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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in nearly 40 years, never-before-seen images documenting the making of “La Bamba” will be released, giving fans ...

Will Smith proved his fans wrong on Monday when he shared a video of himself singing 'La Bamba' in Spanish Will Smith proved his fans wrong on Monday when he shared a video of himself singing “La ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to Lou Diamond Phillips, no one foresaw “industry-shifting box-office hit” while making La Bamba, the 1987 favorite ...

'La Bamba' has been ranked by Ultimate Classic Rock as the best rock movie of 1987, praised for its emotional storytelling and chart-topping soundtrack. The biopic follows the rise and untimely death ...

"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 ...

You know, that famous scene where Bob yelled out his name after he found out about his death. That memorable scene from "La Bamba" hit the big screen 30 years ago. No, really. And the 1987 film "La ...

That, of course, is "La Bamba." It was the very first song in Spanish to hit No. 1 in the United States. And for our ongoing music series, we're going to explain why this Spanish-language song with ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. “It was this slow awakening,” recalled Lou Diamond Phillips. “You ...

To dance the Bamba, one needs a bit of grace. That is an English translation of one of the lyrics from “La Bamba.” It was a Mexican folk song Richard Steven Valenzuela learned from his cousin. By 1958 ...

We kick off our Reader Classic series with a 1949 Chrysler Windsor convertible owned by Ron Kramer of Mission Viejo. The car was used in several movies, including the Richie Valens bio-pic “La Bamba,” ...