Every now and then, the Grateful Dead would surprise you with pulling out some random cover. Today, we examine the Grateful Dead & "La Bamba".

La Bamba Flores Fuentes, a Mexican restaurant in Salisbury, has permanently closed after more than two years in business. The owners announced the closure on Facebook, thanking customers for their ...

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Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director Luis Valdez was honored in El Paso at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. He shared stories about the making of "La Bamba." He discussed the film’s creation, ...

Lou Diamond Phillips in "La Bamba" (1987) Credit: Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press Lou Diamond Phillips in “La Bamba” (1987) Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press ...

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton’s “La Bamba: A Visual History,” published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

Legendary writer and director Luis Valdez is the first guest announced for the 2025 Plaza Classic Film Festival. This will be the 18th year for the El Paso Community Foundation's film series, which ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

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 praise for ...

The Vizio MicMe soundbar comes with two microphones and access to 85,000 songs. The Vizio MicMe soundbar comes with two microphones and access to 85,000 songs. is a former weekend editor who covered ...

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 ...

In Giro’s, a plushy nightspot in Mexico City, the band beat out a rumba rhythm. Americanos were on their feet almost before the Mexicans. Rotund Leon Henderson and his smartly tailored brunette wife, ...