La Bamba is an emotional journey about a boy who persevered to success from his music with the help of his family. This short movie captured the ups and downs of life, from his drunk brother who constantly abused his own wife and his mother trying to raise Ritchie as perfectly as she could be, but in between those moments, there's always a glimpse of humanity and portrayed the sense of a broken family trying to make it work in such a grounded and warm way that made the movie realistic despite the fast paced nature of the storyline. Lou Diamond Phillips portrayed the young mexican boy as perfectly as a teenager would be. Lou was able to capture the simple emotions and thinking of Ritchie on how he just wanted to impress the blonde girl he liked from class. The movie also tackled racial issue between Ritchie and his lover, Donna, it was able to capture the thoughts that her parents would express, preventing their biracial romance. The film is rich with vibrant story, the tragic death of a young musician and not to mention, the development of foreign music in the United States.
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La Bamba
(1987)
A true story about a young boy who persevered to success
24 July 2019
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