AFS: La Bamba
Austin Film Society presents: La Bamba, a film by Luis Valdez
USA, 1987
Biography/Drama/Music, 108 min, Color
English, Spanish
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Elizabeth Peña, Rosanna DeSoto
Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, 4:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
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Synopsis
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 whose rise to fame was tragically cut short at the age of 17. Phillips gives an electrifying performance as Valens, who has to contend with racial prejudice, a jealous brother (a stunningly intense Esai Morales, NYPD BLUE, CAPRICA) and an overbearing mother, before his unique style of Latino-influenced rock & roll rockets him to fame, but sets him on the path for an unavoidable date with destiny. Featuring music from Grammy Award winning rock band Los Lobos, and also starring Elizabeth Peña (JACOB’S LADDER, DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS), director Luis Valdez’s LA BAMBA is an irresistibly toe-tapping depiction of the early days of American rock music, and the indelible influence one young man had upon it.
Presented by the Austin Film Society, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower our community to make, watch, and love film and creative media.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas and Frida Friday ATX.