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La Bamba
1987
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1819
- IMDb #2292
- Google retired #523
- Rotten Tomatoes #1532
- Metacritic #1751
- Letterboxd #1730
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1771
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1753
- Metacritic Critics #1990
- Metacritic Audience #1479
- Criticker #2288
- Kinopoisk #785
- AlloCiné #2218
- Trakt #1903
Every rating
43–94
out of 100
The true story of Ritchie Valens, a teenage rock and roll pioneer. The film follows his rise from a California migrant worker to a chart-topping music sensation in the late 1950s. It explores his close relationship with his half-brother, his whirlwind career, and his romance, all leading up to his fateful decision to board the airplane that would crash and claim his life.
Details
- Director
- Luis Valdez
- Writer
- Luis Valdez
- Released
- 24 July 1987
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $54.2M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| Kids' Choice Award 1988 | Favorite Movie | Nominee |
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Kids' Choice Award
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