What is María Elena Holly?
{{Infobox person | name = María Elena Holly | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1932|12|20}} | birth_place = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] | death_date = | nationality = [[United States|American]] | citizenship = [[United States|American]] | birth_name = María Elena Santiago | spouse = {{marriage|[[Buddy Holly]]<br>|1958|1959|end=[[The Day the Music Died|died]]}}<br>Joe Diaz<br> (m. 1963; div. ????) | children = 3 }} '''María Elena Holly''' (née '''Santiago'''; born December 20, 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buddyhollyandthecrickets.com/birthdays.html |title=Buddy Holly & the Crickets.com - Related Birthdates & Deaths |access-date=2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140130202140/http://buddyhollyandthecrickets.com/birthdays.html |archive-date=2014-01-30 }}</ref> is a Puerto Rican businesswoman. She is the widow of American [[rock and roll]] legend [[Buddy Holly]]. She owns the rights to his name, image, trademarks, and other property. In 2010, Santiago-Holly co-founded the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://davestewart.com/the-buddy-holly-educational-foundation-names-ambassador-artists-honoring-buddy-holly/ |title=The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation names Ambassador |access-date=2015-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109052846/http://davestewart.com/the-buddy-holly-educational-foundation-names-ambassador-artists-honoring-buddy-holly/ |archive-date=2015-01-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holly, Maria Elena}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from San Juan, Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Puerto Rican businesspeople]] {{US-bio-stub}}