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La Bamba
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La Bamba

1987
Directed byLuis Valdez
1h 48m

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

CAST
Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie ValensDanielle von ZerneckDonna LudwigElizabeth Peña
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Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela
Esai MoralesBob Morales
Joe PantolianoBob Keane
Marshall CrenshawBuddy Holly
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Daniel ValdezLelo
Howard HuntsberryJackie Wilson
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GENRES
DramaMusic
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
New Visions PicturesColumbia Pictures
RATING
7.3

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