La Bamba: A Visual History<br>by Merrick Morton

*This title is on pre-sale. Orders received by May 25, will ship mid-July 2025. All others will ship in September. Hardcover, 224 pages10 in. x 11 in. | 25.4 cm. x 27.94 cm.Photographs by Merrick MortonFeaturing interviews with the filmmakers and castWith essays by Carlos Aguilar and RJ Smith on the making of the movie and the legacy of Ritchie Valens In the 1987 box office hit La Bamba, director Luis Valdez, considered the father of Chicano cinema, tells the story of Ritchie Valens, the first Latino rock ’n’ roll idol, whose short but influential life changed the face of music history forever.  In his breakthrough role, Lou Diamond Phillips captures the passion and drive of the 1950s teenager, who rises above his farmworker roots to achieve his dream, aided by his hardworking single mother Connie, played by Rosana DeSoto, and his volatile older half-brother Bob, played by Esai Morales. The film became a touchstone of that era in cinema. Propelled by a hit movie soundtrack, featuring t