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  1. La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano.

  2. Jul 24, 1987 · La Bamba: Directed by Luis Valdez. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña. Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.

    • (37K)
    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Luis Valdez
    • 1987-07-24
  3. Oct 14, 2020 · Fueled by Valens' hit songs performed by the Grammy®-winning Los Lobos as well as classic '50s tunes, LA BAMBA recreates the thrilling early days of rock and pays homage to the enduring legacy of...

    • 2 min
    • 160.7K
    • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  4. Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend...

    • (80)
    • Luis Valdez
    • PG-13
    • Lou Diamond Phillips
  5. Original theatrical trailer for the film La Bamba (1987), a biopic about rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens (1941-1959) directed by Luis Valdez and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai...

    • 1 min
    • 299K
    • BaronOfBayonne
  6. LA BAMBA. Drama. The life of rock & roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated, music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie and Esai Morales as his half-brother, Bob.

  7. La Bamba. The brief but incandescent life of rock-and-roll trailblazer Ritchie Valens is immortalized in this enthralling biopic from another Mexican American icon, Luis Valdez, the father of Chicano cinema.