Perhaps otherwise destined to be remembered as a talented footnote in musical history, Richie Valens is immortalized for the masses in this well-conceived and involving movie.
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01/07/03
La Bamba (1987)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:19
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Rock 'n Roll biopic on the life of Ritchie Valens, a young Mexican/American whose talents as a rock and roll singer catapulted him from the obscurity of a farm laborer obsessed with music to... [More]
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Danielle Von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peņa
Director: Luis Valdez
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Top Criticsolid, entertaining biopic
02/07/05
Fairly well put together film about the hispanic king of rock'n roll.
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