Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995.
Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on Billboard 200, Billboard Latin Songs, and Mexican Regional Songs charts.
Ricky Vela has been nominated for seven awards and won two awards.
Vela appears as himself in the 1997 film Selena. He is portrayed in the 2020 Netflix television show ' by Hunter Reese Peña.