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Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peņa, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Setzer, Howard Hunt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about La Bamba |
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This is a movie based on a true story of Musician Ritchie Valens, career, family, and death.
--J snyder, Resident Scholar
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The story of Ritchie Valens' meteoric but brief rise to fame which ended in that plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. The main focus is on his love/rivalry with his older half-brother Bob and the romance between him and Donna, a white "good girl" whose parents disapprove. Great cameos by Marshall Crenshaw, Howard Huntsberry, and Brian Setzer singing and performing as Buddy Holly, Jackie Wilson, and Eddie Cochran. Ritchie's music is done by Los Lobos, who also appear as a Mexican band playing a version of "La Bamba that inspires Ritchie.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of La Bamba |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Hispanic
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- general circumstances
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- musician
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- funny heat-delusions
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- school
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- thoughtful
If this isn't a movie...
- Episode of TV show
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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