18 Things You Didn't Know About La Bamba (
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In loving memory of Ritchie Valens, we want to commemorate the talents of a young artist who left us too soon.
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Obsessed with music and full of dreams, Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) bursts into the glittering world of 1950's rock with a string of chart-busting singles. Ritchie clings to the love of his girlfriend, is haunted by a growing conflict with his half-brother and has eerie premonitions of his own death.
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That last scene always gets me. Happy to learn that this film helped Ritchie’s family heal.
I was a kid growing up in Samoa in the 90’s when I saw this movie. I wanted to be like Ritchie and I would lip sync to La Bamba in front of my family. I tried slicking my hair back like him too. I would carry a fake guitar made out of cardboard box behind my back. I still cry every time I see this movie.
@tloots24
Жыл бұрын
Same here
@themaskedhec9596
Жыл бұрын
Awhh :))
@sela_90m77
Жыл бұрын
Awe
@albertopacheco2154
Жыл бұрын
This movie gets me every time. As a Chicano kid growing up , this movie spoke to me.
@kellymacdonald9618
Жыл бұрын
I cry my eyes out every time too! I was a child of the 80's, and this was (and always has been) one of my all-time favourite movies. I had a cassette of the soundtrack and I played it 'til it wore out. :D The scene where they find out via the radio, what happened to Ritchie, oh my goodness, I am a mess!
Fun fact: My grandma was friends with Ritchie and even lived on the same street as him for their school years! She has dementia, so she doesn’t remember Ritchie himself, but she still however sings La Bamba often, even though it’s been years since she has listened to the song itself
@thecreamyone3606
Жыл бұрын
My friends mom has her yearbook signed by him.... as they were classmates.
I didn't realise his actual mom was in this. Now I understand why she was looking at Lou in that scene. She could've probably seen her son 😢
If Richie Valens hadn’t taken that plane ride he would’ve been the biggest latino rockstar of all time.
@arlopear7136
Жыл бұрын
Easily. He was only 17 & gave us all that great music in such a short time. With his smarts I'm sure he'd of easily evolved with the business & been a star for decades. Also think about this, he'd of only been 28 when Woodstock took place in 1969. He would've absolutely performed there
@daddyi7
Жыл бұрын
True he shouldn’t not got on the plane ✈️
@prankster671
Жыл бұрын
100% true!
@stevefernandez8837
Жыл бұрын
You mean “Mexican rockstar”
@mikrof467
Жыл бұрын
But he did,so he wasn't.
This is such a good movie and extremely underrated. The acting is 10/10.
Rest In Peace Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. All legends. All gone way too soon. All dearly missed ❤❤❤
Donna was my husband's high school principal. And I just burst into tears watching the cars drive into the cemetery. I have family there.
@ricimercury9490
Жыл бұрын
Do students know that she was Ritchie Valens girlfriend? It must have been a devastating fact
@terricundell3968
Жыл бұрын
I start to cry every time I see Bob on the bridge yelling "Ritchie" 😓
@peteymartinez2993
Ай бұрын
@@terricundell3968 I live like 2 blocks away from that bridge
I saw Los Lobos in Madison , Wisconsin on October 19th, 1987. Cesar Rosas, the singer who always wears the sunglasses, announced that..."This next song is dedicated to Concepcion Valenzuela, Ritchie Valen's mother, who passed away last night." The entire audience yellled out...NO!!. They then went right into LA BAMBA, and everyone got up and started dancing!! Surreal moment.
@conemedemelee20
Жыл бұрын
this sounds like a move scene, just beautiful
@SkunkMonkey991
Жыл бұрын
Funny story, in 84 my Dad and I were south bound on I 75 heading home after a motocross race in the van with my bikes on the trailer and we were passing an older Winnebago pulling an enclosed trailer behind it that had Los Lobos on the back. As we were passing (I apologize as I don't know his name) the same guy was driving he looked over all cool and gave me thumbs up. I'll never forget that. I was stoked the hit the big time when the movie came out.
😭I absolutely adore this movie - have watch over 50/60 times. Makes me cry every time. RIP Ritchie Valens 💔
@Vixen743
Жыл бұрын
You an me both
Crazy to think that Ritchie Valens would have only been 45 years old when this movie was released!
@alexsalazar1116
Жыл бұрын
He still could've been touring today, had he not passed.
Lou Diamond Phillips was SO good as Ritchie Valens. His first starring role.
35 years after the film was released, and 61 years since the day the music died ... its hard not to shed a tear. I was 12 when La Bamba came out.
