Two years before Ritchie Valens released his first single, "Come On, Let's Go", East L.A.'s Little Julian Herrera had a hit with "Lonely Lonely Nights," which made him the first Chicano R&B heartthrob. But Little Julian had a secret identity, and at the cusp of stardom, he disappeared. Alex Schmidt reports on the mystery that still continues to this day -- and the people who'd like to solve it.
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