Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Wide screen (1.85:1) Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Elizabeth Peña, Joe Pantoliano, Rosana Desoto.
Summary:
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 and rebellious brother, 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, this film captures the electric vitality of an artist who bridged cultures to create his own American dream.
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