@michaelpeace84
Жыл бұрын
I was 3 years old. Whats crazy my dad raised me up on classic rock and oldies. Sadly he been dead since 2014. And he was born February 4 1959. I watch la Bamba every year in memory of my dad
@michaelpeace84
Жыл бұрын
I also cry all the time while watching it
@andrewmcinnis1123
Жыл бұрын
I agree! I was 17 when this was released! ❤
@roseannamanues2111
Жыл бұрын
I was a toddler and I still remember Los Lobos having their music video playing on MTV. It helped having older cousins who loved the movie too.
17 year old kid from California if he would have lived he would have been the biggest rock n roll star he had a hand in shaping rock n roll with just 3 songs RIP RV
No one will ever know how they felt when the plane was going down thats the saddest part No one deserves to die that way
@Alex-cd8pw
Жыл бұрын
Weather was crappy it probably happened so fast they didn't realize it
@garyfaught3769
Жыл бұрын
I have read that the plane scraped the roof of a farmhouse as it was descending. That was probably their first indication they were in trouble and it would have been only seconds before they hit the ground. Not much time for final thoughts.
@kellymacdonald9618
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. It would have been absolutely horrific, that's for sure.
@eriklaguira
Жыл бұрын
@@garyfaught3769 the big booper was thrown off the plane he landed like far away from the crash, there’s pictures of the scene on the internet and you can see the bodies … it a shitty way to die
@garyfaught3769
Жыл бұрын
@@eriklaguira Yeah. Their bodies were scattered around the crash site and pretty mangled. The pilot, Roger Petersen, remained in the aircraft (what was left of it). Buddy's service was closed casket and his widow, Maria Elena, was so distraught she did not attend the funeral. Very sad indeed.
I still cry at the ending when Bob screams for his brother…I have been there a few times now and I know that pain RIP Connie,Richie and Bob x
@andrewrodriguez5246
Жыл бұрын
Me too brotha
@mikeb3702
Жыл бұрын
To this day, the hairs on the back of my neck still stand up during that scene!
@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones
Жыл бұрын
Powerful acting. He was a great star himself.
@CBRHurricane6
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, esai did an amazing job with it, I felt bad about the scene where the bartender boots him before the song was over. Then yeah that final scene always gets the ol eyes misty
@bronzemen34
Жыл бұрын
@@CBRHurricane6 yeah…that scene is right up there…the feels I get from the scene is so sad….felt sorry for BOB 🥺🔥❤️
I was shocked to read how closely accurate the film was based on real events, one of the few Musician bios I can watch over & over again!
@MaximusX67
7 ай бұрын
This and Walk The Line!
@nunocolon
2 ай бұрын
That’s great to hear
“Why did you go Ritchie. Why did you go?” Shit killed me 😭
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, the actress who played Ritchies mother that part was heartbreaking when she found out of him dying.
Ritchie was already a legend in his own time, and so young.
Bob screaming out for Ritchie gets me crying everytime
I was born and raised in San Fernand. We use to hold all of my little league baseball and football trophy ceremonies at the San Fernando American Legion (shown in the movie at the concert were the fights broke out). My uncle was actually a student at San Fernando High School when they announced his death over the intercom. My mom went to Pacoima Junior High a couple years before Ritchie. I love how the valley embraces Ritchie as an icon. So much love.
This was one of the best and saddest movies I ever saw as a kid. The last scene with Bob is incredibly emotional. 😢
Reading the autopsy report will never leave my mind.Horribly sad and tragic.R.I.P. to all.
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
I regret watching the vid of the autopsy for Ritchie, I didn't watch the others, its incredibly sad.
I’m 44 years old. I’ve seen this movie like 14 times. Still even when watching this short video, I started crying when they all found out Richie died. 😢
A movie truly made from the heart.
@rashmita916
Жыл бұрын
You couldn't had said it better. You can feel the mourning, "so much passion" like Lou Diamond said whilst reading the script when he landed the leading role. There's such a great sense of family as well as mourning and keeping his spirit alive all in once it's no wonder it gets to everyone's heart till today.
In the airport coin toss scene, I read that the toss was between Ritchie and Waylon Jennings. After Waylon lost the toss he told Ritchie and the others "I hope your plane crashes" in a joking manner and ever since it pained him beyond belief for saying that. It haunted him for the rest of his life.
@vickijackson5547
Жыл бұрын
Waylon gave his seat to the Big Bopper because he was so sick with the flu. The coin toss was between Ritchie and Allsop and Allsop even had a club called Tommy's Heads Up Saloon later in his life. I *think* Waylon said that line to Buddy Holly in response to him jokingly saying "I hope the bus breaks down".
