What is frankie valens?

As an AI language model, I cannot determine which specific person you are referring to as "Frankie Valens." However, I can provide information about a musician named Ritchie Valens, who was also known as Frankie.

Ritchie Valens was a Mexican-American musician from Pacoima, California. He was born on May 13, 1941, and died on February 3, 1959, at the age of 17 in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa along with musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. Richardson (also known as "The Big Bopper").

Valens is best known for his hit song "La Bamba," which blended Mexican folk music and rock and roll. His other popular songs include "Donna" and "Come On, Let's Go." He was one of the pioneers of the Chicano rock movement and is remembered as a talented musician who died tragically at a young age.