Ritchie Valens American singer
Ritchie Valens is a 17 years old American singer from Pacoima. Ritchie Valens was born on May 13, 1941 (died on February 03, 1959, he was 17 years old) in Pacoima as Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes.
About
Birth name of Ritchie Valens is Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes
No, he died on 02/03/1959, 65 years ago. He was 17 years old when he died. Cause of death: aviation accident. He died in Clear Lake, Iowa and buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery .
Ritchie Valens net worth
He had a net worth of 500 thousand dollars.
Works
Ritchie Valens Albums (8)
There are 8 albums of Ritchie Valens.
His last album La Bamba released 2 years 9 months ago. When La Bamba released, he was 80 years old.
His first album Ritchie released 65 years ago, he was 17 years old when this album released. There were 11 songs in this album.
La Bamba
La Bamba Legend - Ritchie Valens
The Best Of Ritchie Valens
Rhino Hi-Five: Ritchie Valens
View all Ritchie Valens albums.
Popular Ritchie Valens Songs
- La Bamba - Single Version (Ritchie Valens, released 65 years ago)
- We Belong Together (Ritchie Valens, released 65 years ago)
- Donna - Single Version (100 Greatest 50s, released 3 years ago)
- Come On, Let's Go (100 Greatest 50s, released 3 years ago)
- La Bamba (The Wrecking Crew, released 8 years ago)
- My Darling Is Gone (Ritchie, released 65 years ago)
- Stay Beside Me (The Best Of Ritchie Valens, released 18 years ago)
- Ooh! My Head (Ritchie Valens, released 65 years ago)
- Boney Maronie (Ritchie Valens, released 65 years ago)
- Dooby Dooby Wah (Ritchie Valens, released 65 years ago)
Ritchie Valens Movies (3)
There are 3 movies of Ritchie Valens.
His first feature film was Go, Johnny, Go! (1959, as Himself). He was 18 when he starred in this movie. Since 1959, he has appeared in 3 feature films. The last one is Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 (2003). In this movie, we watched him in the Chanteur character .
Ritchie Valens TV Shows (2)
His first TV Show was The Dick Clark Show (1958).
Awards (2)
Nominated Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1986 , awarded Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 ,
Education
He graduated from San Fierro High School
What was Ritchie's zodiac sign?Ritchie Valens zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about Ritchie Valens
| Place of death | Clear Lake, Iowa |
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| Genre | Rock and roll, Chicano rock |
| Instrument | Guitar, Singing |
| Cause of death | Aviation Accident , statement is subject of: The Day the Music Died |
| Birth name | Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes |
| Work period (start) | 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Significant event | The Day The Music Died |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Record | Del-Fi |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ritchie%20Valens%20Grave.JPG |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Place of burial | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Given name | Ritchie |
| Genre | Chicano Rock |
| Signature | 
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| Pseudonym | Ritchie Valens |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Ethnic group | Mexican American |
| Date of death | 1959-02-03T00:00:00Z |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10570726 |
| Official website | Ritchie Valens official website |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/60500 |