@rustybrown1835
Жыл бұрын
@@vickijackson5547 yes Waylon did give his seat up to the big bopper not because he was sick, The Big Bopper though a fit because Waylon was going to get to fly in the plane with Buddy and not him because as he claimed he was a big rock star and Waylon was a nobody that's why Waylon gave up his seat on the plane.
The day music died… rest in peace legend 🕊️ I visited his grave and people placed quarters and so did I, it represented as a sign of respect. I saw the house he bought his mom aswell.
@jessijohnson8579
Жыл бұрын
Its most likely not the same house as I read some where that the one he bought for his mom was destroyed by a fire a few years after he died.
it's not unfortunate his mom only lived for 7 years in the house, that's pretty fortunate that he was able to do that and she was able to enjoy it.
One of most heartbreaking films I've ever watched.
I was at the "Winter Dance Party 50 Winters Later" in 2009 at the Surf Ballroom. Now, after 14 years, still one of the best days of my 71 years.
The real Donna is still alive. She never forgave her father for his bigotry and for trying to capitalize off of Donna's connection to the deceased Ritchie by arranging for her to record two songs about him. She moved out at 18 and never spoke to him again, according to her. She also went on a date with Elvis, who wanted to know all about Ritchie.
@Tina37212
Жыл бұрын
Elvis wasn't shit for that!!! I'm the only one in my family who didn't care for Elvis! Never could get into his movies either.
@brittonbanks646
Жыл бұрын
I never knew that Donna went with on a date with Elvis. How did you find this out? Thanks for sharing
Buddy Holly's base player at the time was Waylon Jennings, and the last things they said to eachother was "I hope your bus freezes" to which Waylon replied "Well, I hope your plane crashes." Waylon regretted that until the day he died.
The movie has a great beginning. And a great ending. The middle is the best part.
Here is something that the movie forgets and most trivia doesn't cover: Ritchie had a little brother named Mario Ramirez.
@xoxo.odalis9
4 ай бұрын
How u kno?
Fact 19 At The Age of 18 Donna moved out her home she never forgave for her father. She also help take care of Ritchie's younger sipplings and and became like a big sister for them.
One of my favorite movies. It's sad when Bob screams out his name. 😢. My best friend named Rick passed away 1 year after we graduated high school. A close cousin also named Rick passed away 2 years ago from COVID. So I choke up now more when I hear Bob scream "Ritchie!!"
One of the movies I never get tired of watching.
I only nee this song “La Bamba” after watching this movie. I wasn’t exposed to this music before. So I felt the pain of his death just moments after discovering his music. Watching this video just brought back the tears.
I didn’t know his family was involved in the film. This must have helped with helping them heal from Ritchie's death.
La Bamba film is part of 80’s generation ❤
Great film that introduced me to the great music of Ritchie valens and made me want to learn guitar
I still wonder if Bob was the last person Ritchie talked to before the accident.
@robinrobyn1714
Жыл бұрын
Nope. The last person Richie talked to before the accident were the people with him on the airplane.
@robinrobyn1714
Жыл бұрын
@@Jose-sp4ru Jessica is 63 years late in getting the memo: Richie Valens, in fact,in the very movie she watched (' La Bamba'), is seen talking to Buddy Holly both before and after entering the plane.
@RockFan98
Жыл бұрын
As far as we know he only called his manager that night. Him calling Bob is a bit of Hollywood Magic.
@DESma619
Жыл бұрын
In the scene where Ritchie asks Bob to join him on tour, the call & invite to join him on tour was really to his mom Connie
@rashmita916
Жыл бұрын
@@DESma619 such a plot twist because there are several people that has said that when they went to the movies to see this one,they said there were grown men crying after watching the movie that went on and reconciled with their siblings. Guess it wasn't that wrong,right?...
The actress who portrayed Ritchie Valen's brother's wife (the one with the baby in her arms) passed away not long ago. She buried at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier where my mom is buried. The actress who portrayed Selena's killer is also buried there. Froggy of the little rascals and other celebrities are buried there. I also have a couple of friends buried there and a nephew. My Older sister and my only brother have their own future plot there. I' ve yet to decide if I want my body to be buried there too. It won't really make any difference to me where I'll be buried because I'll be heaven since I gave my life to Christ when I accepted him as my personal Savior. Read John 3:5.
