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  1. 4 min read. “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. The colors of this scene are all washed out, as in an old memory, and the voices sound far away. There is slow motion.

  2. is a 1987 biopic on legendary 1950s rock and roller Ritchie Valens. In addition to telling the story of Valens' rise and untimely death, the movie also shows Ritchie's brother Bob's struggles with alcohol. When drunk, Bob is violent to his girlfriend and family, verbally and physically abusive.

    • Sony Pictures
    • Luis Valdez
  3. Rated: 7/10 Aug 10, 2021 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The movie paints a respectful portrait of the clean-cut kid while providing much of the dramatic conflict through the character of his ...

    • (78)
    • Luis Valdez
    • PG-13
    • Lou Diamond Phillips
  4. La Bamba is a movie with a few rough edges, but it has so much vitality you can't help being grabbed and held by it. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 10, 2021. Juan Carlos Coto South ...

  5. 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.

    • (37K)
    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Luis Valdez
    • 1987-07-24
  6. In the history of Hollywood cinema,musicals have always played an important role."La Bamba" is one of those rare,well made musicals which depict the cause of the rising popularity of Latino music.All credit for this film's success must go to its creators such as director Luis Valdez,famous musicians Carlos Santana and Los Lobos and amazing actors Esai Morales and Lou Diamond Philips who plays ...

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  8. Jul 25, 2017 · Variety. “ La Bamba is engrossing throughout and boasts numerous fine performances. In Lou Diamond Phillips’ sympathetic turn, Valens comes across as a very fine young man, caring for those ...

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