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Celluloid Heroes - Episode 21: La Bamba (1987)

September 21, 2026 · 26 min

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Celluloid Heroes: Episode 21

Film: La Bamba (1987)


The landmark summer of 1987 saw such classic films as Predator, Robocop, The Lost Boys, and Lethal Weapon unleashed on the movie-going public. But it was the intimate biopic about a doomed teenage rock and roll star that would become the year’s sleeper hit. Journey with us back to the 1950s and the story of a Chicano youth who defined what it is to be an American with Luis Valdez' Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba.


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