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Ritchie Valens

(1941-1959)
American rock musician
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Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), 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 into his music career.

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Born Richard Steven Valenzuela
13 May 1941
Pacoima, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
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3 February 1959 (aged 17)
Clear Lake, Iowa, USA
Zodiac Taurus
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