@CarlosRodriguez-wi7hz
Жыл бұрын
I live 2 blocks from that cemetery
@Airsoftcleaner
Жыл бұрын
Yeah Elizabeth Pena'
@thomasybarra9435
Жыл бұрын
I'm from La Puente and most of my family are buried in rose hills
@marbles83cr
Жыл бұрын
My sister was laid to rest there in 2017 miss her.
@dgtwo3724
Жыл бұрын
I also have family there and my future plot is also there.
I just realized how Bob pulled up with both of his sisters on the back lol how times has changed can't do that now
One of the greatest movies, ever filmed due to it being a true story, and also the tragic loss of the great trio, which is considered the day the music died!
R.I.P. La Bamba is a Classic. 🎊Viva La Bamba 🙌🎉 🎸🎼🎵🎶
This was so important movie to me when i saw this about 10yrs old with my farther in movies. And still I think it’s the best movie that I ever seen. It’s still get my crying, even this clip gets my in tears. And dad I gone gone too. “And stars don't fall from the sky.” Miss you dad so much.❤😢
One of the most moving impacting movies in history ,,,love Richie
There will never be a more heart breaking noise than bob screaming ritchie
So heartbreaking how all the families found out about the passings no wonder it took so long to heal
Love this movie and RIP to all who have passed away thou you are gone but not forgotten about, thanks for sharing this I enjoyed watching it.
I just turned 17 when I first watched this sad but fantastic film on its opening weekend. I was dating a girl called Valerie and she was my first real love and my first time. I had already the soundtrack on cassette and played it to death. The film and the music hold many good memories for me and it still makes me emotional when I see this film.
The scene at the end always gets me. I break down and cry like its the first time I seen it. Its so sad and tragic. Every actor and actress did such a wonderful job in this movie.
Watching Sweet Dreams, Buddy Hollie, and LA Bamba makes me miss my Dad.
I still remember being at the movies and my father seeing the poster for this movie. Being a Mexican American, this was a big deal!
Great Movie Lou Diamond Phillips is one of my favorite actors anyway.
I remember seeing this at the local cinema.... sold out for months. Los Lobos 'La Bamba' was #1 on the Casey Kasem Billboard Music Charts for 1 month straight. Not a dry eye in the theater at the movie's end.
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
I could imagine, the last scenes are incredibly powerful. The actress who played Ritchies mother wasn't acting, you can feel her heart break for that scene. R.I.P.
FUN FACT: anyone of Chicano decent 50 or older from the San Fernando Valley will have a story, OR claim some type of connection to Ritchie Valens.
The fact that the gamily stayed in a state of grief for 30 years just really gives you pause.
This movie was so good. I've seen it a dozen times and have cried a dozen times.
Just recently watch this movie, rip Richie man that sucks I was mad sad when I saw he died. Rip bro too young and had great music. Hope you are in a better place brotha‼️‼️
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
Watch "Mi Familia" (My family), the actor Esai Morales who played Ritchies brother was in that one. Amazing movie!
My favorite movie as a child.. and unfortunately also the reason I hate flying 😂😂😂 but that “besides, the sky belongs to the stars, right?” Always gets me🥺💔
Nobody here has mentioned that Lou Diamond Philipps is of Filipino descent. He played the Mexican American Ritchie Valens.
@jerryicallsouthtexashome
Жыл бұрын
Remember the movie Stand and Deliver. Another movie where he portrayed a Latino.
@TheRoamer78
Жыл бұрын
Esai morales played a legit Iranian in a movie
@jerryicallsouthtexashome
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRoamer78 what is the name of that movie? Sounds very interesting.
@TheRoamer78
Жыл бұрын
@@jerryicallsouthtexashome on wings of eagles it was about the 1979 hostage crisis. Morales had me convinced he was Iranian.
@jerryicallsouthtexashome
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRoamer78 wow. Thanks. I will have to check it out. I was a little kid, back in the late 70s.
I love this movie so much! I always cry at the end just like in Selena 😢
What Legends. RIP RITCHIE. BUDDY. BIG BOPPA
Sleepwalk still has me in awe
Sad thing is this amazing movie hits me cuz I'm part Latino & I'm a Singer I have my fears also except mine is I have fears of being killed & some ways it inspired me to pursue my singing career & I wanna thank you to the vanlenzala family for being my inspiration 🎙️🎸
Ritchie had the right stuff !! Vaya con Dios amigo !!!! ♥️♥️♥️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🙏🙏🙏🙏
my son's father was Mexican. i was always obsessed with this movie as a teen. when i met him years later in my 20s, he took me to meet his family and this song was playing when we walked in. i literally looked at him and said "omg i am gonna have your baby"! .... few years later, i sure did. sadly he was more like Bob than Ritchie and we didn't stay together. however i have a handsome Mexican baby and i am white as Donna😂❤
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
He's a fool for letting you go, you're gorgeous. I pray he finds redemption, changes his ways and comes back to you and his son.
