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La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano. The film ...
Jul 24, 1987 · La Bamba: Directed by Luis Valdez. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña. Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Luis Valdez
- 1987-07-24
Dallas Morning NewsStars DJ apologizes following backlash for playing ‘La Bamba’ after Game 2
The Dallas Stars’ DJ issued an apology on social media Sunday afternoon following backlash over his decision to play “La Bamba” at American Airlines Center following the Stars’ Game 2 win over ...
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Stars’ DJ Inspires Donations Wave After ‘La Bamba’ Controversy
Dallas Stars arena DJ Jonathan Shipman, also known as Shippy, apologized for playing Richie Valens’ “La Bamba” following the Game 2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. “I’m sorry, Oilers fans,” Shipman wrote on X on May 26.
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Oct 14, 2020 · Check out the trailer for La Bamba (1987). Watch Now: • La Bamba Subscribe to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: / sonypictureshomeent The life of rock & roll legend Richie Valens bursts...
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This is the true story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock and roll singer who tragically died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. The film also focuses on Ritchie's ...
Reviews. La Bamba. Roger Ebert July 24, 1987. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "La Bamba" opens with a sequence that at first seems like a memory. Some teenage boys are playing basketball in a school yard. Far overhead, a light plane drones through the sky.
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Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend (Danielle von...
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- Biography, Drama
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Miles Goodman. The brief but incandescent life of rock-and-roll trailblazer Ritchie Valens is immortalized in this enthralling biopic from another Mexican American icon, Luis Valdez, the father of Chicano cinema. With sweetness and swagger, Lou Diamond Phillips embodies the 1950s California teenager who, forged by his fiercely supportive mother ...
