La Bamba

6.9

/10

1h 48m 13+Drama Music Musical Biography Documentary

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.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 brot... Read more

Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Rosanna DeSoto, Esai Morales, Joe Pantoliano, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Setzer, Daniel Valdez, Howard Huntsberry

Watch "La Bamba" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Google Play, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 1987. It's a drama and music movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.