Timeline
Birth- May 13, 1941
Pacoima, California
Death- Feb 3, 1959-Age: 18 years
Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, IA
Plane Crash
Burial
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California
Other Facts
Also known as
Ritchie Valens
Full Name
Richard Steven Valenzuela
Mother
Concepcion Reyes
Father
Joseph Steven Valenzuela
Occupation
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Race or Ethnicity
Mexican American
Gender
Male
