Members of the Lafayette community gathered to remember a local rapper who was shot and killed by a police officer two years ...

Luis Valdez directs Lou Diamond Phillips on the set of La Bamba, Columbia Pictures. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Ritchie ...

A remake of 1987's La Bamba is in the works. Directed and written by Luis Valdez, La Bamba is a 1987 film that follows the life of musician Ritchie Valens. Lou Diamond Phillips played Valens in ...

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 ...