Factual error: Near the end of the movie, a DJ announces over the air that the crash had occurred that killed Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson (commonly known as "The Big Bopper"), and Ritchie Valens. The DJ then plays the Santo & Johnny tune "Sleep Walk" as a tribute to the lost musicians. The crash occurred on Feb 3, 1959 (and one would assume the radio news announcement was within 24 hours of the crash). The song "Sleep Walk" was not released until July 1959.
La Bamba (1987)
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Directed by: Luis Valdez
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Elizabeth Pena, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto
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I loved this movie. It was one of the best movies I saw in the 1980's, but the only thing I could not understand was why Bob was looked at so negatively by Ritchie and his mother. He was the reason that Ritchie had a chance to be successful, because he got them out of that village in Northern California. If he hadn't, he would have been stuck there and would not have had the chance to do everything he did later.
More mistakes in La Bamba
Bob Morales: Look it's Woody Woodpecker and Buzz Buzzard, Man they make cartoons here.
Trivia: At the dinner party, while somebody is recording with a camera, there a lady with blonde short hair, she is Concepcion Valenzuela, Ritchie Valens' real life mother.
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