| La Bamba | |
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| Directed by | Luis Valdez |
| Written by | Luis Valdez |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Taylor Hackford Bill Borden |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Sheldon Kahn Don Brochu |
| Music by | Carlos Santana Miles Goodman |
Production company | New Visions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Box office | $54.2 million |
La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens.[1][2][3] The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano. The film also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, and the rest of his family. The film is titled after a traditional Mexican folk song of the same name, which Valens transformed into a rock and roll rendition in 1958.
In 2017, La Bamba was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation.[4][5]
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- ^ "2017 National Film Registry Is More Than a 'Field of Dreams'". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.