The 1987 musical biopic La Bamba chronicled the life and career of Mexican-American rock pioneer Ritchie Valens. Now, according to Variety, a remake of the film is in the works. Lou Diamond Phillips ...

Sony wants to remake ‘La Bamba’. The original movie was released in 1987. ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ writer José Rivera will work on the new script. Though it might better be remembered for its ...

Los Lobos weren’t an obvious choice to turn a cover of Ritchie Valens’ '50s-era hit “La Bamba” into one of the songs of the summer in 1987. They’d been around since the ’70s, releasing critically ...

In the days when singles were the dominant form of musical release, the B-side sometimes unexpectedly blew up when it hit the airwaves. This was the case with 17-year-old Ritchie Valens’s release of ...

Pioneering 1950s rock ‘n roller Ritchie Valens was skyrocketing towards superstardom when his young life was cut short by a plane crash in 1959. The teenager from the San Fernando Valley had big hits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ritchie Valens died in a 1959 plane crash that also claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson. A remake of 'La Bamba' ...