It's so much fun, a little edgy and just a fantastic, though tragic, story.

Just as I remember it to be.

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Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Lou Diamond Phillips does a great job portraying him.Its an all around great movie with good 50's music but it is a tear jerker.If you want to know what it was like growing up in the 50's this movie will give you an inside look at it.

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La Bamba is one of those Bio's that every music lover should have on their shelves. 5 "La Bamba" is a folk song whose origins can be traced to the Mexican state of Veracruz over 300 years ago.

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So it is with Richard Steven Valenzuela aka Ritchie Valens.

This was Lou Diamond Phillips first role and he does Ritchie Valens credit.

Winning soundtrack by Los Lobos.

Fast forward 30 years and La Bamba really holds up well. Phillips played the late star, a role many fans still recognize him for. La bamba -- Instrumental -- Orquesta Roberto Delgado by Abel Beauregard. Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela; on 13 May 1941 in Pacoima, California, USA – February 3, 1959) was a Mexican American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Valens, who was 17 at the time, was a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who captivated teens with songs like "Donna" and "La Bamba."

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Fantastic music but also sadly nostalgic as we all know that Ritche was killed in the plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper at the age of only 17. It is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs. It is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 h…

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