La Bamba

Duration: 108 mi

Year Published: 1986

Creator: Films Incorporated

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This film biography of Ritchie Valens traces the rise of the fifties rock 'n' roll singer from the barrio to Hollywood fame and the tragic plane crash which ended his meteoric career. Songs include: Ooh! my head, The Paddi wack song, Come on let's go, Donna, La Bamba, I Gotta gal named Sue. (Circulates) , Portrays the life of Richie Valens, a Mexican-American laborer who became a chart-topping 1950s rock 'n' roll star at the age of 17. Stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana DeSoto, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Pantoliano, Danielle von Zerneck, with music by Los Lobos.

Complete Record: This film biography of Ritchie Valens traces the rise of the fifties rock 'n' roll singer from the barrio to Hollywood fame and the tragic plane crash which ended his meteoric career. Songs include: Ooh! my head, The Paddi wack song, Come on let's go, Donna, La Bamba, I Gotta gal named Sue. (Circulates) , Portrays the life of Richie Valens, a Mexican-American laborer who became a chart-topping 1950s rock 'n' roll star at the age of 17. Stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana DeSoto, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Pantoliano, Danielle von Zerneck, with music by Los Lobos.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.