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La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical musical drama film directed by Luis Valdez, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, and Elizabeth Peña. It chronicles the life of Ritchie Valens and was filmed in Los Angeles, California, with narrative scenes set in Mexico. The production involved producer Taylor Hackford and director of photography Adam Greenberg, with music composed by Carlos Santana.
The film was released on July 24, 1987, and has a runtime of 108 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. New Visions Pictures and Columbia Pictures are listed as production companies. The movie has a budget of 6,500,000 and generated revenue of 54,215,416. It is part of the National Film Registry. Critical reception includes a review score of 82%, an average rating of 6.9 out of 10, and a score of 65 out of 100.
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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.
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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