Ritchie Valens was born on Tuesday, 13 May 1941 in Pacoima, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA. His full name at birth was Richard Steven Valenzuela. He was best known as a singer. Valens' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Tuesday, 3 February 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA at the age of 17. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Ritchie attended high school at San Fernando High School. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He was 5' 7" (170 cm) tall and weighed 165 lbs (75 kg) with an average build. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $500,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

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