Luis Valdez’s LA BAMBA (1987)

Sun Apr 13 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

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Luis Valdez\u2019s LA BAMBA (1987)
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Luis Valdez’s LA BAMBA
(PG, 1987, 108 min)
The brief 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 (Rosana DeSoto) and rebellious brother (Esai Morales), rises from his farm-working roots to chart-topping fame in the early days of rock—until one fateful night that haunts music history. Propelled by a hip-shaking soundtrack featuring Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, “La Bamba” captures the electric vitality of an artist who bridged cultures to create his own American dream.
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