La Bamba (1987)

Favorite Drama Films: 1986-1987 (90 movies items)

" Directed by: Luis Valdez Produced by: Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford, and Bill Borden Written by: Luis Valdez Cinematography: Adam Greenberg Edited by: Dan Brochu and Sheldon Kahn Music by: Carlos Santana and Milos Goodman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: August (30 movies items)

"Re-watch - Aug. 14th My parents were teenagers in the '50s, and they've always listened to music from that decade so I was exposed to Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and other artists from a young age. So when La Bamba came out I watched it with my family, and caught it several times on cable over the years. I don't think I'd seen it since the '90s ended, however, so I wanted to give it another look. And for the most part it's a well-told account of the brief career of Valens. The cast is excellen"

“I remember it very well, the first time I saw this flick, I must have been 12 or 13 years old, it was broadcasted on TV and that’s how I ended up wa”

“I remember it very well, the first time I saw this flick, I must have been 12 or 13 years old, it was broadcasted on TV and that’s how I ended up wa”

2017: Films I've Watched in January (26 movies items)

"Re-Watched on 1/2/2017 A fun and nice film about a rising star that was snuffed out too soon with some nice little nods and tributes to the real Valens."