A Pacoima post office has been renamed after rock 'n' roll legend Ritchie Valens, who attended San Fernando High School before making it big with hits like 'La Bamba.'
PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES -- A Pacoima post office has been renamed after rock 'n' roll legend Ritchie Valens.
Valens attended San Fernando High School and became a popular recording artist after being discovered in Pacoima.Valens was portrayed on the big screen by Lou Diamond Phillips in the 1987 film"La Bamba." Valens died at the age of 17 in a plane crash in 1959 that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and JP"The Big Bopper" Richardson."As a congressman, I get to do some pretty cool things, but naming this post office after Ritchie Valens really gives me goosebumps because this is home," said Rep. Tony Cárdenas.
"I'd like to thank all of you to keep my brother's memory alive," said Valens' brother Mario Morales."We love you very much. God bless you all and let's keep on rocking."They also unveiled a mural that will be painted at the location next month.
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