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Overall Rank: 4801
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 120
Theatrical Release Date: 07/24/1987
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Luis Valdez
Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Joe Pantoliano, Elizabeth Peña, Marshall Crenshaw
Plot: This is the true story Ritchie Valens a young rock & roll singer who tragically died in an air crash at the age of 17. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Paicoma, California where he in and his family makes a meager living working at plantations to his rise as a star. The film also focus on Richies friendship and rivalry with his older brother Bob and his relationship with Donna, his girlfriend. -- JC
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3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 09/22/2024
Filmmaking and acting that are as electrifying as the songs give "La Bamba" more pep than the dozens of routine music biopics made, and its focus on layered characters and relatable story makes it more affecting than most of them as well.
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