La Bamba is a 1987 biographical film that follows the life and career of Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens, whose ...

Fellow musicians "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson and Ritchie Valens also died in the crash, and the incident would later be referred to as "The Day the Music Died" by Don McLean in his 1971 song ...

The brief yet influential life of American Chicano rock and roll musician Ritchie Valens has been beautifully portrayed in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. Penned and directed by Luis Valdez, La Bamba ...

Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and J.P Richardson (‘The Big Popper’) in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Valens himself had long feared flying, after his best friend was killed years before from a ...

Featuring a cameo by the musician's real mother, the 1987 film has been hailed by many as "the greatest biopic ever made" ...