• "La Bamba" (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from...
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  • La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American...
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  • La Bamba may refer to: La Bamba (film), a 1987 film based on the life of Ritchie Valens "La Bamba" (song), a folk song best known from a 1958 adaptation...
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  • La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1987 American biographical film of the same name, released on June 30, 1987...
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    Y La Bamba is an American indie alternative/experimental band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Luz Elena Mendoza. She is a first generation Mexican...
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    months after his breakthrough. Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the...
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    Jonathan Fousseni Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Celta. Born...
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  • La Bamba West, Inc., doing business as La Bamba Mexican Restaurant and La Bamba Burritos, is a fast casual restaurant chain that was started in 1987 and...
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    Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg is an American trombonist originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former member of the house band on Conan O'Brien's...
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    and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino. A pioneer in the Chicano Movement...
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    Mohamed Fakaba Bamba (born May 12, 1998) is an American-Ivorian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball...
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  • Ritchie Valens single released, was the A side of the influential song "La Bamba". This single was only one of four, along with the previous single ("Come...
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    The band rose to international stardom in 1987, when their version of "La Bamba" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts...
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    Elizabeth Peña (category Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni)
    included Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Batteries Not Included, La Bamba (both 1987), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Rush Hour (1998), The Incredibles (2004)...
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    2008. On August 26, 2024 it was announced that a remake of the 1987 movie La Bamba, which was based on the life and career of musician Ritchie Valens, was...
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  • Bamba may refer to: Bamba (actress), Philippine actress Amadou Bamba, Muslim religious leader and founder of Mouridism Anderson Bamba, Brazilian footballer...
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  • audience that the band had recently enthralled. Among the album's singles, "La Bamba" represented Selena's initial appearance on a national music chart, reaching...
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    came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden...
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    Esai Morales (category Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni)
    actor. He has had notable roles in the films Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips. His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama...
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  • known for his work as musical director of the films Zoot Suit (1981) and La Bamba (1987). Daniel Valdez was born to Francisco and Armida Valdez. His brother...
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  • Brian Setzer, the last of whom recorded his version for the 1987 film La Bamba, in which he portrayed Cochran. The song is about the struggle between...
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    in films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and...
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    Souleymane "Sol" Bamba (13 January 1985 – 31 August 2024) was a professional football player and manager. As a player, he was a centre-back. Born in France...
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    Cochran's hits. Sheeley was depicted by Rosanna Locke in the 1987 film La Bamba. Sheeley, Sharon (2010). Summertime Blues. Ravenhawk Books. ISBN 978-1-893660-18-2...
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    disc. He also performed his own version of the traditional Mexican song "La Bamba" on the album; his recording of the tune was later reissued as a single...
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    known as son jarocho and best known through the popularity of the hit "La Bamba" shows a mixture of Andalusian, Canary Islander and African influence....
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    Spanish language version, "Cruisin' to the Parque," with former tourmate Y La Bamba. During July and August 2018, the band recorded their second album in Brooklyn...
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  • A&M AMX 11,218 ("Guantanamera", "What Makes You Dream, Pretty Girl", "La Bamba", "La Mer (Beyond the Sea)"), 1966 A&M AMX 11,231 ("Louie Louie", "Things...
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  • Negrito 1959 La Canción De Orfeo / Adieu Tristesse / La Bamba / Macongo 1959 La Bamba 1960 Chansons populaires d'Amérique du Sud 1960 La Petenera / Piedra...
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    rather than use Valens' own recordings. They performed the title track "La Bamba", which became a worldwide success, topping the charts in the United States...
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