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'La Bamba': The Best Rock Movie of 1987 With a No. 1 Soundtrack and Tragic True Story ...

A remake of 1987’s La Bamba is in the works. Directed and written by Luis Valdez, La Bamba is a 1987 film that follows the life of musician Ritchie Valens. Lou Diamond Phillips played Valens in the ...

One of the most popular movies from the 1980s is reportedly in development for a remake. "La Bamba" was released in 1987 and is a biopic about the life Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. “It was this slow awakening,” recalled Lou Diamond Phillips. “You ...

Lou Diamond Phillips in "La Bamba" (1987) Credit: Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press Lou Diamond Phillips in “La Bamba” (1987) Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press ...

Ritchie Valens is headed back to the big screen. Mucho Mas Media and Sony Pictures have teamed up to develop a remake of the Golden Globe-nominated 1987 film “La Bamba,” based on the life of the rock ...

Los Lobos weren’t an obvious choice to turn a cover of Ritchie Valens’ '50s-era hit “La Bamba” into one of the songs of the summer in 1987. They’d been around since the ’70s, releasing critically ...

Luis Valdez has so much to be proud of over the course of his decades-long career. The 83-year-old playwright, screenwriter, director and actor is considered "the father of Chicano film and ...