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  2. Ritchie Valens - Wikipedia

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    Valens was born as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, [3] a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.The son of Joseph Steven Valenzuela (1896–1952) and Concepción "Concha" Reyes (1915–1987), he had two half-brothers, Robert "Bob" Morales (1937–2018) and Mario Ramirez, and two younger sisters, Connie and Irma.

  3. Chicano rock - Wikipedia

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    Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens, was a Mexican-American singer and songwriter influential in the Chicano rock movement. He recorded numerous hits during his short career, most notably the 1958 hit "La Bamba." Valens died at age 17 in a plane crash with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper on February 3, 1959.

  4. La Bamba (song) - Wikipedia

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    Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and is the only song on the list not written or sung in English. "La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba , a bio-pic about Valens; their version ...

  5. La Bamba (film) - Wikipedia

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    Richie and Donna become a couple, despite Donna's father disapproving of his daughter dating a Hispanic boy, and Richie starts recording songs like "We Belong Together" and "Come On, Let's Go" at Gold Star Studios. Keane gives Richie his professional name of "Ritchie Valens", which Richie initially dislikes, but eventually comes to accept.

  6. Lou Diamond Phillips - Wikipedia

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    His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.

  7. Latin American music in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ritchie Valens, born Ricardo Valenzuela, soared to the top of the hit parade with 'La Bamba,' originally a Mexican wedding song. In 1954, Andy Russell relocated to Mexico, where he became a star in radio, television, motion pictures, records, and nightclubs. The Argentinian band Los Cinco Latinos released their first album, "Maravilloso ...

  8. List of Latin American rock musicians - Wikipedia

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    Ritchie Valens, a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement Andrew Velasquez , lead vocals for post-hardcore band, Crown the Empire Julieta Venegas , singer-songwriter [ 5 ]

  9. Brown-eyed soul - Wikipedia

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    Hispanic rock singer Ritchie Valens, also became one of the first artists to bring traditional music and rock and roll. Valens recorded "Donna", " La Bamba", "Come On ...