Its title track reached number one in several countries, and was one of eight songs the group contributed to the 1987 album. Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer ritchie valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with buddy holly and the big bopper. With lou diamond phillips, esai morales, rosanna desoto, elizabeth pena. Look also for a cameo by brian setzer as eddie cochran. Compared to other rock and roll biopics, this one rates right up there. Any fan of old time rock and roll will enjoy this flick. Sixty years ago, a mexican folk tune sung entirely in spanish became a rock and roll phenomenon. Im not trying to improve on robert4289s translation, which is excellent already. But the ruggedlooking choir boys behind her obviously find joy in. I wanted to do as much as possible literal translation, without losing the meaning of the lyrics. To be fair, the author is was a huge ritchie valens fan even seeing him inperson.
The plane crash that killed buddy holly also took ritchie valens, whose modest upbringing and rise. It is best known from a 1958 adaptation by ritchie valens, a top 40 hit in the the u. And since it came out just before the 1987 movie, it provides a good context of ritchies life and music in a time wasnt overshadowed by that film. The film depicts the impact valenss career had on the lives of his halfbrother bob morales, his. The top 10 famous mexican and latin american songs liveabout. German, english original, english original, spanish, french, italian.
Rolando arrieta reports on the first latino crossover hit of the rocknroll era, a song based on a mexican folk song. Latin tunes and ringtones for nokia lumia 920, you can download for free and without registration. Yourdancefloortv rediscover your dance greatest hits yourdancefloortv is your channel for all the. Enjoy studiorecorded latin music instrumental versions with lyrics. The first hispanic rock star, ritchie valens will forever be known as one of the two musicians along with the big bopper who perished with buddy holly in 1959, when their private plane crashed in the midst of a midwest tour. Their fifth record, mujeres, carries on the portlandbased bands affinity for spiritual contemplation, but goes a step further in telling a story with a full emotional spectrum. Buddy holly, ritchie valens and the big bopper duration. Beverly mendheims book is the first fulllength bio on ritchie valens.