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7.3Los 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.
Released: 1987-07-24108 minDir: Luis ValdezDrama, MusicBudget: $6.5MBox office: $54.2M
Cast
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens
- Danielle von Zerneck as Donna Ludwig
- Elizabeth Peña as Rosie Morales
- Rosanna DeSoto as Connie Valenzuela
- Esai Morales as Bob Morales
- Joe Pantoliano as Bob Keane
Themes
- rock 'n' roll
- biography
- death
- dying young
- nostalgic
- mexican american
- marital rape
- 1950s
- romantic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Ritchie Valens
- Director
- Luis Valdez
- Screenwriter
- Luis Valdez
- Cast member
- Danielle von Zerneck
- Composer
- Carlos Santana
- Producer
- Taylor Hackford
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 427280
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- La Bamba
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 65/100
- publication date
- 1987-09-24
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