Movie
1987
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 also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his…
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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 1…More
