La Bamba
(1987)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 830 votes
Year: 1987
Runtime: 108 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Luis Valdez
Cast: Лу Даймонд Филлипс, Danielle von Zerneck, Элизабет Пенья, Rosanna DeSoto, Эсай Моралес, Джо Пантолиано, Marshall Crenshaw, Брайан Сетцер, Daniel Valdez, Howard Huntsberry
Plot
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
This is the true story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock and roll singer who tragically died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. The film also focuses on Ritchie's friendship and rivalry with his older brother Roberto Morales and his relationship with his girlfriend Donna Ludwig.