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." 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange ...

PACOIMA >> A stretch of the 5 Freeway in the northeast San Fernando Valley will be renamed in honor of rock ‘n’ roll legend Ritchie Valens, thanks to a bill approved by the state Legislature.

A bill to rename the Pacoima Post Office in honor of rock 'n' roll legend Ritchie Valens has moved forward after it was approved by the House of Representatives this week. Rep. Tony Cardenas, D ...

He was born on May 13, 1941 in Pacoima and attended Pacoima Junior High and San Fernando High School. Valens was discovered in 1958 at an American Legion Hall in Pacoima.

Ritchie Valens' Educational background. While growing up, Valens attended Pacoima Junior High School, now Pacoima Middle School. He also studied at San Fernando High School.

When kids look into the case and learn that Ritchie Valens was born and raised in Pacoima, just like them, they light up with a smile. It’s meaningful to them that Valens, whose birth name was ...

Valens was in high school, his life and personality still in flux. And his public life was short. He was discovered in May 1958 and spent the next nine months recording, touring and writing songs ...