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Aug 3, 2020 · Ritchie Valens' mom, Connie Valenzuela, passed in 1987. Ritchie's death left the world in shock. In fact, songs still reference "The day the music died" even today, leaving Valens' family to carry on his legacy.
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Connie Valenzuela was born on October 6, 1915. She was an actress, known for Gotta Travel on: Remembering When the Music Died (2015), The Ritchie Valens Story (2002) and La Bamba on Location (1987). She died on October 18, 1987 in Watsonville, California, USA.
- October 6, 1915
- October 18, 1987
Ritchie was Connie’s everything – her father figure, her brother, and her friend. She idolized Ritchie and his death devastated the quiet eight-year old. It hurt so much that Connie didn’t talk about him or listen to his music for years. In the early 1980’s Connie came to a crossroad in her life.
Oct 6, 2022 · Concepcion Valenzuela was born in 1915 and died in 1987. She was the mother of the rock and roll pioneer Ritchie Valens, who died in a plane crash in 1959. She was also an actress who appeared in several films and TV shows.
- 6 October 1915
- Ritchie Valens’ mother
- 18 October 1987 (aged 72)
- Concepcion Valenzuela
During the Summer of 1957 in Northern California, Richard "Richie" Steven Valenzuela is a 16-year old Mexican-American boy who lives with his mother, Concepcion “Connie” Valenzuela and his younger brothers and sisters. His family is poor, and he works as a farmhand after school.
Jul 25, 2021 · CONNIE VALENZUELA, 72, the mother of 1950s rock singer Ritchie Valens whose overnight climb to fame was chronicled this year in the hit movie La Bamba, died Sunday of an apparent heart...
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July 23, 1987 | La Bamba, a film about the short but eventful life of Mexican-American rock star Ritchie Valens, finds Rosana De Soto cast as Connie Valenzuela, mother of the 1950s singing sensation.
