LA BAMBA

Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana DeSoto

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Luis Valdez

Rated PG -13; 111 minutes; 1987

LA BAMBA traces the early love of music, the dizzying rise to stardom of Ritchie Valens and his tragic death in a plane crash. Lou Diamond Phillips portrays Ritchie Valens with a sincerity and emotion that was characteristic of this rock-and-roll star.