Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1987-07-24
Languageen
Runtime1h 48m
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$54,215,416
Production
New Visions Pictures, Columbia Pictures
7.3(833)
•1987•1h 48mLa Bamba
"Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream."
Overview
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.
Principal Cast
47 credited
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