La Bamba Cast Signed 14X11 Color Photo COA

  
Signers are; Lou Diamond Phillips and Danielle Von Zerneck. This item is certified authentic by Autograph World and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. That follows the life and career of. The film also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, and the rest of his family. In 2017, La Bamba was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the. Being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation. Richard Steven Valenzuela (Phillips) is a normal teenage boy who becomes a. Superstar under the stage name Ritchie Valens. He meets and falls in love with fellow high school student Donna Ludwig (von Zerneck), for whom he wrote a song that became a number two hit. However, Donna's father is shown as having issues with his daughter dating a Mexican-American, which causes friction between Ritchie and Donna. The movie also has several subplots, such as his relationship with his mother Connie Valenzuela (DeSoto) and half-brother Bob Morales (Esai Morales), and the jealousy Bob felt toward Ritchie because of Ritchie's success. In one scene, Bob wins an important art contest that helps promising. Only to throw away his prize because, in his mind, his mother doesn't seem to care enough.

Bob resorts to drinking heavily and, at one point, leads him to yelling in a drunken rage in front of his mother's door, I want to see my daughter! In reference to the child he sired with Ritchie's first girlfriend Rosie (Peña). However, when they get an opportunity, Ritchie and Bob sneak out for a good time. On one occasion, they take a road trip to. Visiting one of the local nightclubs where Ritchie discovers the song that would eventually become his.

The film also focuses on Ritchie's. (fear of flying), triggered by a recurring dream he has as a result of the. That occurred directly over Ritchie's school, in which Ritchie's best friend was crushed to death by one of the fallen aircraft (Ritchie was absent from school that day to attend his grandfather's funeral). At first, Ritchie manages to avoid flying to his concerts and appearances; but he must eventually conquer his fear when invited to perform his song "Donna" on. Ritchie's record producer and manager.

(Pantoliano), helps him by giving him a little vodka to calm his nerves during the flight to Philadelphia for the Bandstand appearance. As Ritchie becomes more famous, his responsibilities change, and eventually he must join the ill-fated. After his hits, "La Bamba" and "Donna", reach the top of the.

Valens, Holly, and Bopper take off in an airplane during a snowstorm for their fateful flight on February 3, 1959, the night that came to be known as. The Day the Music Died. Before the ill-fated flight, Ritchie makes a call to his brother, wherein they patch up their differences. He even invites Bob to fly out to Chicago to join the tour for family support. The next day, as Bob is fixing his mother's car, he hears the news bulletin on the radio that his brother's plane crashed without any survivors.

Bob darts out of his driveway in an attempt to get to his mother before she hears the bad news through the radio, but is too late. The news hits the Valenzuela family, Bob Keane, and Donna very hard. In the final scene, Ritchie's funeral procession is shown driving slowly into.

Bob then walks across a bridge and screams out Ritchie's name, remembering all the good times they had together (in flashback), accompanied by the. (as Valens), is then shown backed by the. Accompanied by the closing credits.