- Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck
- Directors: Luis Valdez
- Writers: Luis Valdez
- Producers: Daniel Valdez, Bill Borden, Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Korean
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: April 6 1999
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0767821637
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#15,564 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #37 in DVD > Musicals & Performing Arts > Musicals > Rock
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Lou Diamond Phillips leaves a haunting impression as the late 1950s pop idol Ritchie Valens, who made the Latino influence in rock & roll conspicuous through his hit songs. Filmmaker Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit) creates a nimble, exciting, and sympathetic portrait of the boy driven to rise above obstacles of race and family legacy, and Esai Morales is equally fine as Ritchie's envious, searching brother. Great support from Elizabeth Peña and Danielle von Zerneck as Valens's sister and mother, respectively, and Joe Pantoliano is solid as the singer's straight-talking manager. Valdez brightens up the third act with a rock & roll show featuring, among others, Brian Setzer as Eddie Cochrane. Marshall Crenshaw turns up as Buddy Holly getting on that plane with Valens, and Los Lobos (who actually performs Valens's music on the soundtrack) has a nifty cameo as a Tijuana band that gives Valens a piece of crucial inspiration. --Tom Keogh
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5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic,
By corinne syed (Barkingside, Essex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Bamba (Widescreen) (DVD)
I love this film!! after being introduced to it by my older sister i have never looked back!!! Lou diamond Phillips is amazing as Ritchie Valens and Esai Morales is equally great!!! the supporting cast helps what is already a fab film become a classic!! The soundtrack is great and the end music that they play in the final scenes makes it so emotional. The film really reminds us what a loss it is when someone as talented as Ritchie Valens was dies so young... The film has never stopped making me cry and i am sure i will continue to love this film.. it is a timeless piece which is a fitting tribute to one of Rock n Roll's finest!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but it has major problems too,
By Vicki L. (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Bamba (Widescreen) (DVD)
Film needed more period flavor. What's with Ritchie's brother Bob's hairdo? Too 80's. Also, the film gets goofy towards the end with the Big Bopper going around saying "Hello Baby" to everyone and a weak performance by Marshall Crenshaw(Sp?) as Buddy Holly.
5.0 out of 5 stars
all musicians should see this,
By mike g "mrperfect231" (indianapolis, indiana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Bamba (Widescreen) (DVD)
this movie is about late 50s rock n roller ritchie valens who along with buddy holly and the big bopper died in a plane crash ritchie was an amazing talent with a beautiful voice he was only 17 lu diamond phillips does such a wonderful job portraying how hard it was coming up as a latino in the 50s and how ritchie loved a whitegirl but her parents wouldnt let them be together but they found ways anyway and he was going to propise to her before he got killed this movie has alot of great moments and music by the band labamba youll end up crying once u realize what a musical loss ritchie valanz buddy holley and the big bopper were to that generation and generations after all musicians should buy this dvd right away if u havent seen it u owe it to these founders of rock n roll
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