Ritchie Valens
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
American Bandstand
Self
The Dick Clark Show
Self
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
The Music Shop
Go, Johnny, Go!
Himself
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The True Buddy Holly Story
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959
as Himself
The Music Shop
1959
The Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
American Bandstand
1957
as Self