Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Luis Valdez talks about why he only made one more movie after La Bamba. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images, ...

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 ...

A remake of 1987’s La Bamba is in the works. Directed and written by Luis Valdez, La Bamba is a 1987 film that follows the life of musician Ritchie Valens. Lou Diamond Phillips played Valens in the ...

One of the most popular movies from the 1980s is reportedly in development for a remake. "La Bamba" was released in 1987 and is a biopic about the life Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens.

COLORADO, USA — Classic rock 'n' roll film "La Bamba" is returning to movie theaters for three days as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series. The 1987 film, starring Lou Diamond Phillips, will ...

"It cemented my trajectory and gave me a little bit of tenure," Lou Diamond Phillips tells PEOPLE of his role in the 1987 biopic, La Bamba Lou Diamond Phillips is reflecting on his nearly 40 years in ...

A new era is born.

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 ...

Lou Diamond Phillips got his big break playing singer Ritchie Valens in 1987's "La Bamba." Paul Archuleta/Getty Images; Everett Collection Lou Diamond Phillips wants to keep it real. The 57-year-old ...

Luis Valdez talks about why he only made one more movie after La Bamba. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images, Everett Collection) Luis Valdez has so much to be proud of over the ...