Musical biography of Ritchie Valens, a poor Mexican-American who became a rock’n’roll sensation at age 17 in the 1950’s. Lou Diamond Phillips portrays Valens whose musical career ended when he was killed in the plane crash that also claimed the life of Buddy Holly. The music of Valens is performed by Los Lobos on the soundtrack.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302471
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Biographical
Closed captioning
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Rock music
Music & Performing Arts → Singers - Biography
Music & Performing Arts → Valens, Ritchie, 1941-1959
People → Artists - Biography
People → Biographical films
People → Singers - Biography
People → Valens, Ritchie, 1941-1959
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)