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Ricky Vela
Birth name
Ricardo Vela
Also known as
Rick
Ricky
Origin
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Genres
Tejano
cumbia
ranchera
Latin pop
Spanish pop
R&B
pop
Occupation(s)
Songwriter
keyboardist
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
Years active
1984–1995
Labels
EMI Latin
Website
Q-Productions.com
Musical artist
Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995.
and Mexican Regional Songs charts. RickyVela has been nominated for seven awards and won two awards.[which?] Vela appears as himself in the 1997 film...
Her Los Dinos band—newcomers Pete Astudillo, Joe Ojeda, and veteran RickyVela—were involved in the writing process for Selena's debut album. EMI Latin...
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in collaboration with Selena y Los Dinos members Pete Astudillo and RickyVela, composed tracks for the album. The ensuing recording encompassed an eclectic...
RickyVela is an American songwriter who has written songs since 1986. Vela's credits includes written material for Selena y Los Dinos, Leones Del Norte...
Selena's brother A. B. Quintanilla enlisted the assistance from band members RickyVela and Pete Astudillo with writing the album's songs. The resulting album...
Recuerdos" was written by Chrissie Hynde with Spanish-language lyrics by RickyVela. Lyrically, the song describes a lonely female protagonist who "kisses...
first mariachi-style recording. "Tú No Sabes", written by keyboardist RickyVela, was originally conceived as a melancholic mariachi piece; however, A...
production and songwriting assistance. In a later interview, keyboardist RickyVela discussed how he and Astudillo worked together to elaborate on the arrangements...
y Recuerdos" in January 1995, serving as its B-side track. Written by RickyVela, "El Chico del Apartamento 512" is a cumbia song with influences of Colombian...
initially prevented Selena from releasing the song until keyboardist RickyVela provided Hynde an English-language translation of the lyrics. This is...
single on Momentos Intimos (2004) and Moonchild Mixes (2022). Written by RickyVela, the song debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard Latin Digital...
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