La Bamba Returns

 Mucho Mas Media and Sony Pictures have teamed up to do a remake of the 1987 film 'La Bamba', based on the life of rock and roll star Richie Valens.

Richard Valenzuela - Rock Icon

Lou Diamond Phillips, who portrayed Valens in the original film, is executive producing the remake.

Valens' life went from field laborer to rock star with a number of hit singles. The new film will recreate the early days of rock and pay tribute to a talent who crossed all racial borders. In 2017, 'La Bamba' was added to the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress as a film of significant cultural and historic importance. 

Phillips in the original film. No casting for the remake has been announced.

Valens songs included the hits, 'Donna' and 'We Belong Together'. He died at the age of 17 in a plane crash along with rock icons Buddy Holly and Jiles Perry Richardson (known as The Big Bopper).

Richard Valenzuela earned a place in music history and retelling his story to a new generation is a noble endeavor.

By: Jim Lavorato