# Ritchie Valens

> Richard Steven Valenzuela, 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 after his breakthrough.

*Native Latino American musician (1941–1959)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ritchie-valens

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1941-05-13
- **Died:** 1959-02-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 29.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884023/ (@nm0884023)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.ritchievalens.com/

## Sources
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- [ریچی ولنس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3)
- [Ричи Валънс](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5222714d-21ee-4061-87f7-c749f1586790)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309725)
- [Ritchie Valens](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1248745)

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