PORTLAND, Ore. — When you hear the sound of Y La Bamba, the musical experience sneaks up on you like the first few drops of a rainstorm. There's a steady drumbeat accompanied by ethereal guitar riffs ...

Ritchie Valens is headed back to the big screen. Mucho Mas Media and Sony Pictures have teamed up to develop a remake of the Golden Globe-nominated 1987 film “La Bamba,” based on the life of the rock ...

Where rock and roll and passion meet, you can find Chicano legend Ritchie Valens waiting. At this intersection and cherished sanctuary is music. “La Bamba” (1987)underscores how Valens defined the ...

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