Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
La Bamba has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of La Bamba (1987)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Oct 1995
Review of La Bamba (1987)
By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 02 Jan 2017
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Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
By Clint Morris (426) for Moviehole (333) on 17 Sep 2002
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Review of La Bamba (1987)
By Michael M (3,845) on 20 Dec 2007
Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
By David D (2,198) on 03 Nov 2007
Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
Review of La Bamba (1987)
By Matt K (1,446) on 10 Oct 2007
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La Bamba was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 433 reviews, giving La Bamba (1987) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with La Bamba than critics were.
With a score of 72%, La Bamba is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Angel Heart, Near Dark and Opera.
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