Luis Valdez has so much to be proud of over the course of his decades-long career. The 83-year-old playwright, screenwriter, director and actor is considered “the father of Chicano film and ...

A remake of 1987’s La Bamba is in the works. Directed and written by Luis Valdez, La Bamba is a 1987 film that follows the life of musician Ritchie Valens. Lou Diamond Phillips played Valens in the ...

One of the most popular movies from the 1980s is reportedly in development for a remake. "La Bamba" was released in 1987 and is a biopic about the life Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens.

According to Lou Diamond Phillips, no one foresaw “industry-shifting box-office hit” while making La Bamba, the 1987 favorite about the tragically short life of 1950s Chicano rocker Ritchie Valens.

Ritchie Valens is headed back to the big screen. Mucho Mas Media and Sony Pictures have teamed up to develop a remake of the Golden Globe-nominated 1987 film “La Bamba,” based on the life of the rock ...

Has the well really run so completely dry? Are there no interesting musicians left to explore? How in the world are we getting another version of La Bamba before we even make any headway on the ...

A new era is born.

Where rock and roll and passion meet, you can find Chicano legend Ritchie Valens waiting. At this intersection and cherished sanctuary is music. “La Bamba” (1987)underscores how Valens defined the ...

COLORADO, USA — Classic rock 'n' roll film "La Bamba" is returning to movie theaters for three days as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series. The 1987 film, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, will ...

"Bailar la bamba" will be on the checklist for some San Antonians next week at a local tribute concert honoring the 1987 film “La Bamba” and the young man behind the music, Ritchie Valens. More area ...