One of the happiest moments in Ritchie’s career came in 1958, when he entered the Billboard Hot 100 with the classic ‘La Bamba.’ Valens, from Pacoima, California of Mexican heritage ...
A forthcoming photograph book by Hat & Beard Press will reveal never-before-seen images of 'La Bamba' captured by Merrick ...
But above all of the longtime spots that locals would frequent back then, I’d argue the most important — both culturally and culinarily — was La Bamba. Originally located on Old Middlefield Road near ...
The life of rock & roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in the highly celebrated music-filled biopic LA BAMBA, starring Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns, Che) as the teenage sensation ...