La Bamba
1987
104 min
movie
7.0/ 10
Overview
The life of rock and roll legend Richie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated, music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Richie and Esai Morales as his half-brother, Bob. La Bamba depicts the 17 year-old Mexican-American's rocket rise to fame, from field labourer to rock star with a string of hit singles and a date with destiny. Fuelled by Valens' ..