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María Elena Holly (née Santiago; born December 20, 1932) is the widow of American rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly. As a receptionist at Peermusic, she met with Holly and his band the Crickets on June 19, 1958, and Holly proposed to her after five hours on their first date.
Feb 3, 2022 · Four years after Holly's death, María Elena remarried, this time to Joe Diaz, a Puerto Rican government official. Together, they share three children. As of 2021, María is divorced and a grandmother living in Texas.
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Feb 2, 2019 · María Elena Holly, the musician’s widow, has never seen the grave. Nor did she attend his funeral, which was held shortly after the 22-year-old’s death in a plane crash 60 years...
Dec 13, 2023 · Buddy Holly’s Wife: Love at First Sight. Buddy Holly first met María Elena Santiago in 1958 at Peer-Southern Music, a publishing company where she worked. Holly was immediately smitten by her charm and proposed to her on their first date. They married on August 15, 1958, sealing their bond forever.
Feb 17, 2022 · Buddy Holly tragically died in a plane crash in 1959, leaving behind his wife, Maria Elena Holly. Here's what happened to her after Buddy Holly's death.
Feb 2, 2009 · Maria Elena Holly lives in Dallas and has spent much of the past five decades overseeing her husband's posthumous career, including two new albums that have just been released in conjunction...
María Elena Holly (née Santiago; born December 20, 1932) is the widow of American rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly. As a receptionist at Peermusic, she met with Holly and his band the Crickets on June 19, 1958, and Holly proposed to her after five hours on their first date.
