On This Day July 24 1987 – La Bamba Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day July 24 1987 – La Bamba Premiered in Theaters.

On this day July 24 1987, La Bamba premiered in theaters, bringing the story of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens to life for a new generation. Directed by Luis Valdez, the film starred Lou Diamond Phillips as the young Mexican American musician who rose to fame in the late 1950s before his tragic death in the plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.

La Bamba was more than just a music...

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