Ricky Vela
title: "Ricky Vela" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)", "american-musicians-of-mexican-descent", "songwriters-from-texas", "selena-y-los-dinos-members", "living-people", "latin-music-songwriters", "21st-century-american-keyboardists", "selena"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Vela" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Ricky Vela |
| birth_name | Ricardo Vela |
| alias | |
| birth_date | |
| origin | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| instrument | Keyboards |
| genre | |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 19841997 |
| label | EMI Latin |
| associated_acts | Selena y Los Dinos, Selena A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, Chris Pérez |
| website | Q-Productions.com |
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| name = Ricky Vela | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Ricardo Vela | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | instrument = Keyboards | genre = | occupation = | years_active = 19841997 | label = EMI Latin | associated_acts = Selena y Los Dinos, Selena A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, Chris Pérez | website = Q-Productions.com Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995.
Works
Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on Billboard 200, Billboard Latin Songs, and Mexican Regional Songs charts.
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| Name of Song | Peak position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Dame Un Beso" | N/A | 1986 |
| "Soy Amiga" | N/A | 1986 |
| "Dame Tu Amor" | 31 (Billboard Hot Ringtones, 2006) 6 (Billboard Hot Latin Songs) | 1986 |
| "Cuando Despierto" | N/A | 1987 |
| "Tu No Sabes" | N/A | 1987 |
| "Ven A Verme" | N/A | 1987 |
| "Sabes" | N/A | 1988 |
| "Como Te Quiero/Yo A Ti" | N/A | 1988 |
| "Como Quisisera" | N/A | 1988 |
| "Cariño Mio" | N/A | 1988 |
| "Quisiera Darte" | N/A | 1988 |
| "Tengo Ganas De Llorar" | N/A | 1990 |
| "Si La Quieres" | N/A | 1992 |
| "Yo Te Sigo Queriendo" | N/A | 1992 |
| "Las Cadenas" | N/A | 1992 |
| "No Debes Jugar" | 3 (Billboard Hot Latin Tracks) 3 (Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay) 3 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1993 |
| "La Llamada" | 5 (Billboard Hot Latin Tracks) 6 (Latin Regional Mexican Airplay) 8 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1993 |
| "Tu Robaste Mi Corazon" | 5 (Billboard Latin Tracks) 8 (Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay) 6 (Billboard Latin Pop) | 1993 |
| "No Me Queda Más" | 1 (Hot Latin Tracks) 1 (Latin Regional Airplay) 13 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1994 |
| "'Fotos y Recuerdos" | 1 (Hot Latin Tracks) 1 (Latin Regional Mexican Airplay) 12 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1994 |
| "El Chico del Apartamento 512" | 6 (Hot Latin Charts) 7 (Latin Regional Mexican Airplay) 6 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1994 |
| "Tus Desprecios" | N/A | 1994 |
| "Ya No" | N/A | 1994 |
| "Fuiste Mala" | N/A | 1999 |
| "Esperandote" | 6 (Hot Latin Charts) 3 (Latin Pop Airplay) | 1996 |
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Awards and nominations
Ricky Vela has been nominated for seven awards and won two awards.
Portrayals in media
Vela appears as himself in the 1997 film Selena. He is portrayed in the 2020 Netflix television show Selena: The Series by Hunter Reese Peña.
References
References
- KFSN. (2020-12-16). "Valley native following acting dream lands role on Netflix's 'Selena: The Series'".
- Jean-Philippe, McKenzie. (2020-12-04). "How the Cast of "Selena: The Series" Compares to Their Real-Life Counterparts".
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