The only historical inaccuracies I saw in the movie was the infamous coin toss that actually happened in The Green Room of The Surf Ballroom(By Tommy Alsop's admission) Not Mason City Airport and the coin was not tossed by Buddy Holly.
@dgtwo3724
Жыл бұрын
Hollywood always takes liberties, unfortunately.
I remember playing family bingo at my late Aunts house and I won a La Bamba record! Lol the good ole days 😎
This movie inspired me to learn guitar and ride motorcycles. The opening scene of Bob riding that Indian.
@wendymarielafogg9924
Жыл бұрын
Nice. That's awesome😎👍🏍 I know, he looks so badass doesn't he? Nobody looked cooler on that bike than Bob, he was born to ride. That's for sure.
@rustybrown1835
Жыл бұрын
It was a Harley with a Indian gas tank and front fender.
Awesome video thanks
Actually Lou Diamond Phillips is a Filipino,Esai Morales who played Ritchie's brother Bob is actually Puerto Rican and the crazy thing is that both Ritchie Valens and Natalie Wood died from the something they feared the most. Ritchie Valens had a fear of flying but killed in a plane crash and Natalie Wood had a fear of water and died from drowning.
@rashmita916
Жыл бұрын
His supposed fear of flying was never real,I believe even his family has said so.
@psaa61573
Жыл бұрын
And Esai auditioned to play Ritchie and Lou auditioned to play Bob..
@jasonpalacios2705
Жыл бұрын
@@psaa61573 Wow I didn't know that.
@jasonpalacios2705
Жыл бұрын
@@rashmita916 Really? Then why did they say that Ritchie had a fear of flying?
@psaa61573
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonpalacios2705 I was obsessed with this movie after it came out. I was 13yrs old and researched everything I could about Ritchie Valens; this was WAY before the internet! Library helped. But when the internet became a thing.. I went right back to it. Learned A LOT of interesting things!!
Rosanna DeSoto is a very wonderful Lady. Still haven't forgotten when I met her while she was filming the movie with Luke Perry.
I have seen La Bamba over 120 times now. At one time I knew the lines of everyone by heart. The only part I did not like was the ending; no matter, I wrote my own ending.
@jessijohnson8579
Жыл бұрын
oh I know that feeling. My mom made sure I went into the theatre to see the movie knowing that he would be dead by the end of it but left angry at how they killed him cause she didn't tell me that part.
I LOVE THIS!!!! This reminds me of VH1 Pop up video!!!! ❤❤❤❤
The airport scene was filmed at the Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.
Music fans of those days all say the same, Ritchie Valens became famous after his untimely death
Love This Movie, It was pretty good!!!
I watched this movie so many times as a kid my mom still hates it to this day. Lol
I’m from NorCal and moved to Pacas, didn’t realize the legend was from there. Got to see the parade they do for him. Back in 94.
When she said bye mijo
The actor who portrays Ritchie in the movie also sang and used his own voice for the movie a pretty cool fact
@D33Lux
5 ай бұрын
He lip singed, the lead singer of Los Lobos sang the reproductions of the song for the movie.
Why did I watch this? I knew I would cry
This is a fantastic movie! I purchased it. It’s one of my favorites!❤❤
thank you Richie,
My mom and sister always cried at the end and since the passing of my brother in November 2021 they can't watch the scene at all
“Come on, Lets Go” is as great a rocker as it gets. Everyone talks about all the future songs we missed from Buddy (true)- but what about THIS kid?!? He was only SEVENTEEN, for heavens sake!!!
My favorite movie of all time. On a conservative side I’ve watched this movie 500 times. I remember my brother had a guitar when I was little and every time I watched it would pull it out.
I watched this movie so many times as a kid and always wanted to be just as cool as bob! Bob was so damn cool!
8:31 most iconic scream of all time
I think it was this incident where a law was passed that the names of the deceased can't be released to the public until family has been notified
Great film
Classic movie
Un clásico la bamba! ✌🏼
I know it’s coming but I can’t stop myself from crying
Love this movie ❤rip Ritchie and Bob and Their Mom😢
one of my fav movies
Waylon Jennings was Buddy Holly's Bassist at the time. The day before they got into a Heated/Hateful arguement. Holly told Jennings, "I hope the bus freezes and breaks down" and Jennings counters with "I hope your plane crashes"