La Bamba - The Criterion Collection

The brief but incandescent life of rock-and-roll trailblazer Ritchie Valens is immortalized in this enthralling biopic from another Mexican American icon, Luis Valdez, the father of Chicano cinema. With sweetness and swagger, Lou Diamond Phillips embodies the 1950s California teenager who, forged by his fiercely supportive mother (Rosana DeSoto) and rebellious brother (Esai Morales), rises from his farm-working roots to chart-topping fame in the early days of rock - until one fateful night that haunts music history. Propelled by a hip-shaking soundtrack featuring Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, La Bamba captures the electric vitality of an artist who bridged cultures to create his own American dream.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Audio commentaries featuring Luis Valdez, Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Esai Morales (actor) and Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford, and Daniel Valdez (producers), Interviews: Luis Valdez (director), Making of Documentary, Audition footage; Essay by critic Yolanda Machado; Conversation between Luis Valdez and Robert Rodriguez (filmmaker) from El Rey Network's 'The Director's Chair', Trailers

Actors: Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Rick Dees, Rosana De Soto, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Setzer, Stephen Lee, Joe Pantoliano, Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Esai Morales, Lou Diamond Phillips

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 108 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English, Spanish

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