La Bamba - Criterion Collection Blu-Ray

The short but brilliant life of Ritchie Valens, pioneer of rock and roll, is brought to life in this captivating biography by another Mexican-American icon, Luis Valdez, father of Chicano cinema. With sweetness and bombast, Lou Diamond Phillips embodies the 1950s Californian teenager who, shaped by his strongly supportive mother (Rosana DeSoto) and rebellious brother (Esai Morales), rises from his farmworker roots to chart-topping fame in the early days of rock 'n' roll—until one fateful night that haunts music history. Driven by a hip soundtrack featuring Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, La Bamba captures the electric vitality of an artist who bridged cultures to create his own American dream. BLU-RAY APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR - New digital 4K restoration, approved by director Luis Valdez, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack- Audio commentary with Valdez, actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Esai Morales, and producers Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford, and Daniel Valdez

- New interview with Luis Valdez

- Conversation between Valdez and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez from El Rey Networks' The Director's Chair

- Making-of program with actors and film crew

- Footage from auditions

- Trailer

- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, and Spanish subtitles

- PLUS: An essay by critic Yolanda Machado

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