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| Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 24, 1987 |
Starring:
Esai Morales, Lou Diamond Phillips
Summary:
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
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As played by the smooth-faced, cheerful Lou Diamond Phillips, there seems to be something almost supernatural about the young man of La Bamba. He's a chosen one, and his rise to the top will be swift and smooth. If only he could shake those nightmares about a crashing plane . . . . [24 July 1987, p.A]
This is a good small movie, sweet and sentimental, about a kid who never really got a chance to show his stuff. The best things in it are the most unexpected things: the portraits of everyday life, of a loving mother, of a brother who loves and resents him, of a kid growing up and tasting fame and leaving everyone standing around at his funeral shocked that his life ended just as it seemed to be beginning.
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Though the filmmakers have clearly done their homework, and clearly care, they don't find much remarkable in the story of Ritchie Valens. Even given the short life at hand, La Bamba is as schematic and predictable as it is likable. [24 July 1987, p.D1]
Writer-director Luis Valdez's movie is an example of just how tedious a bio-pic can be. [24 July 1987, p.3D]
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Jan 3, 2023
Muy común los **** pero el final es tan emotivo y bueno que hace que sea un 8 una película muy ochentera. Aunque en realidad vale un 7.
Si no conoces a Ritchie Valens previo a esta película. No es como las demás películas.
Si no conoces a Ritchie Valens previo a esta película. No es como las demás películas.
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