Nearly 40 years after its theatrical release, ‘La Bamba’ is being remade, but the film’s original director and writer questions why rock ’n’ roll star Ritchie Valens’ life is being ...

After the success of 'La Bamba', Ritchie Valens was seen with the 1958 Ford Thunderbird. This Ford Thunderbird is a classic American car that represents a golden era of automotive design.

Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...

The Valens camp is also prepping another biopic with the cooperation of original La Bamba director Luis Valdez. “Together with the rock and roll classics of Ritchie Valens, my 1987 biopic ‘La ...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – “The Day the Music Died” is being remembered in a new way.

Bob Dylan’s biopic, A Complete Unknown, is once again after another musical biopic’s collection, and this time, it is Ritchie Valens’ biopic La Bamba. Timothee Chalamet is earning loads of ...

Ritchie Valens, a 17-year-old Mexican migrant, becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll star. As his stardom rises he finds himself grappling with his brother's envy and the recurring nightmare of a plane ...

Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...