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La Bamba

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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... 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 stardom at the age of seventeen with a string of pop hits still popular today. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie and an excellent Esai Morales as his brother Bob, with whom he had a loving but tempestuous relationship. [More]

Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Danielle Von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peņa

Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Danielle Von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peņa

Director: Luis Valdez

Director: Luis Valdez
Screenwriter: Luis Valdez
Producer: Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin

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Apr 4, 2000

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Variety

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Michael Dequina

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comment Comment | Dec., 23 2006 05:34 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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3/5

Cole Smithey

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comment Comment | Oct., 10 2005 10:03 PM

ColeSmithey.com

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3/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 19 2005 09:24 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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3/5

Rich Cline

solid, entertaining biopic

comment Comment | Feb., 07 2005 02:23 AM

Shadows on the Wall

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3/5

Greg Maki

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comment Comment | Jan., 31 2005 07:30 PM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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3/5

Ryan Cracknell

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comment Comment | Jun., 30 2004 10:55 PM

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4/5

Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Jan., 16 2004 02:02 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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3/5

Mike McGranaghan

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comment Comment | Oct., 28 2003 05:44 PM

Aisle Seat

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Janet Maslin

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New York Times

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3/5

Alex Sandell

Fairly well put together film about the hispanic king of rock'n roll.

comment Comment | Apr., 30 2003 12:34 AM

Juicy Cerebellum

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Shannon J. Harvey

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comment Comment | Feb., 04 2003 12:40 AM

Sunday Times (Australia)

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Scott Weinberg

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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eFilmCritic.com

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Josh Gilchrist

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comment Comment | Sep., 22 2002 10:18 PM

Billings Outpost (Montana)

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4/5

Clint Morris

A musical extravaganza. Powerful, and superbly performed.

comment Comment | Sep., 18 2002 11:08 PM

Moviehole

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Sep., 03 2002 01:52 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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4/5

Rob Vaux

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comment Comment | Aug., 12 2002 05:49 PM

Flipside Movie Emporium

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3/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jul., 30 2002 09:12 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Robert Roten

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comment Comment | Jan., 01 2001 12:00 AM

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Desson Thomson

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