La Bamba

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Hello to all movie lovers, welcome to my blog! Today I will be sharing my experience with a movie that I saw some time ago with my family. I must emphasize, that from the first moment I saw this biographical production of the musician Ritchie Valens, I was completely moved. La Bamba, published in 1987, it is a drama and musical genre. I remember perfectly the first time I saw it, I will never forget that I cried a lot with this film, at that time I had seen it on television on a channel called TNT. If after reading the review, you want to watch it, you can find it on the Netflix platform. Without further ado, I invite you to learn about this incredible story.

¡Hola a todos los amantes del cine! ¡Bienvenidos a mi blog! Hoy estaré compartiendo mi experiencia con una película que me vi hace un tiempo junto con mi familia. Debo resaltar, que desde el primer momento que vi esta producción biográfica del músico Ritchie Valens, quedé completamente conmovida, la misma tiene por nombre. La Bamba, publicada en el año 1987, es de género drama y musical. Recuerdo perfectamente la primera vez que la vi, nunca voy a olvidar que lloré muchísimo con esta filmación, para ese entonces la había visto desde la televisión en un canal llamado TNT. Si después de la lectura de la reseña, deseas visualizarla, la podrás encontrar en la plataforma de Netflix. Sin más que añadir, te invito a que conozcas de esta increíble historia.

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The Bamba tells the biographical story of Ricardo Valenzuela, a very humble but very talented young man. From the beginning we see how Ritchie (that's how he is affectionately called) helps his mother in everything to get ahead and at the same time, he stands out for being a young man passionate about music. On the other hand, we take with his older brother Bob who is a boy who likes to draw, however, we will realize as we see the filming that he is very alcoholic and feels some envy for Richi, since for his mother, Ricardo has been the best son she has had, of course in a way one as a son, the fact of seeing preferences of that type, no doubt we would feel the same as Bob.

But, anyway, in this film we will begin to enjoy this great journey that Ricardo has when he is hired by a producer, very recognized, his success begins with the song La Bamba in rock version, so, it is the true story of Ricardo Valenzuela, it should be noted that this song was at the time very representative in Mexico, so by using its lyrics with another style of music it impacted in its instant, making Ricardo become a star thanks to the radio and his great successes in his concerts. Later on, we see a new romantic song called Donna written and dedicated to his great love and girlfriend for the first time in a public telephone; love that was forbidden since the girls' parents did not accept Ritchie.

La bamba relata la historia biográfica de Ricardo Valenzuela, un joven muy humilde pero súper talentoso. Desde un principio vemos como Ritchie (es así como le dicen por cariño) ayuda a su madre en todo para salir adelante y a su vez, se destaca por ser un joven apasionado a la música. Por otro lado, nos tomamos con su hermano mayor Bob quien es un chico que le gusta dibujar, sin embargo, nos daremos cuenta a medida que vemos la filmación que es muy alcohólico y siente cierta envidia por Richi, ya que para su madre, Ricardo ha sido el mejor hijo que ha tenido, claro en cierta manera uno como hijo, el hecho de ver preferencias de ese tipo, sin duda sentiríamos lo mismo que Bob.

Pero, en fin, en esta película comenzaremos a disfrutar de este gran recorrido que tiene Ricardo al ser contrado por un productor, muy reconocido, su éxito inicia con la canción La Bamba en versión rock, por lo que, viene siendo la verdadera historia de Ricardo Valenzuela, hay que destacar que esta canción era en su momento muy representativa en México, así que al usar su letra con otro estilo de música impactó en su instante, haciendo que Ricardo se convierta en una estrella gracias a la radio y a sus grandes éxitos en sus conciertos. Más adelante, vemos que sale una nueva canción romántica llamada Donna escrita y dedicada para su gran amor y novia por primera vez en un teléfono público; amor que era prohibido ya que los padres de la chicas no aceptaban a Ritchie.

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Everything was going great, Ricardo went from being a young man playing his guitar at home to being known worldwide as Ritchie Valens (stage name), by which time he was already a legendary rocker of the fifties. However, as we continue to see about his love life, the relationship he had with his brother, which reached a point where Bob wanted nothing to do with him, for the above described, despite all this, his mother, friends and neighbors always supported him, so, Ritchie all the time felt encouraged. Until one day the worst tragedy in history occurred, Ritchie the famous rock & roll musician died in a plane crash when he was only 17 years old. You can imagine how I was here, besides the performance of his mother broke my heart, at the end of it all Bob and Ritchie were fine. This biographical plot marked my life a lot, it left me thinking about how important it is to be well with our loved ones, and to love above all.

