
8.0

(2003) Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1999) Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

as Self (archive footage)

American Bandstand
8.4

(1957) American Bandstand

as Self

0.0

(1959) The Music Shop

as ---

The Dick Clark Show
5.5

(1958) The Dick Clark Show

as Self