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Ritchie Valens, the First Latino Rocker

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By Beverly Mendheim
Publisher Bilingual PressEditorial Bilingue
Ritchie Valens, the First Latino Rocker
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The only biography and analysis of the music of Ritchie Valens, who has become an American folk hero, this exceptional and critically praised book includes 23 pages of photographs. The book also contains material on the film La Bamba (including photographs) and on the relationship between Valens and Los Lobos, as well as a comprehensive discography and bibliography.

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Book ISBN:

9780916950798

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