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La Bamba (Captioned)

United States, 1987
film

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 Phillip..

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Flying Down to Rio

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Rio Lobo (Captioned)

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Some like it hot (Captioned)

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Deep in my heart

United States, 1954
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