Todo iba excelente, Ricardo pasó a ser un joven que tocaba su guitarra en casa a ser conocido mundialmente como Ritchie Valens (nombre artístico), para ese entonces ya era un legendario rockero de los años cincuenta. Sin embargo, mientras continuamos viendo sobre su vida amorosa, la relación que tenía con su hermano, que llegó un punto en que ya Bob no quería saber nada de él, por lo antes descrito, a pesar de todo ello, su madre, amigos y vecinos siempre lo apoyaron, así que, Ritchie todo el tiempo se sentía alentado. Hasta un día que ocurre la peor tragedia en la historia, Ritchie el famoso músico de rock & roll muere en un accidente aéreo con tan solo 17 años. Ya se podrán imaginar como estaba aquí, además de la actuación de su madre me rompió el corazón, al final de todo Bob y Ritchie estaban bien. Esta trama biográfica marcó muchísimo mi vida, me dejó pensando sobre lo importante que es estar bien con nuestros seres queridos, y amar por sobre todo.

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In conclusion, you have to see this film, you will love the plot, the music of this fleeting musician who in such a short time won the hearts of a large audience, I recommend you enjoy it with your loved ones, it will leave a great reflection as it did with me. In addition, you will know part of the life of this legendary singer of the 50's. Finally, based on my experience I give it a score of 5/5 Thanks for coming here movie buff!

En conclusión, tienes que ver esta filmación, amarás la trama, la música de este fugaz músico que en tan poco tiempo se ganó el corazón de un gran público, te recomiendo disfrutarlo junto con tus seres queridos, dejará una gran reflexión así como lo hizo conmigo. Además, de que conocerás parte de la vida de este legendario cantante de los años 50. Finalmente, en base a mi experiencia le doy una puntuación de 5/5 ¡Gracias por llegar hasta aquí aficionado del cine!

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History of rock music is full of talented people who died before their time. In many cases, the early demise is what made those persons immortal in popular consciousness. On some rare occasions, such immortality was achieved or maintained with the help of Hollywood biopics. None of such films was as successful in that mission as La Bamba, 1987 biopic written and directed by Luis Valdez.

The plot begins in Summer 1957 when 16-year old Ricardo “Richie” Steven Valenzuela (played by Lou Diamond Phillips) lives in North California tent and works as fruit picker together with his mother Connie (played by Rosanna DeSoto) and the rest of his impoverished Mexican American family. His troublesome half-brother Roberto “Bob” Morales (played by Esai Morales) returns from prison and brings just enough money from his suspicious activities for family to move to somewhat more decent home in eastern section of Los Angeles. Richie begins attending local high school where he meets and falls in love with Donna Ludwig (played by Danielle von Zerneck), white girl who would date him despite ethnic and racial prejudice of her rich parents. Richie also tries to make career as rock’n’roll musician, first as member of local band Silhouettes, then as solo artist. Despite one of his concerts ending miserably due to fight started by his drunk brother, he is spotted by Bob Keane (played by Joe Pantoliano), owner of Del-Fi, small record label, and who brings him to basement studio where he would change name to Ritchie Valens and record “Come On, Let’s Go”, “Donna” and, ultimately, his biggest hit “La Bamba”. Despite increasingly confrontational relationship with Bob, who reacts to brother’s success with envy and resentment, Ritchie becomes national star and things seems to go well for him until the fateful snowy night on February 3rd 1959 when he would board plane with fellow rock’n’roll stars Buddy Holly (played by Marshall Crenshaw) and Big Bopper (played by Stephen Lee).

Life of Ritchie Valens was very short and, as such, seemingly lacking content for truly interesting biopic. Mexican American film maker Luis Valdez thought otherwise, seeing in Valens something of a hero or, at least a role model, who managed to smash racial and ethnic barriers by becoming first Latino rock star in American history and making a national hit sung in Spanish. He painstakingly researched Valens’ life with the help of his family and the result is film that makes almost perfect balance between the usual “rags to riches” story of American Dream through musical stardom and faithful depiction of Mexican American life in 1950s California. Valdez also used the help of Mexican American band Los Lobos which recorded the soundtrack and who briefly appear in the film as Mexican musicians whose rendition of traditional song “La Bamba” inspire Valens for his version.

Valens is, unsurprisingly, depicted in positive light, as almost angelic figure who does or tried doing everything right and almost indistinguishable from the public image of clean-cut teen idol (except for the brief scene of “wild night” in Tijuana which looks like it might have been screenwriters’ invention). Despite such limitations, Lou Diamond Phillips plays that character very well and this role helped propelling Phillips to his own stardom. However, at times he is overshadowed by Esai Morales who leaves even more lasting impression as jealous brother who often tries to fight his frustrations and shortcomings with alcohol and violence. This performance also propelled Morales to stardom. Rosanna DeSoto does also very good job as Valens’ mother, while Elizabeth Peña is not that convincing as Rosie, Richie’s girlfriend who ends up pregnant with Bob. Danielle von Zerneck, who would later become television producer, leaves much better impression in potentially syrupy and thankless role of Richie’s muse. Although small scene with suggests toying with Indian mysticism seems too much of Hollywood fantasy inserted into true story, La Bamba is well-made and mostly entertaining film. It was quite popular at the box office and Los Lobos rendition of title song became massive hit, thus making this film one of the rare rock’n’roll biopics that served their ultimate purpose.

RATING: 7/10 (+++)

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