The film tells the true story of Ritchie Valens, a 17-year-old rock and roll singer who met a tragic end in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.

La Bamba
Ritchie Valens, a 17-year-old rock and roll phenomenon, rockets to stardom before his life is tragically cut short in a plane crash that also claims the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.