A founding father of rock ’n’ roll, he would lose his life barely a year later, when the plane carrying members of the Winter ...

A Visual History" revisits the 1987 Ritchie Valens biopic through the lens of L.A. photographer Merrick Morton ...

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 movie, “La Bamba,” that finally put the Southern California teen’s story ahead of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, the two older singers ...

Almost 40 years after its release, “La Bamba,” the beloved biopic of singer Ritchie Valens, is getting a remake. And Luis Valdez, the original director and writer, wants people to know ...

The Silhouettes featured Ritchie Valens — “the fabulous Lil’ Richi and his Crying Guitar!!” — at a 1958 appearance at the San Fernando American Legion Hall in Southern California.

Biography is the first since 1987, writes columnist David Allen. He spoke to author Corey Long and to one of Valens’ sisters, who says Long “got it right.” ...