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La Bamba

1987·1h 48m·PG-13
DramaBiographyMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
38,440 votes
Metascore
65
Metacritic

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early Native Latino American rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.

La Bamba is a 1987 drama biography movie directed by Luis Valdez, starring Elizabeth Peña, Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 38,440 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Luis Valdez
Stars
Elizabeth Peña
Lou Diamond Phillips
Esai Morales
Rosanna DeSoto
Creators
Luis Valdez
Details
1987-07-24
108 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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